German 4th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:casualties high during the war
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Panzer_Corps
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panther_tank
Tiger I tank
Panzer IV
gptkbp:finaleDate 1945 in Germany
gptkbp:finalScore reduced due to losses
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:3rd_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:futurePlans defensive operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Paderborn
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered blitzkrieg tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 4th Panzer Division
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern armored divisions
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
self-propelled artillery
armored personnel carriers
reconnaissance vehicles
Panzer Division
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:motto “The Iron Division”
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_von_Oppeln-Bronikowski
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
Operation Market Garden
Operation Zitadelle
Operation Nordwind
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in multiple theaters
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postWarCareer studied in military academies
gptkbp:recruitment voluntary enlistment
gptkbp:reform 1943
1944
gptkbp:secondaryRole armored warfare
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bundeswehr
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:training tank warfare tactics