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.
The panzerkorps surrendered to the US Army at the end of the war.
Commanders
Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle +Commanding officersRankNamePeriod 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 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
References
Sanchez, Alfonso Escuadra - Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite
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