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Panzer Abteilung 40 | |
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Active | 8 March 1940 – 10 June 1943 |
Disbanded | 10 June 1943 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Heer |
Type | Tank battalion |
Equipment | Panzer I, Panzer II, Panzer III and Neubaufahrzeug |
Engagements | Operation Weserübung, Operation Arctic Fox |
Panzer-Abteilung 40 was the name of a tank battalion of the German army during World War II. The battalion fought during the invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung) and afterwards during Operation Silver Fox, the German-Finnish offensive to capture the Soviet port of Murmansk. The unit remained in Finland until it was sent to Oslo and disbanded.