LXXVI Panzer Corps explained

Unit Name:LXXVI Panzer Corps
Dates:22 July 1943 – 2 May 1945
Branch:Army
Type:Panzer corps
Role:Armoured warfare
Size:Corps
Notable Commanders:General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr

The LXXVI Panzer Corps (LXXVI Panzerkorps, 76th Armoured Corps) was a panzer corps of Nazi Germany during World War II. The headquarters were formed in France under Army Group D on 29 June 1943 as LXXVI Army Corps but renamed a month later. In August it shipped to Italy to become part of 10th Army. It spent the rest of the war in Italy fighting in the Italian Campaign mainly under 10th Army but with short periods from February 1944 (Battle of Anzio) and January 1945 (Spring 1945 offensive in Italy) under 14th Army. The Corps was commanded for most of its active fighting by General Traugott Herr.

Order of battle

In 1943 the corps included:

On 25 August 1944 the composition of the corps was:[1]

Commanding officers

Area of operations

DateAreaSubordinate toOperations
July 1943FranceArmy Group D
August 1943ItalyOB Sud
September 1943Italy10th ArmySalerno, Cassino
3 February 1944Italy14th ArmyAnzio
6 June 1944Italy10th ArmyCentral Italy, Florence and Bologna
January 1945Italy14th Armynorth-eastern Italy
Source: Lexicon der Wehrmacht and Axis History Factbook

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Orgill, Douglas . The Gothic Line: The autumn campaign in Italy 1944. London. Heinemann. 227. 1967. 956232., (Appendix B).