XXXXVI Panzer Corps
XXXXVI Panzer Corps was a tank corps of the German Army during World War II that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia.[1]
| XXXXVI Army Corps XXXXVI Panzer Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 20 june 1940 - 3 May 1945 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Panzer corps |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | World War II |
The Corps was created as the XXXXVI Army Corps and converted to a Panzer Corps on 21 June 1942.
The Panzer Corps took part in Operation Barbarossa and fought in Kiev, Putyvl, Vyazma and Volokolamsk. It later fought in Rusa-Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Vyazma and Yelnya before taking part in Operation Zitadelle (Kursk). It retired to the Svin area in September 1943 and to Mozyr in December. It was transferred to the southern sector in January 1944 and fought at Vinnitsa and later on the Dniester. It withdrew to Poland and ended the war in Pomerania by surrendering to British forces.
Commanders
- 20.06.1940 - 11.06.1942 : Heinrich von Vietinghoff
- 11.06.1942 - 20.11.1942 : Hans Zorn
- 20.11.1942 - 20.06.1943 : Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
- 20.06.1943 - 02.08.1943 : Hans Zorn
- 05.08.1943 - 21.03.1944 : Hans Gollnick
- 22.03.1944 - 03.07.1944 : Friedrich Schulz
- 03.07.1944 - 23.07.1944 : Fritz Becker
- 24.07.1944 - 28.08.1944 : Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz
- 29.08.1944 - 20.09.1944 : Maximilian Felzmann
- 21.09.1944 - 19.01.1945 : Walter Fries
- 19.01.1945 - 03.05.1945 : Martin Gareis
Notes
- U.S. Army 1986, pp. 39–41.
References
- U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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