Formation:
October 1935.
End:
Surrendered to U.S. forces in May 1945.
Campaigns:
Poland (1939), Western Campaign (1940), Balkans (1941),
Eastern Front (1941-1942), Western Front (1944-1945).
Key Battles:
Moscow, Kursk, Normandy, Battle of the Bulge.
Unit Symbols:
Inverted Y with vertical bar; Trident.
Commanders:
General Rudolf Veiel
General Hans-Karl von Esebeck (1942)
Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski (1942)
Generalleutnant Vollrath Lübbe (1942-1944)
General Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz (1944)
Generalleutnant Franz Westhoven (1944)
General Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz (1944)
Generalmajor Henning Schönfeld (1944),
Generalmajor Meinrad von Lauchert (1944),
Generalmajor Oskar Munzel (1945),
Oberst Carl Stollbrock (1945)
Noteworthy Members:
TBD.
Noteworthy Components:
Panzer Regiment 3,
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2,
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 304
History:
TBD.
Publications:
TBD.
Links:
TBD.
References:
Wikipedia //
Feldgrau.com //
Axis History Factbook
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