17th Panzer Division
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The 17th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panzer division
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Wehrmacht military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Soviet Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
Panzer III
NERFINISHED
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Panzer IV NERFINISHED ⓘ motorized infantry ⓘ self-propelled artillery ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed in Silesia in 1945 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | 27th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| front |
Army Group Centre
NERFINISHED
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Army Group South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryRole | armored breakthrough and exploitation unit ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Friedrich Kühn
NERFINISHED
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Hans-Jürgen von Arnim NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Ritter von Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Schilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy losses during Eastern Front retreats
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operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Kursk
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Smolensk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad (peripheral operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of Kharkov NERFINISHED ⓘ defensive battles in Poland (1944–1945) ⓘ defensive battles in Silesia (1945) ⓘ retreat through Ukraine (1943–1944) ⓘ |
| partOf | German Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit |
Nachrichten-Abteilung 27
NERFINISHED
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Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ Panzer-Regiment 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ Panzerjäger-Abteilung 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pionier-Bataillon 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ Schützen-Brigade 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | armored division ⓘ |
| warCrimeAllegation | involvement in anti-partisan operations on Eastern Front ⓘ |
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German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm)
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Operation Winter Storm