22nd Panzer Division | |
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22. Panzer-Division | |
![]() Unit insignia | |
Active | 1941–43 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Army |
Type | Panzer |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Wehrkreis XII: Schwetzingen |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Wilhelm von Apell Hellmut von der Chevallerie Eberhard Rodt |
The 22nd Panzer Division was a German Panzer Division in World War II. It was formed September 1941 in France. It was transferred to the southern sector of the Eastern Front in March 1942. The 22nd was the last Panzer Division to be issued with the Czech-built Panzer 38(t), which was considered under-gunned, under-armoured and obsolete by 1942.
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