German 5th Panzer Division
Active	24 November 1938 – 8 May 1945 1 October 1956 – 30 September 2001
Country	Nazi Germany Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Division
Role	Panzer
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
1940
1941–1945
at Kursk

Contents 1 5th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht 1.1 Commanding officers 2 5th Panzer Division of the Bundeswehr 2.1 Commanding officers 3 See also 4 References

[edit] 5th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht

The 5th Panzer Division (5. Panzer-Division) was created in 1938. It fought in Poland (1939), France (1940), the Balkans (1941), and the Russian Front, first with Army Group Center (1941 – 1944) and later with Army Group North. It surrendered to the Soviets near Danzig at war's end.

[edit] Commanding officers

• Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff-Scheel, 2 September 1939 – 8 October 1939
• Generalleutnant Max von Hartlieb-Walsporn, 8 October 1939 – 29 May 1940
• General der Panzertruppen Joachim Lemelsen, 29 May 1940 – 25 November 1940
• General der Panzertruppen Gustav Fehn, 25 November 1940 – 10 August 1942
• Generalleutnant Eduard Metz, 10 August 1942 – 1 February 1943
• Generalmajor Johannes Nedtwig, 1 February 1943 – 20 June 1943
• Generalleutnant Ernst Felix Fäckenstedt, 20 June 1943 – 7 September 1943
• General der Panzertruppen Karl Decker, 7 September 1943 – 16 October 1944
• Generalmajor Rolf Lippert, 16 October 1944 – 5 February 1945
• Generalmajor Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn, 5 February 1945 – April 1945
• Oberst der Reserve Hans Herzog, April 1945

[edit] 5th Panzer Division of the Bundeswehr

The 5th Panzer Division was a West German armored unit. Subordinate to the United States V Corps, it played a major role in the defense of West Germany from the Soviet Union during the Cold War; after the Soviet Union's fall, the division remained under American military control (administratively), and sent troops to Yugoslavia.

This unit was technically under NATO control, in case of a foreign power's attack on a NATO country (this unit might get involved in an attack of Germany, Belgium, France, or other nearby NATO countries). It was the largest foreign military unit subordinate to an American military unit.

As part of continuing reductions of the Bundeswehr, the division was disbanded on 30 June 2001.

[edit] Commanding officers

• Generalmajor Heinrich Baron von Behr, 1 October 1956 – 7 December 1959
• Generalmajor Günther Pape, 1 April 1960 – 30 June 1962
• Generalmajor Albert Schnez, 1 October 1962 – 31 March 1965
• Generalmajor Heinz Hükelheim, 1 April 1965 – 30 September 1967
• Generalmajor Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, 1 October 1967 – 30 April 1969
• Generalmajor Hans-Joachim von Hopffgarten, 1 May 1969 – 9 September 1970
• Generalmajor Heinz-Georg Lemm, 10 September 1970 – 15 January 1974
• Generalmajor Kurt von der Osten, 15 January 1974 – 26 September 1975
• Generalmajor Horst Wenner, 27 September 1975 – 30 September 1979
• Generalmajor Werner Heyd, 1 October 1979 – 7 September 1980
• Generalmajor Götz Mayer, 5 December 1980 – 30 September 1982
• Generalmajor Franz Uhle-Wettler, 1 October 1982 – 11 July 1984
• Generalmajor Wilhelm Jacoby, 11 July 1984 – 30 November 1986
• Generalmajor Peter Rohde, 1 December 1986 – 30 September 1991
• Generalmajor Dieter Stöckmann, 1 October 1991 – 24 June 1993
• Brigadegeneral Klaus von Heimendahl, 1 October 1993 – 31 March 1994
• Generalmajor Henribert Göttelmann, 1 April 1994 – 31 March 1995
• Generalmajor Klaus Frühhaber, 1 April 1995 – 30 September 1997
• Generalmajor Werner Widder, 1 October 1997 – 31 March 1998
• Generalmajor Holger Kammerhoff, 1 April 1998 – 2000
• Generalmajor Axel Bürgener, 2000 – 30 September 2001

[edit] See also

• 5th SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking
• Panzer, Panzer Division
• Division (military), Military unit
• Heer, Wehrmacht, List of German divisions in WWII

[edit] References

• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "5. Panzer-Division". Retrieved April 2, 2005.

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Coordinates: 50°22′49.17″N 8°00′41.09″E / 50.380325°N 8.0114139°E / 50.380325; 8.0114139

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