XXXX Panzer Corps

XXXX Panzer Corps was a tank corps in the German Army during World War II.

History
The '''XXXX. Armeekorps''' was formed on 26 January 1940 in Lubeck in the Wehrkreis X. It took part in the invasions of France and Greece before being sent to the Eastern Front. On 15 September 1940 it was converted into a motorized corps under the name '''XXXX. Armeekorps (motorisiert) and was renamed XXXX. Panzerkorps''' on 9 July 1942.

The XXXX Panzer Corps fought at Kharkov, the advance to the Don River, and to the Terek in the Caucasus. The corps later withdrew toward Rostov and later into Romania.

The corps was transferred to East Prussia and withdrew toward Memel and ended the war in central Silesia.

Commanders

 * 15.02.1940 - 14.01.1942 : Georg Stumme
 * 15.01.1942 - 16.01.1942 : Hans Zorn
 * 16.02.1942 - 09.07.1942 : Georg Stumme
 * 20.07.1942 - 30.09.1942 : Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg
 * 30.09.1942 - 13.11.1942 : Gustav Fehn
 * 13.11.1942 - 01.10.1943 : Siegfried Henrici
 * 01.10.1943 - 11.11.1943 : Ferdinand Schörner
 * 12.11.1943 - 15.11.1943 : Hermann Balck
 * 19.11.1943 - 26.11.1943 : Heinrich Eberbach
 * 27.11.1943 - 31.01.1944 : Ferdinand Schörner
 * 01.02.1944 - 31.08.1944 : Otto von Knobelsdorff
 * 01.09.1944 - 08.05.1945 : Siegfried Henrici