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9th Panzer Division 1941-1945

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9th Panzer Division 1941-1945

9th Panzer Division 1941-1945 by Castle Rock Publishing
English | 17 Jun. 2015 | ASIN: B00ZYTUJYO | 189 Pages | EPUB/MOBI/PDF (conv) | 8.98 MB

The 9th Panzer Division was a panzer division of the Wehrmacht Heer. The division was only active during World War II, and came into existence after 4th Light Division was reorganized in January 1940. During its existence, the division was headquartered in Vienna, in the German military district Wehrkreis XVII.
Originally raised from Austrian forces annexed into Germany during the war, the 9th Panzer Division was part of most of the German Army's early Blitzkrieg attacks into western Europe. Sweeping east, the division was then a component of Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union, where it was badly mauled at the Battle of Kursk.
Returning to France to rebuild in 1944, the division was rushed to counter Operation Overlord. It was destroyed several successive times by British and American forces as the German Army was pushed back across Europe. The division suffered massive casualties in armor and personnel until it finally collapsed in March 1945. The division's few survivors were pushed into the Ruhr Pocket where they surrendered to the Allies at the end of the war.
the 4TH leichte division was formed at Vienna on 1 April 1938, soon after the Anschluss between Austria and Germany. Manpower was provided by the former Austrian army. In March 1939, it took part in the occupation of Czechoslovakia. As with the other Light divisions, its fighting strength was provided by two motorized infantry regiments and a single understrength Panzer battalion, the 33rd.