II SS Panzer Corps
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The II SS Panzer Corps was a major Waffen-SS armored formation of Nazi Germany, noted for its key role in several Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS corps
ⓘ
armored corps ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWith | war crimes by Waffen-SS units ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under Waffen-SS high command ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Operation Market Garden
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Arnhem
Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
Operation Citadel ⓘ Third Battle of Kharkov ⓘ defensive operations on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalAssessment | instrument of Nazi aggressive warfare ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | Blitzkrieg-style armored operations ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Paul Hausser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Bittrich ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concentration of elite Waffen-SS panzer divisions
ⓘ
involvement in Normandy campaign ⓘ participation in major Eastern Front offensives ⓘ role in Battle of Kursk ⓘ role in Operation Citadel ⓘ role in Third Battle of Kharkov ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| role |
mobile reserve
ⓘ
offensive armored spearhead ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
German 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
ⓘ
surface form:
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler ⓘ 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich ⓘ 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf ⓘ 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ |
| type |
armored formation
ⓘ
panzer corps ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.