Army Group South
In April 1941 the Division took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia, reaching Sarajevo on the 15th April. Soon after it returned to Germany in preparation for Operation Barbarossa. In June 1941, now as part of Army Group South, the Division took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union. It was involved almost continuously in offensive and defensive engagements throughout 1941, including the first winter on the Eastern Front. In the spring of 1942 14. Panzer took part in the German summer offensives as Army Group South raced through the Kharkov and Don regions.
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