Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2

The Panzer Division Feldherrenhalle 2 was a military major unit of the Wehrmacht.

Division history

Areas of application

• Hungary, Slovakia: April 1945
• Austria: May 1945

The PD Feldherrenhalle 2 was set up as a successor Division of the 13th Panzer Division and the shattered Panzer Grenadier Division " Feldherrenhalle " in the military district XX in Gdansk. The renaming in PD Feldherrenhalle 2 in March 1945. During their formation, they hardly reached regiment strength. In the last months of the war, the division fought in rearguard actions in Slovakia and on the upper Danube. On 8 May 1945 the remnants of the division surrendered to the Red Army.

Insignia

The term " Feldherrenhalle " should express solidarity with the SA -Standarte " Feldherrenhalle ". The runes Feldherrenhalle were worn by officers of the Division at the shoulder.

People

Structure

• Panzer - Regiment " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Panzer Grenadier Regiment " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Panzer Artillery Regiment " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Armored Reconnaissance Battalion " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Armored Engineer Battalion " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Tank Destroyer Division " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Army anti-aircraft artillery battalion " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Panzer news company " Feldherrenhalle 2 "
• Panzer supply troops