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Unit chronicle (14)
7. Panzer-Division
| Date | Unit | Type | Place | Fact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939.10.18 | 7. Panzer-Division | Organisation | Gera | The 7th Panzer Division was formed on 18 October 1939 in Gera by reorganizing the 2nd Light Division. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1940.05.10 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Belgium — Ardennes — Dinant | At the start of the Western campaign on 10 May 1940, the division broke through defenses in the Ardennes, reached the Meuse at Dinant, and crossed the river. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1940.05.21 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Arras | On 21 May 1940, the division was hit by a British tank counterattack at Arras, successfully repelling it after heavy fighting. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1940.06.05 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Somme — Fécamp — Cherbourg | From 5 June 1940, the division broke the Weygand Line on the Somme, advancing through Fécamp, the Cotentin Peninsula, Brittany, and to the Loire. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1941.06.22 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Alytus — Vilnius — Vitebsk | As part of the invasion of the USSR from 22 June 1941, the division crossed the Niemen at Alytus, captured Vilnius, and advanced via Vitebsk to Smolensk. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1941.11.27 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Volga-Moscow Canal — Yakhroma | By 27 November 1941, the division’s remnants reached the Volga-Moscow Canal near Yakhroma, forming a small bridgehead which was evacuated on 29 November. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1942.03.15 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Rzhev — Vyazma | From mid-March 1942, the division engaged in heavy defensive battles around Rzhev and Vyazma, before being withdrawn to France in May for rest and refitting. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1942.11.27 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Toulon — Provence | Following the Allied landings in North Africa, the division entered Vichy France, seized the port of Toulon, and was sent to the Eastern Front in December. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1943.07.05 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Kursk — Belgorod | In July 1943, the division participated in Operation Citadel (Battle of Kursk), providing northern flank cover for the main offensive along the Donets. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1943.09.09 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Poltava — Kremenchug — Dnieper | In September 1943, the division retreated through Poltava and crossed the Dnieper at Kremenchug on 9 September, entering heavy defensive operations. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1944.03.25 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Kamenets-Podolsky — Ternopil | In spring 1944, the division fought around Ternopil and took part in breaking out of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket, suffering heavy losses. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1944.07.28 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Kaunas — Klaipėda (Memel) | In the summer of 1944, the division fought in Lithuania (Kaunas, Šiauliai) and the Memel area, from where it was evacuated by sea to East Prussia in November. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1945.01.15 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | East Prussia — Pomerania | From January 1945, the division fought defensive battles across East Prussia, Pomerania, Danzig, Gotenhafen, and the Hel Peninsula. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |
| 1945.05.03 | 7. Panzer-Division | Combat | Schwerin | The evacuated remnants of the division surrendered on 3 May 1945 to American troops in the Schwerin area. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Panzerdivisionen/7PD.htm |