19th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
German army division during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 19th Panzer Division (English: 19th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. It was created from the 19th Infantry Division.
| 19th Panzer Division | |
|---|---|
| 19. Panzer-Division | |
 Unit insignia | |
| Active | 1 November 1940 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Panzer |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Wehrkreis XI: Hanover |
| Engagements | World War II |
The division fought exclusively on the Eastern Front, except for a brief period of refitting in the Netherlands in mid-1944. It took part in the battles of Moscow and Kursk as well as in the crushing of the Polish uprising at Warsaw. It eventually surrendered to Soviet forces in Czechoslovakia in May 1945.