Panzerkorps
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Panzerkorps were German World War II armored corps formations of the Wehrmacht Heer, designed to coordinate large-scale tank and mechanized operations on the battlefield.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panzer corps | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored corps
ⓘ
military formation type ⓘ |
| commandedByRank |
General der Infanterie
ⓘ
General der Panzertruppe ⓘ Generaloberst ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designedFor |
large-scale armored offensives
ⓘ
rapid maneuver warfare ⓘ |
| doctrine | Blitzkrieg ⓘ |
| era | World War II German armored forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of mechanized operations
ⓘ
coordination of tank operations ⓘ operational-level armored command ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | armored corps ⓘ |
| militaryHierarchyLevel | corps ⓘ |
| notableExample |
I Panzerkorps
NERFINISHED
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II Panzerkorps NERFINISHED ⓘ III Panzerkorps NERFINISHED ⓘ LVII Panzerkorps NERFINISHED ⓘ XLVIII Panzerkorps NERFINISHED ⓘ XXXX Panzerkorps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalFeature |
combined-arms structure
ⓘ
corps-level staff ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| primaryEquipment |
armored personnel carriers
ⓘ
self-propelled guns ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Armeekorps
NERFINISHED
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Panzerdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet tank corps ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| typicalBranch |
armored troops
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ engineer units ⓘ motorized infantry ⓘ reconnaissance units ⓘ signals units ⓘ |
| typicalSubordinateUnit |
Panzerdivision
NERFINISHED
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mechanized infantry division ⓘ motorized infantry division ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Panzer corps