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Panzer Group 2 (2nd Panzer Army from 5 Oct 1941)

Existed: 16 Nov 1940 – 8 May 1945

Commanders

  • Heinz Guderian 16 Nov 1940 – 25 Dec 1941
  • Rudolf Schmidt 26 Dec 1941 – 15 Jul 1943

Positions (approximate)

  1. 9 July 1941Berezina → Dnieper
  2. 30 September 1941Turning north from Kyiv towards Orel
  3. 5 December 1941Halted at Tula
  4. 25 March 1943Orel salient
  5. 14 August 1943Headquarters moved to the Balkans (Army Group F) — position is a theatre-level approximation
  6. 6 June 1944Balkans (Army Group F): anti-partisan operations against Chetniks and Yugoslav Partisans — theatre-level approximation

Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.

Sources

  1. [1]
    2nd Panzer Army

    Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia

Panzer Group 2 (2nd Panzer Army from 5 Oct 1941) · Militavor