1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

Not to be confused with 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr).

1st Panzer Division
Unit insignia
Active	15 October 1935 – 8 May 1945
Country	Germany
Allegiance	Wehrmacht
Branch	Heer
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
1935–1940 and 1943–1945
2nd half 1940
1941–1942

The German 1st Panzer Division (1. Panzer-Division) was an elite armoured division in the German Army during World War II. Its divisional insignia was a white oakleaf emblem.

Commanders

1935.10.01 – 1937.09.30 : General der Kavallerie Maximilian Maria Joseph Reichsfreiherr von Weichs zu Glon
1937.10.01 – 1939.11.02 : Generalleutnant Rudolf Schmidt
1939.11.02 – 1941.07.17 : Generalleutnant Friedrich Kirchner
1941.07.17 – 1944.01.01 : Generalleutnant Walter Krüger
1944.01.01 – 1944.02.19 : Generalmajor Richard Koll
1944.02.19 – 1944.09.25 : Generalmajor Werner Marcks
1944.09.25 – 1945.05.08 : Generalleutnant Eberhard Thunert

References

Edwards, Roger (1993). Panzer, a Revolution in Warfare, 1939–1945. Arms and Armour Press.
Witold Kulesza "Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu w Polsce wrzesień 1939, NR 8–9 (43–44) IPN Bulletin 43–44

German Armoured Divisions of World War II

Heer
Panzer Divisions

Numbered Panzer Divisions	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 116th

Named Panzer Divisions	Panzer Division Clausewitz Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 Panzer Division Holstein Panzer Division Jüterbog Panzer Division Kempf Panzer Division Kurmark Panzer Lehr Division Panzer Division Müncheberg Panzer Division Tatra

Reserve Panzer Divisions	155th Reserve Panzer Division 179th Reserve Panzer Division 233rd Reserve Panzer Division 273rd Reserve Panzer Division

Waffen-SS
Panzer Divisions

SA
Panzer Divisions

Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle

Luftwaffe
Panzer Divisions

Hermann Göring Division

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 1st Panzer Division

Stab	Friedrich Kirchner¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Walter Krüger² (Oak Leaves) Werner Marcks³ (Oak Leaves) Eberhard Thunert

1. Schützen-Brigade	Walter Krüger² (Oak Leaves)

Panzer-Regiment 1	Erwin Bohlken Rolf Fromme Peter-Ekhard Gilow Ernst Philipp⁴ (Oak Leaves) Georg Schäfer Otto Stodieck Hans Strippel (Oak Leaves) Otto Wiesemann

Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 1	Hermann Balck⁵ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Josef-Franz Eckinger (Oak Leaves) Harald Krieg Ernst Loesch Karl Neumeister Alfred Ritz

Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 113	Ernst-Joachim Bradel Georg Feig Karl-Heinrich Fink Heinz Kirchner Werner Pfitzer Wend von Wietersheim⁶ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

(Panzer-) Artillerie-Regiment 73	Rudolf Holste⁷ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Söth Alfred Wojak

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 37	Hermann Kunz

Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 4	Franz Graf von Bellegarde

Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 1	Helmut Huppert Hellmut Koehler

Panzerpionier-Bataillon 37	Heinz Fritsch

¹ Oak Leaves and Swords with the LVII.Panzerkorps ² Knight's Cross with 1. Schützen-Brigade, Oak Leaves with the Stab ³ Knight's Cross with Panzer Army Africa ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 8th Army ⁵ Oak Leaves and Swords with the 11th Panzer Division, Diamonds with the 4th Panzer Army. ⁶ Swords with the 11th Panzer Division ⁷ Oak Leaves with the 4. Kavallerie-Brigade

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