21st Panzer Division
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The 21st Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division that fought in North Africa under Rommel’s Afrika Korps during World War II.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 21st Panzer Division canonical | 17 |
| German 21st Panzer Division | 6 |
| 21. Panzer-Division | 1 |
| 21st Panzer Division (2nd formation) | 1 |
| Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155 | 1 |
| Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military unit
ⓘ
Wehrmacht armoured division ⓘ World War II military formation ⓘ |
| branch |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
|
| composition |
Panzer regiment
ⓘ
Panzergrenadier regiments ⓘ anti-tank battalion ⓘ artillery regiment ⓘ engineer battalion ⓘ reconnaissance battalion ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle for Caen
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Caen
Battle of Gazala ⓘ Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
surface form:
Falaise Pocket
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy Campaign
Operation Crusader ⓘ Operation Goodwood ⓘ Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisian Campaign
|
| equipment |
Panzer III
ⓘ
Panzer IV tanks ⓘ
surface form:
Panzer IV
armoured infantry half-tracks ⓘ self-propelled anti-tank guns ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed in North Africa in 1943 ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| formationPlace | North Africa ⓘ |
| formedFrom | 5th Light Division ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Edgar Feuchtinger
ⓘ
Erwin Rommel ⓘ Gustav Fehn ⓘ Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron ⓘ Karl Böttcher ⓘ |
| notableFor |
armoured counterattacks against Allied landings in Normandy
ⓘ
service under Rommel in the Afrika Korps ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrika Korps
|
| reformationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| reformationPlace | France ⓘ |
| reformedAs |
21st Panzer Division
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
21st Panzer Division (2nd formation)
|
| role | armoured warfare ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
15th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
15th Army (Wehrmacht)
7th Army ⓘ
surface form:
7th Army (Wehrmacht)
German Afrika Korps ⓘ
surface form:
Deutsches Afrikakorps
German-Italian Panzer Army ⓘ
surface form:
Panzergruppe Afrika
|
| theatre |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
subject surface form:
21st Panzer Division
this entity surface form:
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192
subject surface form:
21st Panzer Division
this entity surface form:
Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155
this entity surface form:
21st Panzer Division (2nd formation)
this entity surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
subject surface form:
Battle of the Mareth Line
this entity surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
this entity surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
this entity surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
this entity surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
this entity surface form:
21. Panzer-Division