2nd Panzer Division 1935-1945
2nd Panzer Division 1935-1945 by Tankwaffe
English | December 5, 2014 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00QO686LE | 126 pages | AZW3 | 5.61 Mb
English | December 5, 2014 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00QO686LE | 126 pages | AZW3 | 5.61 Mb
The 2nd Panzer Division was created by the Wehrmacht in the city of Würzburg on 15 October 1935 from two armoured regiments, the 3rd Panzer Regiment and the 4th Panzer Regiment under the control of Oberst Heinz Guderian.
During the Anschluss of Austria by the Third Reich, assisted by Nazi elements within Austria, the division was sent to form a part of the garrison in the Austrian capital of Vienna. At the outbreak of the Second World War the division was bolstered by a contingent of local Austrians, up to the point where the division was nicknamed the Vienna Division.