Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle

The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was a German panzer corps that fought on the Eastern Front during the Second World War.

Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle
Divisional insignia of Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Active	1944–45
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzer Panzergrenadier Infantry
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Corps
Garrison/HQ	HQ Berlin
Engagements	World War II Battle of Debrecen Siege of Budapest Operation Spring Awakening
Commanders
November 27, 1944 – May 8, 1945	General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann

History

The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was formed in 27 November 1944 by redesignating IV. Armeekorps. Its corps units came from Storm Division Rhodos and Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 17.[1] The corps was first deployed in Hungary in February 1945.[2]

The Panzerkorps surrendered to the US Army at the end of the war.

The SA-Feldherrnhalle Panzer Corps unit standard

Commanders

Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle

No.		Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		General der Panzertruppe Ulrich Kleemann (1892–1963)	27 November 1944	8 May 1945	162 days

Orders of Battle

Battle of Debrecen, Hungary, October 1944 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 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 Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle

• Korps Stab
  • Korps-Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
  • Schwere-Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle
  • 404. Artillerie-Regiment
  • 404. Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon
  • 44. Panzer-Nachrichten-Bataillon
  • Panzer-Feldersatz-Regiment Feldherrnhalle
• Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1
• Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2

Footnotes

1. Mitcham 2006, p. 262.
2. Nafziger, George. "Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. US Army Combined Arms Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

References

• Mitcham, Samuel W. (2006). The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-811733-53-X.
• Sanchez, Alfonso Escuadra - Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite
• Nafziger, George. "Organizational History of the German Armored Formations 1939-1945" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. US Army Combined Arms Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.