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German army division during World War II
The 17th Panzer Division (German: 17. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the Wehrmacht in World War II. It was formed in November 1940 from the 27th
17th_Panzer_Division
German armored military unit of WWII
A Panzer division was one of the armored (tank) divisions in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. Panzer divisions were the key element of German
Panzer_division_(Wehrmacht)
German armored division
SS divisions in early 1944, the division was re-titled the 17th SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen". In February 1944, the division still
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
17th_SS_Panzergrenadier_Division_Götz_von_Berlichingen
Panzergrenadier Division) 16th Panzer Division (previously 16th Infantry Division) 17th Panzer Division (previously 27th Infantry Division) 18th Panzer Division (later
List of German divisions in World War II
List_of_German_divisions_in_World_War_II
German general (1889–1962)
52nd Infantry Division in both the Battles for Poland and France. In October 1940, Arnim was given command of the 17th Panzer Division. Von Arnim took
Hans-Jürgen_von_Arnim
German general
of France in 1940. In October 1942, he was given command of the 17th Panzer Division in Southern Russia. In June 1943, during the Battle of Sicily he
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
Fridolin_von_Senger_und_Etterlin
Military unit of Nazi Germany
Panzer Army (German: 2. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 2nd Panzer Group on October 5, 1941. Panzer
2nd_Panzer_Army
Topics referred to by the same term
Phantom Division created for Operation Fortitude 17th Division (Yugoslav Partisans) 17th Airborne Division (United States) 17th Panzer Division (Germany)
17th_Division
Military unit
The Panzer-Lehr-Division (tank teaching division) was an elite German armoured division during World War II. It was formed in 1943 onwards from training
Panzer_Lehr_Division
Soviet Army officer (1905–1941)
simultaneously the German 17th Panzer Division got under a shocking fire blow, as a result of shock damage the 17th Panzer Division of Wehrmacht was unable
Ivan_Flyorov
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strongly resembles the unit insignia of the World War II German Army's 17th Panzer Division. Unicode input – Input characters using their Unicode code points
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became commander of the 16th Panzer-Division in late 1944 before taking over as the commander of the 17th Panzer Division on 1 February 1945. Kretschmer
Theodor_Kretschmer
German army division during World War II
The 16th Panzer Division (German: 16. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the German Army in World War II. It was formed in November 1940 from the 16th
16th_Panzer_Division
Battle on the Eastern Front of WW2
infantry divisions). Only one tank battalion remained in the reserve 17th Panzer Division. So, the South-Western Front was supposed to strike three Guards
Izyum–Barvenkovo_offensive
German officer
Smolensk) was a German officer, Major General and Commander of the 17th Panzer-Division of the German Army in World War II. Weber joined the army in 1911
Karl_Ritter_von_Weber
German army officer
of the Soviet Union in 1941, Thoma led the 17th Panzer Division. He then commanded the 20th Panzer Division in the Battle of Moscow and after. In December
Wilhelm_Ritter_von_Thoma
German general (1894–1975)
was detached to the 14th Division Leaders Course, after which he was delegated with the Leadership of the 17th Panzer Division. In the Führerreserve OKH
Rudolf_Demme
World War II battle
Germans had concentrated 9 panzer divisions (1st, 6th, 11th, 7th, 8th, 16th, 17th, 19th Panzer Divisions, 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler)
Kamenets–Podolsky_pocket
German army division during World War II
The 6th Panzer Division (English: 6th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II, established in October
6th_Panzer_Division
Military unit
Infantry Division 19th Panzer Division 20th Panzer Division 4th Panzer Division 20th Infantry Division (Motorized) 29th Infantry Division (Motorized) 17th Panzer
XLVII_Panzer_Corps
German armored division (1939–1945)
The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (German: 2. SS-Panzerdivision "Das Reich") or SS Division Das Reich was an armored division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
2nd_SS_Panzer_Division_Das_Reich
Soviet ground attack aircraft of WWII
The 17th Panzer Division was not even in the main attack sector, but further south with the 1st Panzer Army's 24th Panzer Corps. The 17th Panzer did not
Ilyushin_Il-2
Brigades and opposed division-level armored units. To each Panzer Division was assigned a Panzer Brigade, which in turn contained two Panzer Regiments (each
List of German brigades in World War II
List_of_German_brigades_in_World_War_II
Name of two German Army Groups in the Eastern Front of World War II
(Heinrici) 52nd ID, 131st ID XIII Army Corps (Felber) 260th ID, 17th ID Reserve: 112th ID 2nd Panzer Army (Guderian) XXXIV Army Corps (Metz) 45th ID, 134th ID
Army_Group_Centre
German army division during World War II
The 14th Panzer Division (German: 14. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II. It was created in 1940 by the conversion
14th_Panzer_Division
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
which the usual German anti-tank weapons did not work, against the 17th Panzer Division of XLVII Motorized Corps on Guderian's eastern flank. This attack
Battle_of_Kiev_(1941)
formations) List of Waffen-SS division commanders List of Waffen-SS units Register of SS leaders in general's rank SS Panzer Division order of battle George
List_of_Waffen-SS_divisions
1943) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 17th Panzer Division. He was killed on 20 July 1943 near Izium. On 28 July 1943, Schilling
Walter_Schilling
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
Yartsevo on 15 July. At the same time, the 29th Motorized Division, supported by the 17th Panzer Division broke into Smolensk, captured the city except for the
Battle_of_Smolensk_(1941)
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
The 20th Panzer and 6th Infantry Divisions of the XLVII Panzer Corps spearheaded the advance. Behind them the remaining two panzer divisions followed
Battle_of_Kursk
Military unit of Nazi Germany
1st Panzer Division, 6th Panzer Division, 36th Motorised Infantry Division, 269th Infantry Division XXXXI Army Corps (mot.): 8th Panzer Division, 3rd
4th_Panzer_Army
Major Red Army operation
Army was in serious jeopardy, ordered his two reserve divisions, the 16th and 17th Panzer Divisions to counterattack near Horokhiv and Druzhkopil [uk] in
Lvov-Sandomierz_Offensive
Soviet and Polish general (1896–1968)
mobilized the 17th Panzer Division for a concerted effort to advance north and clear Rokossovsky from his tenuous position, but the 17th Panzer was still
Konstantin_Rokossovsky
Military unit
1944, the division was renamed Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle and again destroyed during the Battle of Budapest in February 1945. The division was recreated
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Panzer-Grenadier-Division_Feldherrnhalle
1943 series of battles on the Eastern Front of World War II
the 6th, 11th and 17th Panzer Divisions, while the SS Panzer Corps was organized with the 1st SS, 2nd SS and 3rd SS Panzer Division. In early February
Third_Battle_of_Kharkov
1942 WWII German offensive near Stalingrad
by air). Although the LVII Panzer Corps was reluctantly released to Army Group Don, by Army Group A, the 17th Panzer Division was ordered back to its original
Operation_Winter_Storm
Military unit
was subsequently joined first by the 6th Panzer Division and then the 17th Panzer Division. The LVII Panzer Corps initially fought for the town of Pokhleblin
LVII_Panzer_Corps
German armoured corps during World War II
assigned the LSSAH Division, the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend", the Panzer Lehr Division, and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
I_SS_Panzer_Corps
1945 invasion of Nazi-occupied territory by the Red Army during WWII
Duffy[page needed] Only two divisions of this corps, the 16th and 17th Panzer Divisions, were allocated to Fourth Panzer Army, where they were committed
Vistula–Oder_offensive
Military unit
The 506th Heavy Panzer Battalion (German: schwere Panzerabteilung 506; abbreviated: "s.Pz.Abt. 506") was a German heavy Panzer Abteilung (independent battalion-sized
506th_Heavy_Panzer_Battalion
Mitcham, Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 3: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books
Battle of Moscow order of battle
Battle_of_Moscow_order_of_battle
Waffen-SS units. I SS Panzer Corps II SS Panzer Corps III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps IV SS Panzer Corps (formerly VII SS Panzer Corps) V SS Mountain Corps
List_of_Waffen-SS_units
Soviet military commander (1897–1963)
The forces smashed against the German 17th Panzer Division, 17th Motorized Division, and the 18th Panzer Division, which saw many towns and villages liberated
Pavel_Belov
Series of encirclement battles during Operation Typhoon
four infantry divisions, two armored divisions and two motorized infantry divisions, while from the Army Group North with the 4th Panzer Group three general
Battle_of_Vyazma–Bryansk
German general (1886–1974)
Army Corps commanded the 3rd, 4th, and 17th Panzer Divisions, the panzer regiment from the 18th Panzer Division, as well as the Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland
Leo_Geyr_von_Schweppenburg
Tank division of the Soviet military
positions to the east of the 195th Rifle Division, south of Balakliia and the Donets River, against the 17th Panzer Division. Two brigades of the corps defended
16th_Guards_Tank_Division
Military unit
3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" 1st Panzer Division 3rd Panzer Division 509th Heavy Panzer Battalion 24th Panzer Detachment
IV_SS_Panzer_Corps
German Waffen-SS officer (1902–unknown)
(Waffen-SS-Unterführerschule) in Radolfzell, 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen and the 6th SS Volunteer
Thomas_Müller_(SS_officer)
1944 military conflicts in Baltic states during WW II
Panzer Corps XXXIX Panzer Corps Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland 4th Panzer Division 5th Panzer Division 17th Panzer Division Soviet casualties
Baltic_offensive
1989 wartime structure of NATO's Northern Army Group
to the corps' assets) I Corps 1 Panzer 1 PzGren. 2 Panzer 3 Panzer 1 Artillery 7 Panzer 19 PzGren. 20 Panzer 21 Panzer 7 Artillery 11 PzGren. 31 PzGren
Northern Army Group (1989) order of battle
Northern_Army_Group_(1989)_order_of_battle
German cavalry division
54th SS Cavalry Regiment 17th SS Cavalry Regiment 22nd SS Artillery Regiment 22nd SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 22nd SS Panzer Jäger Battalion 22nd SS
22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division
22nd_SS_Volunteer_Cavalry_Division
German operation to capture Kursk from the USSR during WWII
Panzer and 6th Infantry Divisions of the XLVII Panzer Corps spearheaded the advance of the XLVII Panzer Corps. Behind them the remaining two panzer divisions
Operation_Citadel
Military unit
In heavy fighting on July 15 the 17th Panzer Division captured Orsha and, together with much of the rest of 2nd Panzer Group, drove the bulk of 20th and
144th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
continued to hold the panzers on the entire sector from Krugliakov to Zhutov 2 to the southeast. By now the 17th Panzer Division was finally arriving from
126th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
Regiment 17th Motor Rifle Division (Petersroda) 41st Motor Rifle Regiment 42nd Motor Rifle Regiment 43rd Motor Rifle Regiment 17th Panzer Regiment 17th Artillery
Land Forces of the National People's Army
Land_Forces_of_the_National_People's_Army
German field marshal (1887–1973)
success. Manstein's three Panzer divisions (comprising the 23rd, 6th, and 17th Panzer Divisions) and supporting units of the LVII Panzer Corps advanced to within
Erich_von_Manstein
Military unit
was transformed into the XI SS Panzer Corps. The corps was formed in August 1944 in Western Galicia as part of the 17th Army, which was subordinate to
XI_SS_Panzer_Corps
Division was added. By 10 March, 17th Panzer Division had joined LIII Army Corps. By 5 April, 17th Panzer Division had been transferred to XXIV Army
LIII_Army_Corps_(Wehrmacht)
German World War II general and war criminal
German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role
Hermann_Hoth
III Panzer Corps (relief force) 1st Panzer Division 16th Panzer Division 17th Panzer Division 1st SS Panzer Division 198th Infantry Division Bäke
Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket order of battle
Korsun–Cherkassy_Pocket_order_of_battle
Military unit
disbanded. The XXXXVII Panzer Corps, consisting of 29th Motorized Division in the lead, followed by 18th Panzer Division (17th Panzer Division was keeping 20th
129th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
reorganization, by which time the division had moved back to Suzemka. 17th Panzer was moving south, being replaced by 18th Panzer Division. Yeryomenko, however, was
148th_Rifle_Division
Kursk between July and August 1943. Units smaller than division size and Soviet aviation divisions are not shown in this order of battle. Luftflotte 4 (4th
Battle of Kursk order of battle
Battle_of_Kursk_order_of_battle
1989 wartime structure of NATO's Central Army Group
there to division strength. III DE 2 PzGren. 4 PzGren. 5 PzGren. 6 Panzer 2 Art. 5 Panzer 13 PzGren. 14 Panzer 15 Panzer 34 Panzer 5 Art. 12 Panzer 35 PzGren
Central Army Group (1989) order of battle
Central_Army_Group_(1989)_order_of_battle
German offensive in the WWII
11 division commanders were taken prisoners.[citation needed] Battle of Kiev Estimated losses: 20 July – 10 August 1941 (17th Army and 1st Panzer Army
Battle_of_Uman
1943 Red Army strategic offensive of World War II
remaining men in the pocket. With the 17th Panzer division leading the way, and with support form the 3rd GebirgsJäger division, a tenuous connection was made
Donbas strategic offensive (August 1943)
Donbas_strategic_offensive_(August_1943)
Battle of World War II
17th Panzer Divisions driving toward the Gniloy Tikich River. They initially made good progress. The 1st Panzer Division and 1st SS Panzer Division LSSAH
Battle_of_Korsun–Cherkassy
World War II battle between Italian Forces and Soviet Union
there was a gap of nearly 40 km between the Italian Royal Army and 17th Panzer Division the Russians tried to take advantage of this situation. The 80th
Battle_of_Nikitovka
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
forest nearby was a staging point for the German 17th Panzer Division. At 3:30am on 22 June 1941 German Panzer and motorized troops decamped from this area
Pratulin
1945 Soviet invasion of Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria during WWII
Division (arriving 12 April) III Panzer Corps 1st Mountain Division 1st Panzer Division IV SS Panzer Corps 3rd Panzer Division 5th SS Panzer Division
Vienna_offensive
German army general (1890–1942)
successively led the 17th Rifle Brigade of the 17th Panzer Division from April 1942, the 15th Panzer Division from July, and the 21st Panzer Division from September
Heinz_von_Randow
German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II
Soviet Rifle Division, 22 June 1941 Soviet Tank Division, 22 June 1941 Soviet Cavalry Division, 22 June 1941 Soviet Mountain Rifle Division, 22 June 1941
Operation Barbarossa order of battle
Operation_Barbarossa_order_of_battle
Military branch of the SS (1933–1945)
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Götz von Berlichingen Divisions, along with the army's Panzer-Lehr-Division assigned
Waffen-SS
1st Reserve Division German Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Division 1 (previously Hermann Göring Division, Hermann Göring Panzer Division) German 1st
List of military divisions by number
List_of_military_divisions_by_number
Major WW2 event
Flak Division 9th Army (elements) 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division (elements) 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (elements) 20. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (elements)
Battle of Berlin order of battle
Battle_of_Berlin_order_of_battle
Strategic operation conducted during Operation Barbarossa
3rd Panzer Group and Guderian's 2nd Panzer Group. The two infantry Armies fielded 33 divisions and the Panzer Armies fielded nine Panzer divisions, six
Battle_of_Białystok–Minsk
Red Army designation used for multiple formations
17th Tank Divisions attacked first, with the 109th Motorised Division in the second echelon. The 17th Tank Division ran into the 17th Panzer Division
5th Mechanised Corps (Soviet Union)
5th_Mechanised_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
Last major German offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
SS Panzer Corps with 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) and 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, along with II SS Panzer Corps
Operation_Spring_Awakening
Military unit
the 20th Panzer Division and the 20th Motorized Division. After a failed attack on the 17th Panzer Division, the 14th Tank Division began a retreat.
7th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
7th_Mechanized_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
German general (1890–1944)
the course of the war, Hube led the 16th Infantry Division, the XIV Panzer Corps and the 1st Panzer Army, rising to the rank of Generaloberst. He died
Hans-Valentin_Hube
Military unit
Luftflotte 4 (von Richthofen). 1st Panzer Army was equipped with four corps (including three panzer corps), 17th Army fielded three corps and the Romanian
Army_Group_A
Battle of World War II in Poland
towards the Bzura. The forces included the German 1st Panzer Division, German 4th Panzer Division and the newly-formed SS Infantry regiment Leibstandarte
Battle_of_the_Bzura
Battle of the Eastern Front, World War II
52nd, 56th, and 26th Infantry Divisions, the 11th, 17th, 9th, and 20th Panzer Divisions, and the 25th Motorized Division. The German forces had roughly
Kozelsk_offensive
Military unit
unsuccessful the XXXXVII Motorized Corps was forced to send the 17th Panzer Division to assist 29th Motorized, which in turn helped prevent the closing
152nd_Rifle_Division
Military unit
Corps, consisting of 29th Motorized Division in the lead, followed by 18th Panzer Division (17th Panzer Division was keeping 20th Army tied down at Orsha)
158th_Rifle_Division
Month of 1941
more than 800 crew. The 17th Panzer Division reached Kashira. The 7th Indian Brigade repulsed an attack by the German 5th Panzer Regiment at Sidi Omar,
November_1941
Military unit
275th Infantry Divisions, the 2nd SS Panzer and 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Divisions, the Panzer Lehr Division, the 5th Luftwaffe Field Division, and the 91st
353rd_Infantry_Division
the 19th Flak Division was created from the 7th Flak Brigade in Sicily to assist Panzer Army Africa. Additionally, the 20th Flak Division was assembled
Flak_division
Motor rifle division of the Soviet military
Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland and then the 17th Panzer Division just south of the Reichstag. The 39th Guards Rifle Division pushed north and fought
39th Guards Motor Rifle Division
39th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Division
the 17th Panzer Division was surrounded by a counterattack on 8 July, and Ju 87s from StG 1, transferred from Fliegerkorps VIII, helped the division breakout
Aerial warfare during Operation Barbarossa
Aerial_warfare_during_Operation_Barbarossa
German mechanized infantry
infantry component of Panzer divisions as well as the new divisions known as Panzergrenadier Divisions. Most of the Heer's PzGren. divisions evolved via upgrades
Panzergrenadier
Regiment 3 battalions 115th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3 battalions 129th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3 battalions Divisional troops 115th Armoured Reconnaissance
Second Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle February 1944
Second_Battle_of_Monte_Cassino_order_of_battle_February_1944
Military unit
Panzer Division forced the 282nd Division back to within 3km of the 137th's defenses. Ordered into an attack against elements of 17th Panzer Division
137th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
137th_Rifle_Division_(Soviet_Union)
Field army of Nazi Germany during WWII
"Mobile Corps" (Gyorshadtest) was subordinated to the 17th Army. Along with 1st Panzer Army, the 17th Army encircled Soviet forces in central Ukraine during
17th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
Part of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II
Assault Group, the Italian Centauro Armored Division and two Panzer divisions detached from the 5th Panzer Army. The Allied forces were from the U.S. II
Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
Royal Yugoslav Army formation
assault of the 8th Panzer Division when it broke out of its bridgehead at Barcs on 10 April. A few mainly Serb remnants of the division continued to withdraw
40th Infantry Division Slavonska
40th_Infantry_Division_Slavonska
1942 World War II Soviet operation
only count on the XLVIII Panzer Corps, which had the strength of a single panzer division, and the 29th Panzergrenadier Division as reserves to bolster
Operation_Uranus
Sailor of the Soviet Union
the front, brought into battle their last reserve - the 17th Panzer Division and the 65th Panzer Battalion. All the soldiers of the company were killed
Ilya_Kaplunov
Military unit
In heavy fighting on July 15 the 17th Panzer Division captured Orsha and, together with much of the rest of 2nd Panzer Group, drove the bulk of 20th and
229th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
KV-1 and 10 T-34 tanks, ran into the 17th Panzer Division. The counterattack failed with heavy losses. The division was encircled in the Smolensk Pocket
17th Tank Division (Soviet Union)
17th_Tank_Division_(Soviet_Union)
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