5th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

5th Panzer Division
5. Panzer-Division
— 5. PzDiv —
XX
Unit insignia from 1941
Active15 November 1938 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German Army
TypePanzer
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeDivision
Part of Wehrmacht
Garrison/HQWehrkreis VIII: Oppeln
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
1940
1941–1945
at Kursk

The 5th Panzer Division (English: 5th Tank Division) was an armoured division of the German Army during World War II, established in 1938.

The division fought in Poland, France, the Balkans and in the Soviet Union; first as part of Army Group Centre (1941–44) and then Army Group North. The division surrendered to Soviet and Western Allied forces in April and May 1945.