Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - "Panzer-Abteilung zur besonderen Verwendung 40" (fassara: "rukunin tanki don amfani na musamman") an ƙirƙira shi azaman Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 40 a ranar 8 ga Maris, 1940 don mamayewar Jamusawa na Norway da Denmark. Ƙungiyar ta ƙunshi mafi yawan tankuna Panzer I da Panzer II. Ya shiga cikin mamayewar Denmark
, kuma an kai shi Norway a watan Afrilu na 1940.