2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. Created as one of the original three German tank divisions in 1935, it was stationed in Austria after the Anschluss and then participated in the campaigns in Poland (1939) and France (1940) before it returned to Poland for occupation duties (1940–1941). It took part in the Balkans campaign (1941) and then transferred to the Eastern Front in September 1941.

2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. Created as one of the original three German tank divisions in 1935, it was stationed in Austria after the Anschluss and then participated in the campaigns in Poland (1939) and France (1940) before it returned to Poland for occupation duties (1940–1941). It took part in the Balkans campaign (1941) and then transferred to the Eastern Front in September 1941.