German 15th Panzer Division

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim
gptkb:Battle_of_the_16th_Alamein
gptkb:Operation_Crusader_II
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wadi_Akarit
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Afrika_Korps
gptkbp:casualties High losses in Tunisia
gptkbp:combat_role Armored warfare
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_von_Oppeln-Bronikowski
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkb:Tiger_I_tank
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_ability 5,000 personnel
10,000 personnel
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in desert warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 15th Panzer Division
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war armored tactics
gptkbp:motto Fur Deutschland
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ghost_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Medenine
gptkb:Battle_of_Sidi_Rezegh
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_Mareth_Line
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reform gptkb:15th_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)
1943
gptkbp:reputation Highly mobile and effective
gptkbp:retirement_year Dissolved after the war
gptkbp:successor gptkb:15th_Panzergrenadier_Division
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit