XLVII Panzer Corps (also: 47th Panzer Corps or XXXXVII. ''Panzerkorps'' or XXXXVII Panzer Corps) was a
panzer corps
A panzer corps () was an armoured corps type in Nazi Germany's ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. The name was introduced in 1941, when the motorised corps (''Armeekorps (mot)'' or ''AK(mot)'') were renamed to panzer corps. Panzer corps were cre ...
of the
German Army
The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ...
in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
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.
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. The corps was formed again as a motorized corps on 25 November 1940 in Military Region XI. The new corps was initially stationed in Germany as part of
Army Group C
Army Group C () was an army group of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. In its first deployment between 1939 and 1941, its main assignment was the defense of the Franco-German border during the Phony War and the Western Campaign, after whi ...
.
Eastern Front
In May 1941, the corps was subordinated to Panzer Group 2 (later
2nd Panzer Army
The 2nd Panzer Army () was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 2nd Panzer Group on October 5, 1941.
Organisation
Panzer Group Guderian () was formed on 5 June 1940 and named after its commander, general Heinz Gude ...
) and took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union,
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along ...
, in 1941. On 21 June 1942, the corps was retitled XLVII Panzer Corps. The corps remained on the
Russian front until March 1944, when it was stationed in
France
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.
Western Front
In 1944, the corps was transferred to the
Western Front. The corps took part in the
Mortain
Mortain () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.
Geography
Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the ...
offensive, and attacked into the central
Ardennes
The Ardennes ( ; ; ; ; ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France.
Geological ...
during the
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western ...
. The corps was retitled ''Army Group Lüttwitz'' in January 1945. On 16 April, the corps surrendered with other German troops in the
Ruhr Pocket to the
U.S. Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United Stat ...
.
Orders of Battle
10 December 1940
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14th Infantry Division
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19th Panzer Division
The 19th Panzer Division () was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. It was created from the 19th Infantry Division.
The division fought exclusively on the Eastern Front, except for a brief period of refi ...
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20th Panzer Division
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4th Panzer Division
The 4th Panzer Division () was an armored division in the Army of Nazi Germany.
In World War II, it participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland, the 1940 invasion of France, and the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. It remained on the ...
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20th Infantry Division (Motorized)
22 June 1941
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29th Infantry Division (Motorized)
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17th Panzer Division
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18th Panzer Division
The 18th Panzer Division () was a German World War II armoured division that fought on the Eastern Front from 1941 until its disbandment in 1943.
Formation
The 18th Panzer Division was formed on 26 October 1940 at Chemnitz from parts of the ...
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167th Infantry Division
16 September 1944
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21st Panzer Division
The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941 to 1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorps ...
* 111th Panzer Brigade
* 112th Panzer Brigade
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113th Panzer Brigade
15 December 1944
* Corps Troops:
** 182nd
Flak
Anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) is the counter to aerial warfare and includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It encompasses surface-based, subsurface ( submarine-launched), and air-bas ...
Sturm Regiment
** 1124th Heavy Artillery Battery
** 1119th Heavy Mortar Battery
** 600th Engineer Battalion
** 15th (mot) Volks Werfer Brigade
*** 55th
Nebelwerfer
The () was a World War II Nazi Germany, German series of weapons. They were initially developed by and assigned to the German Army (Wehrmacht), Army's . Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replaced by a variety of roc ...
Regiment
*** 85th
Nebelwerfer
The () was a World War II Nazi Germany, German series of weapons. They were initially developed by and assigned to the German Army (Wehrmacht), Army's . Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replaced by a variety of roc ...
Regiment
** 766th (mot)
Volksartilleriekorps
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2nd Panzer Division
The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II.
Created as one of the original three German tank divisions in 1935, it was stationed in Austria after the Anschluss ...
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Panzer Lehr Division
The Panzer-Lehr-Division (tank teaching division) was an elite German armoured division during World War II. It was formed in 1943 onwards from training and demonstration troops (''Lehr'' = "teach") stationed in Germany, to provide additional a ...
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26th Volksgrenadier Division
Footnotes
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Panzer corps of Germany in World War II
Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945