Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle Explained
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.
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. The corps was first deployed in Hungary in February 1945.[1]
The panzerkorps surrendered to the US Army at the end of the war.
Commanders
Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle
| +Commanding officers |
| Rank | Name | Period |
|---|
| General der Panzertruppe | Ulrich Kleemann | 27 November 1944 to 8 May 1945 | |
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
References
- Book: Mitcham. Samuel W.. The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2006. Stackpole Books. 0-811733-53-X.
- Sanchez, Alfonso Escuadra - Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite
- Web site: Nafziger. George. Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945. Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. US Army Combined Arms Center. 21 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111208094147/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939GXPZ.PDF. 8 December 2011.
Notes and References
- Web site: Nafziger. George. Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945. Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. US Army Combined Arms Center. 21 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111208094147/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939GXPZ.PDF. 8 December 2011.
