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On November 1, 1940 the 15th Panzer Division was formed from the 33rd Infantry Division. On January 18, 1941 the 8th Panzer Regiment was reassigned from the 10th Panzer Division to the 15th Panzer Division. Between April 25 and May 6, 1941 the 8th Panzer Regiment was shipped to North Africa in 3 convoys. The regiment was equipped with 146 tanks made up of 45 Panzer II’s, 71 Panzer III’s, 20 Panzer IV’s, 4 Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen and 6 Panzerbefehlswagen. By May 28 1941 the regiment was fully assembled at the front.