History

DateTheaterAction
15 October 1935GermanyFormed in Würzburg.
1938AustriaTransferred to Vienna.
September 1939PolandCombat during Fall Weiß as part of Heeresgruppe Süd.
May 1940 to June 1940FranceCombat during Fall Gelb as part of Panzergruppe Kleist.
September 1940 to February 1941PolandOccupation duties.
April 1941RomaniaGarrison duties.
April 1941BalkansCombat during Unternehmen Marita as part of 12. Armee.
April 1941 to September 1941GreeceOccupational Duties.
September 1941FranceRefitting.
October 1941RussiaCombat at Moscow.
1942 to 1943RussiaCombat at Smolensk and Oryol as part of 9. Armee.
July 1943UkraineCombat during Unternehmen Zitadelle as part of 9. Armee.
Late 1943 to June 1944FranceRefitting and occupational duties in Amiens.
June 1944 to August 1944FranceHeavy combat in Normandy.
September 1944GermanyRe-formed in Wittlich.
December 1944BelgiumCombat during Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein.
January 1945 to May 1945GermanyDefensive combat.
7 May 1945GermanySurrenders to US forces in Plauen.

Insignia

Dates Insignia
1939 to 1940
Two yellow discs
1940 to 1944
A yellow inverted Y with a vertical line to the top right side.
1944 to 1945
A yellow trifork

Armor Strength

Armor strength of 2. Panzer-Division.
Date Pz Kpfw I Pz Kpfw II Pz Kpfw 38 (t) Pz Kpfw III 37 Pz Kpfw III kz Pz Kpfw III lg Pz Kpfw III 75 Pz Kpfw IV kz Pz Kpfw IV lg Pz Kpfw Panther Assault guns Flakpanzer 38 Wirbelwind Möbelwagen Command tanks
1 Sep 1939 124 155 - 6 - - - 17 - - - - - - 20
10 May 1940 45 115 - 58 - - - 32 - - - - - - 16
6 Apr 1941 - 45 - 27 44 - - 20 - - - - - - 6
Sep 1941 - 63 - - 105 - - 20 - - - - - - 6
20 Jun 1942 - 22 33 - 20 - - 5 - - - - - - 2
1 Jul 1943 - 12 - - 8 12 20 1 59 - - - - - 6
10 Jun 1944 - - - - - - - - 98 79 101Belonged to 4./Panzer-Abteilung (Funklenk) 301, attached to 2. Panzer-Division 12 - - -
3 Nov 1944 - - - - - - - - - 41 8 - - - -
14 Dec 1944 - - - - - - - - 28 64 24 3 4 4 -

Notes

  1. Belonged to 4./Panzer-Abteilung (Funklenk) 301, attached to 2. Panzer-Division Back

Sources

  1. JENTZ, Thomas L. Panzertruppen 1 : The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Military History, 1996. 288 p. ISBN 0-88740-915-6.
  2. JENTZ, Thomas L. Panzertruppen 2 : The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Military History, 1996. 300 p. ISBN 0-7643-0080-6.
  3. WINDROW, Martin & HOOK, Richard. Men-At-Arms 24 - The Panzer Divisions. Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 1998. 40 p. ISBN 0-85045-434-4.