The 10th Panzer Division was created in 1939, and served in the Army Group North reserve during the invasion of Poland (1939). Participated in the invasion of France (1940), and in Operation Barbarossa with Army Group Center (1941). After taking heavy casualties on the Eastern Front it was sent back to France for rehabilitation and to serve as a strategic reserve against potential Allied invasion. Rushed to Tunisia after Operation Torch (1942), it participated in the Battle of Kasserine Pass (1943), but was later lost in the general Axis capitulation there in May. Unlike many other divisions destroyed at this point in the war the 10th Panzer Division was never rebuilt, and thus permanently disappeared from the German order of battle at this date. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Army Group North (Heeresgruppe Nord in German) was a high level command grouping of military units operating for Germany during World War II. The army group coordinated the operations of attached army corps, reserve formations, and direct-reporting units. ... Combatants Poland Germany Soviet Union Slovakia Commanders Edward Rydz-Śmigły Fedor von Bock (Army Group North) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South) Ferdinand Čatloš (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions 16 brigades 4,300 guns 880 tanks 400 aircraft Total: 1,000,000[1] 56 German divisions, 33+ Soviet... Combatants Axis Powers Soviet Union Commanders Supreme commander: Adolf Hitler Supreme commander: Josef Stalin Strength ~ 3. ... Army Group Centre (Heeresgruppe Mitte in German) was one of three German army formations assigned to the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, code-named Operation Barbarossa. ... The Eastern Front was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Free French Forces Germany Vichy France Commanders Dwight Eisenhower Andrew Cunningham Erwin Rommel François Darlan Strength 73,500 - Casualties 479+ dead 720 wounded 1346+ dead 1997 wounded Operation Torch (initially called Operation Gymnast) was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World... The Battle of the Kasserine Pass took place in World War II during the Battle of Tunisia, fought between the German Afrika Korps under General Erwin Rommel, and the Americans under General Lloyd Fredendall in the Kasserine Pass (a 2 mile wide gap in the Dorsal Chain of the Atlas... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Operation Jubilee order of battle
• Panzer, Panzer Division
• Division (military), Military unit
• Heer, Wehrmacht, List of German divisions in WWII

Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942. ... PzKpfw V-D, a Panther tank   Panzer? is German for armour. ... Panzer Division is the German term for armored division. ... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ... A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ... Von Brauchitsch was the high army commander from 1938 to 1941 Heer (German: Heer ) is the german word for Army, though in English it refers to the Army branch of the Wermacht. ... Wehrmacht troops of the Heer (military land forces) marching at a military parade in honour of the 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler, on April 20th, 1939. ... This is a list of German divisions in WWII. Only ground units are covered; divisions of aircraft are not. ...

References

• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "10. Panzer-Division". Retrieved April 2, 2005.