15th Panzer Division

15th Panzer Division
15. Panzer-Division
15th Panzer Division Unit insignia
Active1940–43
Country Germany
BranchArmy
TypePanzer
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeDivision
Part ofAfrika Korps
Garrison/HQWehrkreis XII: Landau
EquipmentPanzer II[a]
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Walter Neumann-Silkow
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
Eduard Crasemann
Gustav von Vaerst

The 15th Panzer Division (German: 15. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II, established in 1940.

The division, formed from the 33rd Infantry Division, fought exclusively in North Africa from 1941 to 1943, eventually ceasing to exist after surrendering in Tunisia in May 1943.


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  1. ^ The hutchinson atlas of World war II battle plans, page 107