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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
|unit_name= Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
|image= [[File:Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle insignia.svg|50px]]
|image= Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle insignia.svg
|image_size= 50px
|caption=Divisional insignia of Panzergrenadier-Division ''Feldherrnhalle''
|caption=Divisional insignia of Panzergrenadier-Division ''Feldherrnhalle''
|dates= 1944–45
|dates= 1944–45
|country= {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|country={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army]]
|allegiance= [[Adolf Hitler]]
|branch= [[File:SA-Logo.svg|23px]] [[Sturmabteilung|SA]]
|type= [[Panzer]]<br>[[Panzergrenadier]]<br>[[Infantry]]
|type= [[Panzer]]<br>[[Panzergrenadier]]<br>[[Infantry]]
|role=[[Armoured warfare]]
|role=[[Armoured warfare]]
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* [[Battle of Debrecen]]
* [[Battle of Debrecen]]
* [[Siege of Budapest]]
* [[Siege of Budapest]]
* [[Operation Spring Awakening|Operation ''Spring Awakening'']]
* [[Operation Spring Awakening]]
|anniversaries=
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
|disbanded=
|disbanded=
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|commander1= [[Generalleutnant]] Otto Kohlermann
|commander1=[[General der Panzertruppe]] [[Ulrich Kleemann]]
|commander1_label=June 1943 – April 3, 1944
|commander1_label= November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945
|commander2=[[Generalmajor]] Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
|commander2_label=April 3, 1944 – July 8, 1944
|commander3=[[Generalmajor]] Günther Pape<br><br> [[General der Panzertruppe]] [[Ulrich Kleemann]]
|commander3_label= July 8, 1944 – November 1944 <br>November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945
|notable_commanders=
|notable_commanders=
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The '''Panzerkorps ''Feldherrnhalle''''' was a [[Germany|German]] [[panzer corps]] that fought on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] during the [[Second World War]].
The '''Panzerkorps ''Feldherrnhalle''''' was a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[army corps]] ([[panzer corps]]) that fought on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] during the [[Second World War]]. It was formed of [[Sturmabteilung]] (SA) members. Unlike the [[Waffen-SS]], ''Feldherrenhalle'' operated under the [[Wehrmacht]] ''Heer''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}


==History==
==History==
{{Expand section|date=August 2018}}
The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was formed in 27 November 1944 by redesignating [[IV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|''IV. Armeekorps'']]. Its corps units came from Storm Division ''Rhodos'' and Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 17.{{sfn|Mitcham|2006|p=262}}.


The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was formed on 27 November 1944 by redesignating [[IV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|''IV. Armeekorps'']] which had been destroyed on the Eastern Front in August during the Soviet [[Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive]], Its corps units came from ''Sturm-Division "Rhodos"'' ("Assault division 'Rhodes'") and Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 17.{{sfn|Mitcham|2006|p=262}} The corps was first deployed in [[Hungary]] in February 1945.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nafziger|first1=George|title=Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945|url=http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939GXPZ.PDF|website=Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library|publisher=US Army Combined Arms Center|access-date=21 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208094147/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939GXPZ.PDF|archive-date=8 December 2011}}</ref>
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The Panzerkorps surrendered to the [[US Army]] at the end of the war, who handed them over to the [[Red Army]].{{sfn|Mitcham|2006|p=262}}

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The panzerkorps surrendered to the [[US Army]] at the end of the war.

[[File:SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle.svg|thumb|right|The SA-Feldherrnhalle standard]]


==Commanders==
==Commanders==
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===Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle===
* Generalleutnant [[Otto Kohlermann]] (June 1943 – 13 February 1944)
* Oberst [[Albert Henze]] (13 February 1944 – April 3, 1944)
* Generalmajor [[Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller]] (April 3, 1944 – July 8, 1944)
* Generalmajor [[Günther Pape]] (July 8, 1944 – November 1944)


===Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle===
===Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle===
{|class="wikitable"
* General der Panzertruppe [[Ulrich Kleemann]] (November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945)
|-

|+Commanding officers{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
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==Orders of Battle==
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Period
|-
| ''General der Panzertruppe''
| [[Ulrich Kleemann]]
| 27 November 1944 to 8 May 1945 ({{ayd|1944|11|27|1945|05|08}})
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|}


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==Orders of battle==
'''Battle of Debrecen, Hungary, October 1944'''
;Battle of Debrecen, Hungary, October 1944
'''''60. Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle'''''
:As "60th Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle"
*''Division Stab''
*''Division Stab''
*''Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
*''Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
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*''Nachrichten-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle''
*''Nachrichten-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle''


'''Budapest, Hungary, February 1945'''
;Budapest, Hungary, February 1945
'''''Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1'''''
:As ''Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1''
*''Division Stab''
*''Division Stab''
*''Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
*''Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
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*''Nachrichten-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle''
*''Nachrichten-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle''


'''Operation ''Spring Awakening'', Hungary, March 1945'''
;Operation Spring Awakening, Hungary, March 1945
'''''Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle'''''
:As ''Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle''
*''Korps Stab''
*''Korps Stab''
**''Korps-Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
**''Korps-Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
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**''44. Panzer-Nachrichten-Bataillon''
**''44. Panzer-Nachrichten-Bataillon''
**''Panzer-Feldersatz-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
**''Panzer-Feldersatz-Regiment Feldherrnhalle''
*''Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1''
*''[[Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1]]''
*''Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2''
*''[[Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2]]''


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==References==
==References==
{{refbegin}}
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* {{cite book|last1=Mitcham|first1=Samuel W.|title=The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders|location=Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania|date=2006|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=0-811733-53-X}}
* {{cite book|last1=Mitcham|first1=Samuel W.|title=The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders|location=Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania|date=2006|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=0-811733-53-X}}
* Sanchez, Alfonso Escuadra - Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite
* Sanchez, Alfonso Escuadra - Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite
*{{cite web|last1=Nafziger|first1=George|title=Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945|url=http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939GXPZ.PDF|website=Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library|publisher=US Army Combined Arms Center|access-date=21 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208094147/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939GXPZ.PDF|archive-date=8 December 2011}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}

{{German Armoured Divisions of World War II}}
{{German Armoured Divisions of World War II}}
{{German Army Corps of the Wehrmacht}}
{{German Army Corps of the Wehrmacht}}
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| portal2=World War II
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[[Category:Panzer corps of Germany in World War II|P00F]]
[[Category:Panzer corps of Germany in World War II|P00F]]
[[Category:Nazi SA]]
[[Category:Sturmabteilung]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1944]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1944]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]

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Latest revision as of 11:15, 10 February 2024

Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
Divisional insignia of Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Active1944–45
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypePanzer
Panzergrenadier
Infantry
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeCorps
Garrison/HQHQ Berlin
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann

The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was a German army corps (panzer corps) that fought on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. It was formed of Sturmabteilung (SA) members. Unlike the Waffen-SS, Feldherrenhalle operated under the Wehrmacht Heer.[citation needed]

History

[edit]

The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was formed on 27 November 1944 by redesignating IV. Armeekorps which had been destroyed on the Eastern Front in August during the Soviet Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, Its corps units came from Sturm-Division "Rhodos" ("Assault division 'Rhodes'") and Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 17.[1] The corps was first deployed in Hungary in February 1945.[2]

The panzerkorps surrendered to the US Army at the end of the war.

The SA-Feldherrnhalle standard

Commanders

[edit]

Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle

[edit]
Commanding officers[citation needed]
Rank Name Period
General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann 27 November 1944 to 8 May 1945 (162 days)

Orders of battle

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Battle of Debrecen, Hungary, October 1944
As "60th Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle"
  • Division Stab
  • Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • Grenadier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
  • Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
  • Artillerie Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • FlaK-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle
  • Pionier-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle
  • Nachrichten-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle
Budapest, Hungary, February 1945
As Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1
  • Division Stab
  • Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
    • Panzer-Battalion
    • Panzergrenadier-Battalion (half-track)
    • schwere Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
  • Panzergrenadier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • Panzerjäger-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
  • Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
  • Pionier-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle
  • Artillerie-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • Nachrichten-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle
Operation Spring Awakening, Hungary, March 1945
As Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle

Footnotes

[edit]
  1. ^ Mitcham 2006, p. 262.
  2. ^ Nafziger, George. "Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. US Army Combined Arms Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

References

[edit]
  • Mitcham, Samuel W. (2006). The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-811733-53-X.
  • Sanchez, Alfonso Escuadra - Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite
  • Nafziger, George. "Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. US Army Combined Arms Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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