German 21st Panzer Division (nearby)

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Wehrmacht armoured division

The German 21st Panzer Division was an armored formation of the Wehrmacht that fought in North Africa and later in Normandy, where its units opposed the Allied landings on D-Day.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Wehrmacht armoured division →
actionOnD-Day	counterattacked Allied bridgehead near Caen →
allegiance	Adolf Hitler →
branch	Heer →
conflict	Second World War →
country	Nazi Germany →
engagedAgainst	British forces in Normandy → British forces in North Africa → Canadian forces in Normandy → French forces in Normandy → United States forces in North Africa →
equipment	Panzer III → Panzer IV → half-tracks → self-propelled guns →
formedFrom	5th Light Division →
garrison	France (before Normandy landings) →
locationOnD-Day	area between Caen and the Orne River →
notableCommander	Edgar Feuchtinger → Georg von Bismarck → Hans-Jürgen von Arnim → Heinz Ziegler → Heinz von Randow →
notableEngagement	battles around Caen in June–July 1944 →
notableFor	use of many modified French armoured vehicles in Normandy →
opposed	Allied landings in Normandy →
participatedIn	Battle of Gazala → Battle of Kasserine Pass → First Battle of El Alamein → Normandy landings → Second Battle of El Alamein → Tunisian Campaign → Western Desert Campaign →
partOf	Wehrmacht →
reformed	1943 in France after destruction in North Africa →
side	Axis Powers →
status	disbanded after Second World War →
subunit	Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21 → Nachrichten-Abteilung 200 → Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155 → Panzer-Regiment 5 → Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 → Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192 → Panzerjäger-Abteilung 200 → Pionier-Bataillon 220 →
surrenderedTo	Allied forces in 1943 in North Africa →
theatre	Normandy Campaign → North African Campaign →
warCrimeContext	part of armed forces of Nazi Germany, a regime responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juno Beach →	defendedBy