6th SS Panzer Corps

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The 6th SS Panzer Corps was a Waffen-SS armored corps of Nazi Germany that saw major combat on the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Waffen-SS armoured corps
military unit
activeDuring 1940s
allegiance Adolf Hitler
associatedWith war crimes of the Waffen-SS
branch Waffen-SS
commandStructure OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
surface form: German Army High Command
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
garrisonOrHeadquarters various locations on Eastern Front
various locations on Western Front
hasEthicalAssessment involved in criminal organization Waffen-SS as declared at Nuremberg Trials
historicalPeriod 20th century
ideology Nazism
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranch ground forces
militaryRole armoured warfare
notableEngagement Siege of Budapest
surface form: Battle of Budapest

Lake Balaton operations
Operation Konrad
Siege of Budapest
notableFor armoured operations on Eastern Front
participation in late-war German offensives
opponent Allied forces
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf German armoured forces
Waffen-SS
sideInConflict Axis powers
subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
surface form: German armed forces high command
subordinateUnit 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
theatreOfOperations Eastern Front
Western Front
type armoured corps
usedEquipment German tanks
armoured fighting vehicles
self-propelled artillery

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6th Panzer Army subordinateUnit 6th SS Panzer Corps