15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

German 15th Panzer Division
Unit insignia
Active	1941–43
Country	Germany
Allegiance	Wehrmacht
Branch	Heer
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Part of	Afrika Korps
Engagements	World War II North African Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Walter Neumann-Silkow Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck Eduard Crasemann Gustav von Vaerst

The 15th Panzer Division was an armoured formation of the German Army in World War II.

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Friedrich Kühn (November 1940 – 21 March 1941)
• Generalleutnant Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron (22 March 1940 – 10 April 1941)
• Oberst Maximilian von Herff ( 10 April 1941 – 13 April 1941)
• General der Panzertruppe Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck (13 April 1941 – 13 May 1941 )
• Oberst Maximilian von Herff ( 13 April 1941 – 16 June 1941)
• Generalmajor Walter Neumann-Silkow (16 June 1941 – 6 December 1941)
• Oberst Erwin Menny (6 December 1941 – 8 December 1941 )
• Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst ( 9 December 1941 – 28 May 1942)
• Oberst Eduard Crasemann(28 May 1942 – 15 July 1942)
• Generalmajor Heinz von Randow(15 July 1942 – 25 August 1942)
• Generalleutnant Gustav von Vaerst(25 August 1942 – 11 November 1942 )
• Generalleutnant Willibald Borowitz(11 November 1942 – 13 May 1943 )

Organization / Order of Battle

March 1941

• 8 Panzer Regiment (I & II Battalions)
• 15th Infantry Brigade
  • 104 Motorized Rifle Regiment (I & II Battalions)
  • 115 Motorized Rifle Regiment (I & II Battalions)
  • 15 Motorcycle Battalion
• 33 Reconnaissance Battalion
• 33 Motorized Artillery Regiment (I, II & III Battalions)
• 33 Combat Engineer Battalion
• 33 Antitank Battalion
• 33 Divisional services

See also

• Western Desert Campaign, North African Campaign
• Panzer Division