23rd Panzer Division (Germany)
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The 23rd Panzer Division was established on the 14th of March 1942 in France. It was built around the 101 Panzer-Brigade and two infantry regiments. The units worked with "booty tanks".
In April the division went to the eastern front near Kharkov. It stayed on this front for the rest of the war and surrendered on the 8th of May 1945. The division was interned at Tamsweg Mauterndorf.
In April the division went to the eastern front near Kharkov. It stayed on this front for the rest of the war and surrendered on the 8th of May 1945. The division was interned at Tamsweg Mauterndorf.
Commanders
- 25 September 1941 Generalleutnant Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-LengsfeldHans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-LengsfeldWilhelm Georg Gustav Botho Rudolf Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld was a German general who commanded several panzer divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme...
- 16 November 1941 Generalmajor Heinz-Joachim Werner-Ehrenfeucht
- 22 November 1941 Generalleutnant Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-LengsfeldHans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-LengsfeldWilhelm Georg Gustav Botho Rudolf Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld was a German general who commanded several panzer divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme...
- 20 July 1942 Generalmajor Erwin Mack (died in battle on the 26th of August 1942.)
- 26 August 1942 Generalleutnant Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-LengsfeldHans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-LengsfeldWilhelm Georg Gustav Botho Rudolf Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld was a German general who commanded several panzer divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme...
- 26 December 1942 General der Panzertruppen Nikolaus von VormannNikolaus von VormannNikolaus von Vormann was a highly decorated General der Panzertruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 9th Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
- 25 October 1943 Generalmajor Ewald Kräber
- 1 November 1943 Generalmajor Heinz-Joachim Werner-Ehrenfeucht
- 18 November 1943 Generalmajor Ewald Kräber
- 9 June 1944 Generalleutnant Joseph von RadowitzJoseph von Radowitz (general)Joseph Maria Hermann Ernst Peter Hans von Radowitz was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and Generalmajor of the Bundeswehr. He was also the last recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...