5th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

5th Panzer Division
5. Panzer-Division — 5. PzDiv — XX
Unit insignia from 1941
Active	15 November 1938 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Part of	Wehrmacht
Garrison/HQ	Wehrkreis VIII: Oppeln
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Bagration East Prussian Offensive
Insignia
1940
1941–1945
at Kursk

The 5th Panzer Division (English: 5th Tank Division) was an armoured division of the German Army during World War II, established in 1938.

The division fought in Poland, France, the Balkans and in the Soviet Union; first as part of Army Group Centre (1941–44) and then Army Group North. The division surrendered to Soviet and Western Allied forces in April and May 1945.