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|unit_name=XXXX Panzerkorps |
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|dates=26 January 1940 - 8 May 1945 |
|dates=26 January 1940 - 8 May 1945 |
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|country={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|branch=[[German Army (1935-1945)|Army]] |
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|type=[[Panzer corps]] |
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|role=[[Armoured warfare]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| ⚫ | The '''XXXX. Armeekorps''' was formed on 26 January 1940 in Lubeck in the Wehrkreis X. It took part in the invasions of France and Greece before being sent to the Eastern Front. On 15 September 1940 it was converted into a motorized corps under the name '''XXXX. Armeekorps (motorisiert)''' and was renamed '''XXXX. Panzerkorps''' on 9 July 1942.<ref>Tessin, p. 85</ref> |
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The '''XXXX. Armeekxxxbporps''' was formed on January 26, 1940 in Lubeck in the Wehrkreis X. |
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It took part in the invasions of France and Greece before being sent to the Eastern Front. |
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The XXXX Panzer Corps fought at [[Kharkov]], the advance to the [[Don River (Russia)|Don River]], and to the [[Terek River|Terek]] in the [[Caucasus]]. The corps later withdrew toward [[Rostov]] and later into [[Romania]]. |
The XXXX Panzer Corps fought at [[Kharkov]], the advance to the [[Don River (Russia)|Don River]], and to the [[Terek River|Terek]] in the [[Caucasus]]. The corps later withdrew toward [[Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast|Rostov]] and later into [[Romania]]. |
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The corps was transferred to East Prussia and |
The corps was transferred to [[East Prussia]] and withdrew toward [[Klaipėda|Memel]] and ended the war in central [[Silesia]]. |
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== Commanders == |
== Commanders == |
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* 27.11.1943 - 31.01.1944 : Ferdinand Schörner |
* 27.11.1943 - 31.01.1944 : Ferdinand Schörner |
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* 01.02.1944 - 31.08.1944 : [[Otto von Knobelsdorff]] |
* 01.02.1944 - 31.08.1944 : [[Otto von Knobelsdorff]] |
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* 01.09.1944 - 08.05.1945 : Siegfried Henrici |
* 01.09.1944 - 08.05.1945 : [[Siegfried Henrici]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book |last=Tessin |first=Georg |title= Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 |trans-title=Units and Troops of the German Military and Waffen-SS in the Second World War 1939–1945 |volume=5: Die Landstreitkräfte 31–70 (Units 31–70)|publisher=Biblio |location=Osnabrück |year= |oclc=|language=German}} |
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| XXXX Panzerkorps | |
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| Active | 26 January 1940 - 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Panzer corps |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | World War II |
XXXX Panzer Corps was a tank corps in the German Army during World War II.
History
[edit]The XXXX. Armeekorps was formed on 26 January 1940 in Lubeck in the Wehrkreis X. It took part in the invasions of France and Greece before being sent to the Eastern Front. On 15 September 1940 it was converted into a motorized corps under the name XXXX. Armeekorps (motorisiert) and was renamed XXXX. Panzerkorps on 9 July 1942.[1]
The XXXX Panzer Corps fought at Kharkov, the advance to the Don River, and to the Terek in the Caucasus. The corps later withdrew toward Rostov and later into Romania.
The corps was transferred to East Prussia and withdrew toward Memel and ended the war in central Silesia.
Commanders
[edit]- 15.02.1940 - 14.01.1942 : Georg Stumme
- 15.01.1942 - 16.01.1942 : Hans Zorn
- 16.02.1942 - 09.07.1942 : Georg Stumme
- 20.07.1942 - 30.09.1942 : Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg
- 30.09.1942 - 13.11.1942 : Gustav Fehn
- 13.11.1942 - 01.10.1943 : Siegfried Henrici
- 01.10.1943 - 11.11.1943 : Ferdinand Schörner
- 12.11.1943 - 15.11.1943 : Hermann Balck
- 19.11.1943 - 26.11.1943 : Heinrich Eberbach
- 27.11.1943 - 31.01.1944 : Ferdinand Schörner
- 01.02.1944 - 31.08.1944 : Otto von Knobelsdorff
- 01.09.1944 - 08.05.1945 : Siegfried Henrici
References
[edit]- ^ Tessin, p. 85
Bibliography
[edit]- Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 [Units and Troops of the German Military and Waffen-SS in the Second World War 1939–1945] (in German). Vol. 5: Die Landstreitkräfte 31–70 (Units 31–70). Osnabrück: Biblio.