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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 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'' fought on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] during the [[Second World War]].
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}}


==Commanders==
==Commanders==

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
Divisional insignia of Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Active1944–45
Country Germany
AllegianceAdolf Hitler
Branch SA
TypePanzer
Panzergrenadier
Infantry
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeCorps
Garrison/HQHQ Berlin
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
June 1943 – April 3, 1944Generalleutnant Otto Kohlermann
April 3, 1944 – July 8, 1944Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
July 8, 1944 – November 1944
November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945
Generalmajor Günther Pape

General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann

The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was a German panzer corps that fought on the Eastern Front during the Second World War.

History

The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was formed in 27 November 1944 by redesignating IV. Armeekorps. Its corps units came from Storm Division Rhodos and Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 17.[1].

The Panzerkorps surrendered to the US Army at the end of the war, who handed them over to the Red Army.[1]

Commanders

Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle

Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle

  • General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann (November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945)

Orders of Battle

Battle of Debrecen, Hungary, October 1944 60. 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 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 Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle

  • Korps Stab
    • Korps-Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
    • Schwere-Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
    • 404. Artillerie-Regiment
    • 404. Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon
    • 44. Panzer-Nachrichten-Bataillon
    • Panzer-Feldersatz-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1
  • Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Mitcham 2006, p. 262.

References

  • 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