Panzer Division is the German term for armored division. It is commonly used in English when referring to armored divisions in the German army, past or present, and is often treated as part of a proper name, in which case it is always capitalized (e.g., 2nd Panzer Division). A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around 10,000 soldiers. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A proper name [is] a word that answers the purpose of showing what thing it is that we are talking about writes John Stuart Mill in A System of Logic (1. ... The 2nd Panzer Division was created in 1935, and stationed in Austria after the Anschluss. ...

Panzer divisions are combined arms formations having both armor and infantry as organic components, along with the usual assets of artillery, anti-aircraft, signals, etc. that are common to most divisions of the industrial era. However, the ratio of the components of a Panzer division have changed over time. Tiger II, perhaps the most advanced Panzer Panzer is an abbreviation of Panzerkampfwagen, a German compound noun which translates as Armoured Combat Vehicle. It became synonymous with German tanks during the 1930s, and is usually shortened to become PzKpfw. ... Combined arms is a military doctrine that calls for several distinct types of soldiers and/or weapon systems to be coordinated operationally and tactically in order to provide maximum flexibility and cooperation during military operations. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ...

The Panzer Division in popular culture

• 13th Panzer Division is the name of a Red Orchestra clan.
• Panzer Division is the name of an American industrial rhythmic noise act.

Red Orchestra was a Soviet espionage ring in Nazi-occupied Europe during the first years of World War II. The name reputedly came from their German enemies; German counter-intelligence learned Moscow NKVD center referred to the radio transmitters of their spies as music boxes and called their agents musicians... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ...

See also

• Panzer, Panzertruppe
• Panzer Lehr Division, Hermann Göring Division, Deutsches Afrikakorps
• Division (military), Military unit
• Wehrmacht, List of German divisions in WWII
• Blitzkrieg, Maneuver warfare

Tiger II, perhaps the most advanced Panzer Panzer is an abbreviation of Panzerkampfwagen, a German compound noun which translates as Armoured Combat Vehicle. It became synonymous with German tanks during the 1930s, and is usually shortened to become PzKpfw. ... Panzertruppe, German for Armored Troops, refers to a command within the German Wehrmacht responsible for the affairs of panzer and motorized forces shortly before and during the Second World War. ... Panzergrenadiers of I./902. ... The Hermann Göring Division (Division Hermann Göring in German; sometimes spelled Goering in English publications, or abbreviated to HG) was a Luftwaffe combat formation. ... The Deutsches Afrikakorps (often just Afrika Korps or DAK) was the corps-level headquarters controlling the German Panzer divisions in Libya and Egypts Western Desert during the North African Campaign of World War II. Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps the term is... 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. ... Wehrmacht  listen? was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... This is a list of German divisions in WWII. Only ground units are covered; divisions of aircraft are not. ... Blitzkrieg relied on close cooperation between infantry and panzers (tanks). ... Maneuver warfare is a concept of warfare that advocates attempting to defeat an adversary by incapacitating their decision-making through shock and disruption. ...

References

• Davies, W.J.K. (1973). German Army Handbook 1939-1945. Second U.S. Edition, 1977. New York: Arco Publishing, Inc.. ISBN 0668042915.
• Guderian, Heinz (1952). Panzer Leader. Da Capo Press Reissue edition, 2001. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306811014.
• von Mellenthin, Major General F. W. (1956). Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War. First Ballantine Books Edition, 1971. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345244400.
• Parada, George (2004). "Panzer Divisions 1940-1945 (http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pzdiv2.htm)". Retrieved April 1, 2005.