Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle

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.

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

History

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

Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle
Commanding officers
Rank Name Period
General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann 27 November 1944 to 8 May 1945 (162 days)

Orders of battle
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
  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
  • 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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