LVIII Panzer Corps was a
panzer corps in the
German Army
The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
during
World War II.
This corps was established on 28 July 1943 as LVIII. Reserve-Panzerkorps in Wehrkreis V. On 6 July 1944, it was renamed LVIII Panzerkorps.
It was sent to
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
in France on 20 July 1944 to fight the allies. It retreated through France before fighting in the
Ardennes Offensive in winter 1944-1945. It ended the war in the
Ruhr Pocket in April 1945.
Commanders
* General der Panzertruppen
Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg
Leo Dietrich Franz Reichsfreiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (2 March 1886 – 27 January 1974), was a German general during World War II, noted for his pioneering stance and expertise in the field of armoured warfare.
He commanded the 5th Panzer Arm ...
- From 28 July 1943 to 30 November 1943
* General der Panzertruppe
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck - From 1 December 1943 to 10 February 1944
* General der Panzertruppe
Walter Krüger - From 10 February 1944 to 25 March 1945
* Generalleutnant
Walter Botsch __NOTOC__
Walter Hugo Botsch (27 February 1897 – 7 January 1969) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards
* Iron Cross (1914) 2 ...
- From 25 March 1944 to April 1945
Area of operations
* France : July 1944 - December 1944
* Ardennes : December 1944
* Western Germany : January 1945 - April 1945
Sources
LVIII. Panzerkorps on lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
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Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945