abstract:A panzer division () was an armored (tank) division in the army and air force branches of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. The panzer divisions were the key element of German success in the Blitzkrieg operations of the early years of the war.
In Aprilof 1945, Panthersequippedwith irequipment (solutionB) joinedPanzerDivision Clausewitz and in mid April nearUelzendestroyedentireplatoonof British Cometcruisertanks.