5th Panzer Army
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5th Panzer Army was the name of two different German armoured formations during World War II. The first of these was formed in 1942, during the North African campaign and surrendered to the Allies at
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Jurgen von Arnim
Gustav von Värst
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1976 096 08, Heinrich Eberbach
Panzer Army Africa
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The Panzer Army Africa was a joint German-Italian field army that fought in the North African campaign during World War II. It consisted of one German corps and three Italian corps. In 1943, during th
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…threatened, after the success of the Allied Operation Torch landings in Algeria and Morocco. The army fought alongside the Italian First Army as a part of Army Group Afrika. The army capitulated on 13 May 1943, along with its commander Gustav von Vaerst. The army was reformed on 24 January 1944 as Panzergruppe West ("Panzer…
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1977 018 13A, Erwin Rommel
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1980 009 34, Georg Stumme
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1972 083 25, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma