German 11th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Panzer division
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:associatedWith SS_units
gptkbp:casualties High during battles
gptkbp:colors Black
gptkbp:commandStructure Divisional_HQ
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Documentaries and books
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:equipment Tiger I tank
Panzer III
Panzer IV
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1941
1945
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_Nazi_military_strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated in major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 11th Panzer Division
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Rapid mobilization capabilities
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war armored tactics
gptkbp:logistics Supply chain management
gptkbp:militaryRank Combined arms warfare
Various commendations
gptkbp:motto Fur_Deutschland
gptkbp:nickname Ghost Division
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
Battle of Normandy
Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Leningrad
Operation Citadel
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_von_Oppeln-Bronikowski
gptkbp:operationalArea Europe
gptkbp:operationalHistory 1940-1945
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postWarCareer Dissolved after the war
Influenced_NATO_armored_strategies
gptkbp:reform 1943
1944
gptkbp:reputation Highly mobile
gptkbp:skills approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategicGoals Flanking maneuvers
Key in armored offensives
gptkbp:successor gptkb:11th_Panzer_Brigade
gptkbp:supportRole Armored warfare
Extensive combat experience
gptkbp:symbol Panzer emblem
gptkbp:tactics Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:training Intensive armored training
gptkbp:type Armored division