5th Panzer Division

5th Panzer Division War Service


Date-Corps-Army-Army Group-Area

9.39    VIII    14. Armee    Süd    Schlesien, Poland

12.39    reserve    -    B    Niederrhein

1.40 - 5.40    reserve    -    B    Eifel, Cambrai, Lille

6.40    XV    Kleist (4)    B    Rouen, Brest

7.40 - 8.40    XXXX    BdE    -    Home

9.40 - 12.40    XIV    12. Armee    B    Poland

1.41 - 4.41    XIV    12. Armee    -    Rumania, Yugoslavia

5.41    XXXX    12. Armee    -    Greece

6.41    reserve    12. Armee    -    Greece

7.41    OKH reserve    -    Mitte    East

8.41 - 9.41    OKH    -    -    Wehrkreis III (Home)

10.41 - 12.41    XXXXVI    4. Panzergruppe    Mitte    Vyasma, Moscow

1.42    XXXXVI    4. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk

2.42    reserve    4. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk

3.42 - 4.42    V    4. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk

5.42 - 6.42    XXXXVI    3. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Gshatsk

7.42    XXIII    9. Armee    Mitte    Rshev

8.42    reserve    9. Armee    Mitte    Rshev

9.42 - 12.42    XXXIX    9. Armee    Mitte    Rshev

1.43    XXXXVI    3. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Vyasma

2.43    XXXXVI    4. Armee    Mitte    Spass-Demjansk

3.43    Scheele    2. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Orel

4.43    reserve    -    Mitte    Orel

5.43 - 6.43    reserve    2. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Orel

7.43    -    -    Mitte    Orel

8.43    LV    2. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Orel

9.43    XII    9. Armee    Mitte    Bryansk

10.43 - 12.43    LVI    2. Armee    Mitte    Gomel, Pripjet

1.44    LVI    2. Armee    Mitte    Pripjet

2.44    XX    2. Armee    Mitte    Pripjet

3.44    LV    9. Armee    Mitte    Bobruisk

4.44 - 5.44    LVI    2. Armee    Mitte    Kowel

6.44    -    4. Pz. Armee    Nordukraine    Kowel

7.44    VI    4. Armee    Mitte    Lithuania

8.44 - 10.44    XXXX    3. Pz. Armee    Mitte    Courland

11.44    XXXIX    4. Armee    Mitte    East Prussia

12.44 - 1.45    reserve    4. Armee    Mitte    East Prussia

2.45    Königsberg    -    Nord    East Prussia

3.45    reserve    Samland    Nord    Samland

4.45    XXVI    Ostpreussen    -    Samland


PRIMARY SOURCES:

Feldgrau

Tank strengths for 5th Panzer Division at various times.


5th Panzer Division 1 September 1939

Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw I - 72
PzKw II - 81
PzKw III (37mm) - 3
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 8
PzBef - 11

Panzer Regiment 31
PzKw I - 80
PzKw II - 63
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 6
PzBef - 11


5th Panzer Division 10 May 1940

Panzer Regiment 15
PzKw I - 51
PzKw II - 61
PzKw III (37mm) - 24
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 16
PzBef - 5

Panzer Regiment 31
PzKw I - 66
PzKw II - 55
PzKw III (37mm) - 20
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 12
PzBef - 5


5th Panzer Division 6 April 1941
Panzer Regiment 31
PzKw I - 9
PzKw II - 40
PzKw III (37mm) - 19
PzKw III (50mm Short) - 32
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 16
PzBef - 5


5th Panzer Division September 1941
Panzer Regiment 31
PzKw II - 55
PzKw III (50mm Short) - 105
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 20
PzBef - 6


5th Panzer Division 25 June 1942
Panzer Regiment 31
PzKw II - 26
PzKw III (50mm Short) - 55
PzKw IV (75mm Short) - 13
PzBef - 9


5th Panzer Division 1 July 1943
Panzer Regiment 31
PzKw III (75mm Short) - 17
PzKw IV (75mm Long) - 76
PzBef - 9


PRIMARY SOURCES:

"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