3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

3rd Panzer Division
3. Panzer-Division — 3. PzDiv — XX
Unit Symbol
Active	15 October 1935 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Part of	Wehrmacht
Garrison/HQ	Wehrkreis III: Berlin
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Case Blue Battle of Kursk
Insignia
During Operation Citadel
Summer 1943

The 3rd Panzer Division (English: 3rd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II.

The division was one of the original three tank divisions established by Germany in 1935. The division participated in the Invasions of Poland, Belgium, France and the Soviet Union. From 1941 to 1945 it continuously fought on the Eastern Front.