|
UNIT
HISTORY
3. Panzer-Division was
formed Oct 1935 at Wünsdorf. It fought in Poland and in France. It
lost several units to the forming 5.Leichte-Division Jan 1941 and
in Mar recieved replacement units from other divisions.
It fought on the central
sector of the Eastern front before being transferred to the
southern sector Mar 1942, taking part in the drive into the
Caucasus. It later fought at Kharkov, the Dnieper withdrawing
through the Ukraine and into Poland before being transferred to
Hungary. It fought in Hungary until Apr 1945 when it was
transferred to Austria where it later surrendered to the US Army.
|
|
Commanders |
|
|
|
General der Panzertruppen Leo Freiherr Geyr |
|
|
von Schweppenburg |
(1 Sep 1939 - 7 Oct 1939) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Horst Stumpff |
(7 Oct 1939 - ? Sep 1940) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kühn |
(? Sep 1940 - 4 Oct 1940) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Horst Stumpff |
(4 Oct 1940 - 13 Nov 1940) |
|
Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model |
(13 Nov 1940 - 1 Oct 1941) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Hermann Breith |
(2 Oct 1941 - 1 Oct 1942) |
|
Generalleutnant Franz Westhoven |
(1 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1943) |
|
Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein |
(25 Oct 1943 - 5 Jan 1944) |
|
Oberst Rudolf Lang |
(5 Jan 1944 - 25 May 1944) |
|
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Philipps |
(25 May 1944 - 1 Jan 1945) |
|
Generalmajor Wilhelm Söth |
(1 Jan 1945 - 19 Apr 1945) |
|
Oberst Volkmar Schöne |
(19 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Leo Freiherr Geyr |
|
|
von Schweppenburg |
(1 Sep 1939 - 7 Oct 1939) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Horst Stumpff |
(7 Oct 1939 - ? Sep 1940) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kühn |
(? Sep 1940 - 4 Oct 1940) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Horst Stumpff |
(4 Oct 1940 - 13 Nov 1940) |
|
Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model |
(13 Nov 1940 - 1 Oct 1941) |
|
General der Panzertruppen Hermann Breith |
(2 Oct 1941 - 1 Oct 1942) |
|
Generalleutnant Franz Westhoven |
(1 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1943) |
|
Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein |
(25 Oct 1943 - 5 Jan 1944) |
|
Oberst Rudolf Lang |
(5 Jan 1944 - 25 May 1944) |
|
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Philipps |
(25 May 1944 - 1 Jan 1945) |
|
Generalmajor Wilhelm Söth |
(1 Jan 1945 - 19 Apr 1945) |
|
Oberst Volkmar Schöne |
(19 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945) |
|
|
|
Area of operations |
|
|
Poland |
(Sep 1939 - May 1940) |
|
France |
(May 1940 - June 1940) |
|
Germany |
(July 1940 - June 1941) |
|
Eastern front, central sector |
(June 1941 - Mar 1942) |
|
Eastern front, southern sector |
(Mar 1942 - July 1944) |
|
Poland |
(July 1944 - Jan 1945) |
|
Hungary & Austria |
(Jan 1945 - May 1945) |
|
