15th PANZER DIVISION
Formed:
1st November 1940
Disbanded:
13th May 1943
Headquarters:
Landau
Linage:
33rd Infantry Division
15th Panzer Division
Commanders:
Generalleutnant Friedrich Kühn 1st November 1940 to 21st March 1941
Generalleutnant Heinrich Von Prittwitz und Gaffron 22nd March 1941 to 10th April 1941
Oberst Maximilian Von Herff 10th April 1941 to 13th April 1941
General der Panzertruppe Hans-Karl Freiherr Von Esebeck 13th April 1941 to 13th May 1941
Oberst Maximilian Von Herff 13th April 1941 to 16th June 1941
Generalmajor Walter Neumann-Silkow 16th June 1941 to 6th December 1941
Oberst Erwin Menny 6th December 1941 to 8th December 1941
Generalmajor Gustav Von Vaerst 9th December 1941 to 28th May 1942
Oberst Eduard Crasemann 28th May 1942 to 15th July 1942
Generalmajor Heinz Von Randow 15th July 1942 to 25th August 1942
Generalleutnant Gustav Von Vaerst 25th August 1942 to 11th November 1942
Generalleutnant Willibald Borowitz 11th November 1942 to 13th May 1943
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Tobruk
Sollum
Halfaya Pass
Sidi Azeiz
Sidi Rezegh
Operation Theseus
Gazala
El Alamein
Alam el Halfa
Fuka Pass
Mareth Line
Kasserine Pass
Served:
Libya
Egypt
Tunisia
Unit Structure 10th March 1942:
Divisional Staff
8th Panzer Regiment
115th Panzergrenadier Regiment
33rd Artillery Regiment
33rd Reconnaissance Battalion
33rd Panzerjäger Battalion
33rd Pioneer Battalion (Motorised)
78th Signals Battalion (Motorised)
33rd Feld Ersatz Battalion
33rd Supply Battalion
Medical and Administration Companies
