Panzer-Abteilung 40

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Panzer Abteilung 40
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.