7th Panzer Division

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German military unit Wehrmacht panzer division

The 7th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II, famed for its rapid, surprise offensives in France under Erwin Rommel that earned it the nickname "Ghost Division."

Aliases (1)

7. Panzer-Division ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military unit → Wehrmacht panzer division →
allegiance	Adolf Hitler →
branch	German Army →
conflict	World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
dissolutionDate	1945 →
engagedAgainst	British Army → British Expeditionary Force → French Army → Soviet Red Army → United States Army →
equipment	Panther tank → Panzer I → Panzer II → Panzer III → Panzer IV →
formationDate	1940 →
formedFrom	2nd Light Division →
garrison	Gera → Würzburg →
nativeName	7. Panzer-Division →
nickname	Ghost Division →
notableCommander	Erwin Rommel → Friedrich Freiherr von Broich → Hans von Funck → Hasso von Manteuffel →
notableFor	deep penetration tactics → rapid armored advances → surprise offensives in France →
partOf	Heer →
size	division →
surrenderDate	1945 →
surrenderedTo	Western Allies →
theater	Eastern Front → North African theater → Western Front →
tookPartIn	Battle of Caen → Battle of France → Battle of Kursk → Battle of Moscow → Battle of the Seelow Heights → Defense of the Eastern Front → Invasion of Poland → Normandy campaign → Operation Barbarossa → Retreat from Normandy → Third Battle of Kharkov →
type	armored division →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Erwin Rommel →	commanded
2nd Light Division →	disbandedInto
7th Panzer Division ("7. Panzer-Division") →	nativeName
Ghost Division →	refersTo
2nd Light Division →	reorganizedInto
2nd Light Division →	successor