24th Panzer Division

24th Panzer Division
24. Panzer-Division
Unit insignia 1943
Active28 November 1941 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German Army
TypePanzer
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQWehrkreis III: Frankfurt an der Oder
Anniversariesin former East Germany
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
General of the Cavalry (Germany) Kurt Feldt
Insignia
Insignia 1941–1942
Insignia 1943–1945

The 24th Panzer Division was formed in late 1941 from the 1st Cavalry Division based at Königsberg.

The division fought on the Eastern Front from June 1942 to January 1943, when it was destroyed in the battle of Stalingrad. Reformed, it once more returned to the Eastern Front in late 1943 and remained there until surrender to Soviet forces in May 1945.