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History of the 11th Panzer Division

The 11th Panzer Division was formed after the fall of France, from the 11th Motorized Brigade, plus the 15th Panzer Regiment taken from the 5th Panzer Division, both of which faought with distinction in France in 1940.

 The 11th Panzer Division first saw action as a unit in April 1941 in the Balkan Campaign.  During Operation Barbarossa, the 11th Panzer Division fought primarily with Army Group South, helping to take Kiev.  It was later transferred to Army Group Center for the assault on Moscow.

 In 1942, the division drove towards Stalingrad, and was used later by FM von Manstein in the relief attempt of the German troops trapped at Stalingrad.  Then, without rest, they were instrumental in stopping the Soviet drive on Rostov in February 1943, helping save Army Group A from being cut off in the Caucasus.

The 11th Panzer Division fought at Kursk in July 1943, and was trapped in the Cherkassy (Korsun) Pocket in February 1944.

The division was sent to the south of France to rebuild after escaping severely depleted from the Cherkassy Pocket. In June it absorbed the 273. Reserve-Panzer-Division. In France, the 11th Panzer Division engaged the French resistance as it rebuilt.  The "gespensterdivision" was moved north In July 1944 to help stem the Allied advance across France.

 The division served with the 7th Army at the Battle of the Bulge, as part of the mobile reserve force.

 The 11th Panzer Division fought against the bridgehead at Remagen, seeking to drive the Americans from this important Rhine crossing.  It was then moved south and thus escaped being trapped in the Ruhr Pocket, and surrendered to the U.S. 3rd Army on May 4, 1945.


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11th Panzer Division War Service


Date-Corps-Army-Army Group-Area

9.40-11.40    WK VIII    BdE       Germany
12.40    XIV    12. Armee    B    Polen
1.41-4.41    XIV    12. Armee       Rumänien, Serbien
5.41-6.41    in WK XVII    BdE       Germany
7.41-8.41    XXXXVIII    1. Pz.Gruppe    Süd    Shitomir, Uman
9.41    Reserve    6. Armee    Süd    Kiew
10.41-12.41    XXXXVI    4. Pz.Gruppe    Mitte    Wjasma, Moskau
1.42    XXXXVI    4. Pz.Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk
2.42    IX    4. Pz.Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk
3.42    V    4. Pz.Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk
4.42-5.42    Reserve       Mitte    Gshatsk
6.42    Reserve       Süd    Orel
7.42    XXIV    4. Pz.Armee    Süd    Woronesh
8.42    LIII    2. Pz.Armee    Mitte    Don, Donez
9.42    XXXI    2. Pz.Armee    Mitte    Don, Donez
10.42    Reserve       B    Don, Donez
11.42    Reserve       Mitte    Don, Donez
12.42    Reserve       Don    Don, Donez
1.43    Reserve    Hollidt    Don    Don, Donez
2.43    Reserve    4. Pz.Armee    Don    Charkow
3.43    XXXXVIII    4. Pz.Armee    Süd    Charkow
4.43    Reserve    Kempf    Süd    Charkow
5.43-6.43    Refreshing    Charkow       Charkow
7.43-9.43    XXXXVIII    4. Pz.Armee    Süd    Belgorod, Poltawa
10.43-11.43    III    8. Armee    Süd    Krementschug
12.43    XI    8. Armee    Süd    Tscherkassy
1.44-2.44    XXXXVII    8. Armee    Süd    Tscherkassy
3.44    Reserve    8. Armee    Süd    Kischinew
4.44    XXXX    8. Armee    Südukraine    Jassy
5.44    XXXXIV    6. Armee    Südukraine    Jassy
6.44-7.44    Refreshing    1. Armee    G    Westfrankreich
8.44    Reserve    19. Armee    G    Südfrankreich
9.44    LXXXV    19. Armee    G    Belfort
10.44    LVIII    5. Pz.Armee    G    Saarpfalz
11.44    Reserve    1. Armee    G    Saarpfalz
12.44    XIII. SS    1. Armee    G    Saarpfalz
1.45-2.45    Reserve    7. Armee    B    Trier
3.45    LXXXI    15. Armee    B    Remagen
4.45 (Remnants)    LXXXV    7. Armee    G    Hessen, Thüringen

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Order of Battle 11th Panzer Division at Select Times

6 April 1941
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw II - 45
PzKw III(37mm) - 25
PzKw III(50mm Short) - 26
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 16
PzBef - 14


22 June 1941
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw II - 44
PzKw III(37mm) - 24
PzKw III(50mm Short) - 47
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 20
PzBef - 8


25 June 1942
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw II - 15
PzKw III(50mm Short) - 14
PzKw III(50mm Long) - 110
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 1
PzKw IV (75mm Long) - 12
PzBef - 3


1 July 1943
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw II - 15
PzKw III(50mm Short) - 11
PzKw III(50mm Long) - 51
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 1
PzKw IV (75mm Long) - 25
PzBef - 4
Flammpz - 13


1 July 1943
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw II - 15
PzKw III(50mm Short) - 11
PzKw III(50mm Long) - 51
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 1
PzKw IV (75mm Long) - 25
PzBef - 4
Flammpz - 13


August 1944
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw V - 79
Flakpz IV (37mm) - 8


1 July 1943
Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw IV (75mm Long) - 31
PzKw V - 47
Flakpz IV (20mm Quad) - 8
Flakpz IV (37mm) - 7

reinforcements in transit '
PzKw IV (75mm Long) - 30
PzKw V - 37


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"Panzer Truppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942" Volume 1 by Thomas L. Jentz

"Panzer Truppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945" Volume 2 by Thomas L. Jentz
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