IV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

IV Corps (IV. Armeekorps) was a corps level command of the German Army (Wehrmacht) before and during World War II.

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see IV Corps (German Empire).
IV. Armeekorps
Emblem of the IV Corps
Active1 October 1934 – 31 January 1943
20 July 1943 – 10 October 1944
Country Germany
BranchArmy
TypeCorps
Panzer corps
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeCorps
Garrison/HQDresden
EngagementsWorld War II

History

The IV Army Corps was formed on 1 October 1934 in Wehrkreis IV (4th Military District) in Dresden by the expansion of the 4th Infantry Division of the Reichswehr.

It was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 and reformed on 20 July 1943.
The Corps was again destroyed in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, and its commander killed.
The Corps was redesignated as IV Panzer Corps on 10 October 1944 and as Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle on 27 November 1944.[1]

Area of operations

Commanders
  • General der Infanterie Wilhelm List, (1 October 1935 - 4 February 1938)
  • General der Infanterie Viktor von Schwedler, (4 February 1938 - 1 November 1942)
  • General der Pioniere Erwin Jaenecke, (1 November 1942 - 17 January 1943)
  • General der Artillerie Max Pfeffer, (17 - 31 January 1943)
  • General der Infanterie Friedrich Mieth, (20 July 1943 - 10 October 1944) KIA on 2 September 1944
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See also

References
  1. Lexikon der Wehrmacht Accessed: 2 June 2012
  2. Axis History Accessed: 2 June 2012


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