9. The Panzer Division was formed in January 1940 from the 4th Leichte-Division. She took part in campaigns in the west, fighting in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Then it took part in the campaign in the Balkans and on the southern sector of the front during the invasion of the USSR. It also fought near Kursk and in the fall of 1943 on the Dnieper, where it suffered heavy losses.
The book is illustrated with a large number of photos, most of them previously unpublished, and colorful silhouettes and plans of vehicles used by the units. DP.