XLVII Panzer Corps

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XLVII Armee Corps (June–November 1940)

XLVII Motorized Corps (November 1940 – June 1942)

XLVII Panzer Corps (June 1942–1945)
Active20 June – 1 July 1940
25 November 1940 – 16 April 1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Panzer
Role Armoured warfare
Size Corps
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Joachim Lemelsen
Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
Tiger on the Eastern Front, mid-1943. Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-022-2948-22, Russland, Panzer VI (Tiger I), Munition.jpg
Tiger on the Eastern Front, mid-1943.

XLVII Panzer Corps (also: 47th Panzer Corps or XXXXVII. Panzerkorps or XXXXVII Panzer Corps) was a panzer corps of the German Army in World War II that was formerly designated as XLVII Corps. Various formations of the corps fought in the French campaign of 1940, in the invasion of Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, and on the Western Front from June 1944 until April 1945.

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Initial Formation

The first formation of the XLVII Corps was on 20 June 1940, during the Campaign in France. This formation was shortly thereafter disbanded on 1 July 1940. [1] The corps was formed again as a motorized corps on 25 November 1940 [2] in Military Region XI. The new corps was initially stationed in Germany as part of Army Group C.

Eastern Front

In May 1941, the corps was subordinated to Panzer Group 2 (later 2nd Panzer Army) and took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, in 1941. On 21 June 1942, the corps was retitled XLVII Panzer Corps. [3] The corps remained on the Russian front until March 1944, when it was stationed in France. [4] [3]

Western Front

In 1944, the corps was transferred to the Western Front. [4] [3] The corps took part in the Mortain offensive, and attacked into the central Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. [3] The corps was retitled Army Group Lüttwitz in January 1945. [5] On 16 April, the corps surrendered with other German troops in the Ruhr Pocket to the U.S. Army. [6]

Orders of Battle

10 December 1940

22 June 1941

16 September 1944

15 December 1944

Footnotes

  1. www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
  2. Georg Tessin, "Generalkommando XLVII. Panzerkorps", from CDROM published by VMD as Organisationsgeschichte der deutschen Wehrmacht
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mitcham 2006, p. 266.
  4. 1 2 Harrison 1951, p. 235.
  5. Cole 1965, p. 613.
  6. MacDonald 1973, p. 370.
  7. Niehorster, Dr. Leo. "XXXXVII Corps (motorized) Order of Battle" . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. Nafziger, George. "German Army, Battle of the Bulge, 15 December 1944" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

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