2nd Panzer Division

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German Army division Wehrmacht armored division

The 2nd Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought in major campaigns including the invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union.

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Label Occurrences
2nd Panzer Division canonical 4
German 2nd Panzer Division elements 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German Army division ⓘ
Wehrmacht armored division ⓘ
activeDuring World War II ⓘ
allegiance Adolf Hitler ⓘ
branch German Army ⓘ
surface form: German Army (Heer)
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
engagedAgainst British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Polish Army ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form: Soviet Red Army

United States Army ⓘ
equipmentUsed Panther tank ⓘ
PzKpfw I ⓘ
surface form: Panzer I

Panzer II ⓘ
Panzer III ⓘ
Panzer IV tanks ⓘ
surface form: Panzer IV
fate Destroyed in 1945 ⓘ
formedIn 1935 ⓘ
garrisonLocation Vienna ⓘ
Würzburg ⓘ
militaryUnitType Panzer division ⓘ
notableCommander Hans von Luck ⓘ
Heinrich von Vietinghoff ⓘ
Heinz Guderian ⓘ
Rudolf Veiel ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
surface form: Advance toward Bastogne (1944)

Defense of the Meuse River crossings (1940) ⓘ
notableFor Rapid armored advances in early World War II campaigns ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
surface form: Ardennes Offensive

Battle of France ⓘ
Battle of France ⓘ
surface form: Battle of France (1940)

Battle of Kursk ⓘ
Battle of Moscow ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)

Battle of France ⓘ
surface form: Invasion of France

Invasion of Poland ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front (World War II)
partOf Wehrmacht ⓘ
role Armored warfare ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War II ⓘ
tookPartIn Balkan Campaign ⓘ
surface form: Balkans Campaign (World War II)

German invasion of Greece ⓘ

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Operation Lüttich → involvedUnit → 2nd Panzer Division ⓘ
Battle of Carentan → involvesMilitaryUnit → 2nd Panzer Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: German 2nd Panzer Division elements
Battle of Verrières Ridge → combatant → 2nd Panzer Division ⓘ
Battle of Villers-Bocage → involvedUnit → 2nd Panzer Division ⓘ
Bluecoat → opposingUnit → 2nd Panzer Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Operation Bluecoat