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German XLVIII Panzer Corps
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The '''XLVIII Panzer Corps''' (
German language German ''XLVIII. Panzerkorps''), originally called the '''XLVIII Motorized Corps''', was a
corps level formation of the
Germany German Heer which saw extensive action on both the
Eastern front east and
Western front western fronts during
World War II.
History
The corps was originally formed on 15 December 1940 in Germany as the '''XLVIII Motorized Corps''' (''XLVIII.Armeekorps (mot)''). At the dawn of
Operation Barbarossa, June 22, 1941, it was officially redesignated as the '''XLVII Panzer Corps'''. However, the corps seems to have used both names until June-July 1942.
XLVIII Panzer Corps was attached to Field Marshal
Ewald von Kleist's
German Panzer Group 1 Panzer Group 1, a part of
Army Group South. The corps was involved in the armored battles near
Dubno early in the campaign, and later saw action at
Berdichev and
Kirovograd.
From late 1941 to May 1942, the corps took part in defensive operations in the
Kursk area. Thereafter the corps joined the ''
Fall Blau'' offensive towards
Stalingrad under Army Group South. During the
Battle of Stalingrad the corps was trapped and its major units were anhilated. However, it was quickly reformed and used by Field Marshal
Erich von Manstein's
Operation Winter Storm efforts to relieve General
Friedrich Paulus' trapped
German Sixth Army Sixth Army still in Stalingrad.
In February 1943, the XLVIII Panzer Corps took part in the battles around
Kharkov, and in June it was committed to the southern flank of the
Battle of Kursk as part of
Hermann Hoth Hoth's German Fourth Panzer Army Fourth Panzer Army.
After the failure of
Operation Citadel the corps took part in the fighting withdrawal from the Ukraine. By February 1945, the corps found itself in
Silesia, and it ended the war defending the Elbe River, where it finally surrendered in May 1945.
Assets
'''XLVIII Motorized Corps'''
* As of June 1941 (
Operation Barbarossa)
**
German 17th Panzer Division 17th Panzer Division
**
German 18th Panzer Division 18th Panzer Division.
**
German 25th Panzergrenadier Division 25th Panzergrenadier Division
** 108th Artillery Command
** Corps staff and support units
'''XLVIII Panzer Corps'''
* As of August 1942 (''
Fall Blau'')
**
German 14th Panzer Division 14th Panzer Division
**
German 24th Panzer Division 24th Panzer Division
**
German 29th Motorized Infantry Division 29th Motorized Infantry Division
**108th Artillery Command
** Corps staff and support units
* As of December 1942 (reformed after loss in the
Battle of Stalingrad)
**
German 11th Panzer Division 11th Panzer Division
**
German 336th Infantry Division 336th Infantry Division
**
German 384th Infantry Division Staff of the 384th Infantery Division, with "Alarm" troops
**
German 7th Luftwaffe Field Division 7th Luftwaffe Field Division
** 108th Artillery Command
** Corps staff and support units
* As of July 1943 (
Operation Citadel)
**
German 3rd Panzer Division 3rd Panzer Division
**
German 11th Panzer Division 11th Panzer Division
**
Grossdeutschland Division Panzergrenadier Division ''Großdeutschland''
**
German 176th Infantry Division 176th Infantry Division
** 132nd Artillery Command
** 144th Artillery Command
** Corps staff and support units
* As of December 1943
**
Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler 1st SS Panzer Division ''LSSAH''
** Battle group of the
SS Division Das Reich 2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich''
**
German 1st Panzer Division 1st Panzer Division
**
German 8th Panzer Division 8th Panzer Division
**
German 19th Panzer Division 19th Panzer Division
** 108th Artillery Command
** Corps staff and support units
See also
*
Panzer,
Panzergrenadier
*
Corps,
Military unit
*
Heer,
Wehrmacht,
List of German corps in WWII
Category:World War II German Corps 48
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