5th Panzer Division (Germany)
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| German 5th Panzer Division | |
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| Active | 24 November 1938 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany Germany |
| Branch | Heer |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Panzer |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Decorations | 3 references in the Wehrmachtbericht |
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| 1940 | |
| 1941–1945 |  |
| at Kursk |  |
The 5th Panzer Division was an armored formation of the German Army from 1938 to 1945.
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[edit] History
The 5th Panzer Division of the German Army was formed on November 24, 1938 and dissolved on May 8, 1945. It fought in Poland, France, the Balkans and in Russia; first as part of Army Group Center (1941–44) and then Army Group North. The division surrendered to the Russians in Danzig.
[edit] Commanding officers
- Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff-Scheel (2 September 1939 - 8 October 1939)
- Generalleutnant Max von Hartlieb-Walsporn (8 October 1939 - 29 May 1940)
- General der Panzertruppen Joachim Lemelsen (29 May 1940 - 25 November 1940)
- General der Panzertruppen Gustav Fehn (25 November 1940 - 10 August 1942)
- Generalleutnant Eduard Metz (10 August 1942 - 1 February 1943)
- Generalmajor Johannes Nedtwig (1 February 1943 - 20 June 1943)
- Generalleutnant Ernst Felix Fäckenstedt (20 June 1943 - 7 September 1943)
- General der Panzertruppen Karl Decker (7 September 1943 - 16 October 1944)
- Generalmajor Rolf Lippert (16 October 1944 - 5 February 1945)
- Generalmajor Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn (5 February 1945 - April 1945)
- Oberst der Reserve Hans-Georg Herzog (April 1945)
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Wendel, Marcus (2004). "5. Panzer-Division". Retrieved April 2, 2005.
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