XV Panzer Corps
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XV Panzer Corps was a German armoured corps of the Wehrmacht that saw extensive service in World War II, particularly in the North African campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XV Panzer Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German army corps
ⓘ
Wehrmacht unit ⓘ armoured corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Axis Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Bir Hakeim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Gazala NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Battleaxe NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Crusader NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Tobruk NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
German Panzer tanks
ⓘ
armoured fighting vehicles ⓘ |
| formedFrom | German armoured and motorised formations in North Africa ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erwin Rommel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gustav Fehn NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Nehring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in North African campaign
ⓘ
service under Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
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British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
mobile operations ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Axis in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
15th Panzer Division
NERFINISHED
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21st Panzer Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 90th Light Africa Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Afrika Division z.b.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Ariete Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Trieste Motorised Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Libyan campaign
NERFINISHED
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North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | corps-level formation ⓘ |
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