IV SS Panzer Corps

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The IV SS Panzer Corps was a major unit of the Waffen- SS during World War II.

History

The preparation of the General Command IV SS Panzer Corps was ordered on August 5, 1943 by SS Main Office because of a Fuehrer order of 1 June 1943 at the space Poitiers in France. With the formation of SS -Obergruppenführer Alfred Wünnenberg was commissioned. The preparation, however, was canceled and the existing bars for preparation of VI. SS Volunteer Corps ( lett ) in Frankfurt / Oder used. For the actual formation of the corps did not occur until June 30, 1944, renaming and takeover of the corps troops of the VII SS Panzer Corps. First Commanding General was SS-group leader Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. Unlike the previous SS Panzer Corps no heavy tank battalion was drawn up for the IV SS Panzer Corps. The corps was originally intended for the guidance of the 10th SS Panzer Division " Frundsberg " and the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division " Götz von Berlichingen " at the invasion front in Normandy.

Structure

  • SS Corps News Department 104
  • SS Artillery Commander 104
  • SS - thrower Department 104/schwere SS Artillery Division 104/504
  • SS Flak Abteilung 104/504
  • SS Corps Engineer Battalion 104/504
  • SS Corps sanitary department 104
  • SS Corps supply troops 104
  • July 28, 1944: 3rd SS Panzer Division, 5th SS Panzer Division
  • August 31, 1944: 73rd Infantry Division, Hungarian 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd SS Panzer Division, 5th SS Panzer Division
  • January 20, 1945: 3rd SS Panzer Division, 5th SS Panzer Division 3rd Panzer Division, the 1st Armored Division, Part 25 Hungarian Infantry Division
  • March 5, 1945: 3rd SS Panzer Division, 5th SS Panzer Division, 2nd Hungarian Armoured Division
  • April 30, 1945: Battle Group 5 SS Panzer Division, Battle Group 3rd Panzer Division, Kampfgruppe 1st Armored Division, Battle Group 1 People's Mountain Division

Commanding generals

  • August 5 to August 30, 1943 SS -Obergruppenführer and General of Police Alfred Wünnenberg
  • October 24, 1943 to March 14, 1944 SS-group leader and lieutenant general of the Waffen-SS Walter Krüger
  • July 1 to July 19, 1944 SS-group leader and lieutenant general of the Waffen-SS Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
  • July 28, 1944 to May 8, 1945: SS- Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen -SS Herbert Otto Gille
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