Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 2

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:colors gptkb:camouflage
gptkbp:combat_role light armored reconnaissance
gptkbp:command_structure part of Panzer Division
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Wilhelm_von_Thoma
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Sd._Kfz._250
gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkb:Panzer_II
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_units approximately 500 personnel
nan
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historical_research subject of military studies
gptkbp:historical_significance used in armored warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 2
gptkbp:insignia unit insignia
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern reconnaissance units
gptkbp:memorials dedicated memorials in Germany
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_Hans_von_Luck
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:primary_function reconnaissance and intelligence gathering
gptkbp:related_vehicle armored cars
half-tracks
gptkbp:reunion annual veteran reunions
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Panzer_Reconnaissance_Battalion_12
gptkbp:tactics mobile warfare
gptkbp:training mechanized warfare
gptkbp:type reconnaissance battalion
gptkbp:unit_history disbanded in 1945
formed in 1940
gptkbp:veterans surviving members
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2nd_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4