3rd Panzer Division (Germany)

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The German 3rd Panzer Division (3. Panzer-Division) was established in 1935. It participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland, the 1940 invasion of France, and the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. On the Eastern Front it participated in the 1942 drive on the Caucasus. It participated in the Battle of Kursk as part of the 48th Panzer Corps, fighting alongside the 11th Panzer division, the 167th Infantry division and the elite Panzergrenadier division Grossdeutschland. During the battle the 3rd Panzer was used to achieve the initial breakthrough and inflicted heavy damage to the Soviet's forces. It was then used to protect the flanks of the 48th Panzer Corps. After the Soviet counter-attack at Kursk, in which the 3rd Panzer division tried unsuccessfully to defend Kharkov, it retreated as the Germans were driven back westward. In early 1945 it was transferred from Poland to Hungary, and in the spring it was transferred to Austria, where it surrendered to the Americans at the end of the war.

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Named Panzer Divisions: Panzer Division Clausewitz | Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 | Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 | 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:
1st "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 2nd "Das Reich" | 3rd "Totenkopf" | 5th "Wiking" | 9th "Hohenstaufen" | 10th "Frundsberg" | 12th "Hitlerjugend" |
Luftwaffe Panzer Divisions:
Hermann Göring Division |
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