German 11th Panzer Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_11th_Panzer_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1940–1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded May 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkb:Balkans_Campaign
gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._251
gptkb:StuG_III
gptkb:Panther_tank
gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:formed August 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Paderborn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 11th Panzer Division
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Ghost_Division
gptkbp:nickname Gespensterdivision
gptkbp:notableAction Breakout from Falaise Pocket
Defensive actions in Lorraine 1944
Rapid advance in France 1940
Retreat through Germany 1945
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Hermann_Balck
gptkb:Dietrich_von_Saucken
gptkb:Ludwig_Crüwell
Wend von Wietersheim
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:Austria
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_Group_E
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7