![]() Commanded by General der Panzertruppen Georg Jauer, the division arrived on the Ukrainian Front on the 8th November, just in time as the 4th Panzer Army was in serious trouble due to violent Soviet attacks which had captured Kiev and were in position to encircle the whole 4th Panzer Army. In October 1943, the division was transferred to the Eastern Front and was attached to the 4th Panzer Army,( Army Group North Ukraine). After being transferred to Northern France in September/October for training exercises, the division was sent east, and eventually arrived on the Eastern front (central sector)in early November 1943. Soon after its creation in February, the division engaged with Norwegian Partisans near Rjukan, and then in late August sailed to Denmark to take part in Operation Tivoliasflug, the disarming of the Danish Army. Existing units were renamed, and new ones formed in order to get the new division to actual divisional strength, although it remained well under even when it moved to France in September 1943. Divisional staff were formed in Eberswalde Germany, (their new home station)and arrived in Oslo, Norway on 5 March. ![]() When the Russian campaign did not end in 1941 as planned, the Verband was re-designated the 25th Panzer Division on 25 February 1942, although there was little increased strength to the original numbers of the Verband. The 'Rhineland-Westphalia 25th Panzer' was formed in Norway on as the 'Schutzen-Verband Oslo', It was created to spearhead the possible invasion of Sweden and a full Panzer Division was not considered necessary for this task. 1.3 Refitting and further fighting on the Eastern Front.
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