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title: SS Waffen Panzer Das Reich Division
author: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101III-Zschaeckel-197-09 / Zschäckel, Friedrich
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20258/ss-waffen-panzer-das-reich-division/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-03-24
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# SS Waffen Panzer Das Reich Division

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## Image File

[![SS Waffen Panzer Das Reich Division](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20258.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20258.jpg)

## Image Caption

This photo, taken by Friedrich Zschäckel in April 1943, shows a Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tank of the Waffen Panzer das Reich division, then led by Gruppenführer Walter Krüger (1890- 945), while on the Eastern Front during the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Friedrich, B. B. 1. /. Z. (2025, March 24). SS Waffen Panzer Das Reich Division. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20258/ss-waffen-panzer-das-reich-division/>
### Chicago
Friedrich, Bundesarchiv, Bild 101III-Zschaeckel-197-09 / Zschäckel,. "SS Waffen Panzer Das Reich Division." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20258/ss-waffen-panzer-das-reich-division/>.
### MLA
Friedrich, Bundesarchiv, Bild 101III-Zschaeckel-197-09 / Zschäckel,. "SS Waffen Panzer Das Reich Division." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20258/ss-waffen-panzer-das-reich-division/>.

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