4th Panzer Army
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The 4th Panzer Army (German: 4. Panzerarmee), operating as Panzer Group 4 (Panzergruppe 4) from its formation on 15 February 1941 to 1 January 1942, was a German panzer formation during World War II. As a key armoured component of the Wehrmacht, the army took part in the crucial battles of the German-Soviet war of 1941–45, including Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, and the 1943 Battle of Kiev.
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4th Panzer Army | |
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German: 4. Panzerarmee | |
Active | 15 Feb 1941 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | German Army |
Type | Panzer |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | Army 1 July 1943 (start of the Battle of Kursk): 223,907[1] 1 November 1943 (Battle of the Dnieper): 276,978[2] 20 December 1943 (start of the Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive): 358,618[3] 10 April 1944 (end of the Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive): 247,200[4] |
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The army was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad,[5][6] but later reconstituted.