23rd Panzer Division

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The 23rd Panzer Division was a German armored division of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Panzer division
Wehrmacht military unit
activePeriodEnd 1945
activePeriodStart 1941
allegiance Nazi Germany
branch Heer NERFINISHED
component Panzer regiment
Panzergrenadier regiment
anti-tank battalion
artillery regiment
engineer battalion
reconnaissance battalion
signals battalion
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
dateFormed 1941
disbandedIn 1945
engagedAgainst Soviet Union NERFINISHED
equipmentType armored fighting vehicles
tanks
formedFrom 101st Panzer Brigade NERFINISHED
201st Panzer Regiment NERFINISHED
Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilungen (replacement units) NERFINISHED
garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation Germany NERFINISHED
hasDesignation 23. Panzer-Division NERFINISHED
historicalEra Second World War NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranchType armored division
militaryFunction mobile defense
offensive armored operations
militaryRole armored warfare
narrativeLocation German land forces in World War II
notableCharacteristic primarily deployed on Eastern Front
notableFor operations on the Eastern Front
operatedIn Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
Soviet territory
partOf German Army NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht
sideInConflict Axis NERFINISHED
status disbanded
subordinateTo Army Group formations on Eastern Front
various German army corps on Eastern Front
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front NERFINISHED
type armored division
usedDoctrine German blitzkrieg-style armored tactics
usedEquipment Panzer III tanks NERFINISHED
Panzer IV tanks NERFINISHED
self-propelled guns

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German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm) involvedUnit 23rd Panzer Division
subject surface form: Operation Winter Storm