22nd Panzer Division

22nd Panzer Division
22. Panzer-Division
Unit insignia
Active	1941–43
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Wehrkreis XII: Schwetzingen
Engagements	World War II Crimean campaign Siege of Sevastopol Case Blue Operation Uranus
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.