XLVII Panzer Corps (also: 47th Panzer Corps or XXXXVII. ''Panzerkorps'' or XXXXVII Panzer Corps) was a

panzer corps A panzer corps (german: Panzerkorps) was an armoured corps type in Nazi Germany's ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. The name was introduced in 1941, when the motorised corps (''Armeekorps (mot)'' or ''AK(mot)'') were renamed to panzer corps. Pan ...

of the German Army in

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that was formerly designated as XLVII Corps. Various formations of the corps fought in the French campaign of 1940, in the invasion of Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, and on the Western Front from June 1944 until April 1945.

Initial Formation

The first formation of the XLVII Corps was on 20 June 1940, during the Campaign in France. This formation was shortly thereafter disbanded on 1 July 1940. The corps was formed again as a motorized corps on 25 November 1940 in Military Region XI. The new corps was initially stationed in Germany as part of

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Eastern Front

In May 1941, the corps was subordinated to Panzer Group 2 (later

2nd Panzer Army The 2nd Panzer Army (german: 2. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 2nd Panzer Group on October 5, 1941. Organisation Panzer Group Guderian (german: Panzergruppe Guderian) was formed on 5 June 19 ...

) and took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union,

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, in 1941. On 21 June 1942, the corps was retitled XLVII Panzer Corps. The corps remained on the Russian front until March 1944, when it was stationed in

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Western Front

In 1944, the corps was transferred to the Western Front. The corps took part in the

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offensive, and attacked into the central Ardennes during the

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. The corps was retitled ''Army Group Lüttwitz'' in January 1945. On 16 April, the corps surrendered with other German troops in the Ruhr Pocket to the

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Orders of Battle

10 December 1940

* 14th Infantry Division *

19th Panzer Division The 19th Panzer Division ( en, 19th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. It was created from the 19th Infantry Division. The division fought exclusively on the Eastern Front, except for ...

20th Panzer Division The 20th Panzer Division ( en, 20th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II. It was created from parts of the 19th Infantry Division. The division fought exclusively on the Eastern Front, taking part in th ...

4th Panzer Division The 4th Panzer Division ( en, 4th Tank Division) was an armored division in the Army of Nazi Germany. In World War II, it participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland, the 1940 invasion of France, and the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. It ...

* 20th Infantry Division (Motorized)

22 June 1941

* 29th Infantry Division (Motorized) * 17th Panzer Division * 18th Panzer Division * 167th Infantry Division

16 September 1944

21st Panzer Division The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941–1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorp ...

* 111th Panzer Brigade * 112th Panzer Brigade * 113th Panzer Brigade

15 December 1944

* Corps Troops: ** 182nd

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Sturm Regiment ** 1124th Heavy Artillery Battery ** 1119th Heavy Mortar Battery ** 600th Engineer Battalion ** 15th (mot) Volks Werfer Brigade *** 55th

Nebelwerfer The Nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) was a World War II German series of weapons. They were initially developed by and assigned to the Wehrmacht's "smoke troops" (''Nebeltruppen''). Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replace ...

Regiment *** 85th

Regiment ** 766th (mot)

Volksartilleriekorps A Volksartilleriekorps (People's Artillery Corps) was a brigade-sized massed artillery formation employed by the German Army in World War II from late 1944 until the end of the war. A Volksartilleriekorps (VAK) was typically composed of five or six ...

* 2nd Panzer Division *

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* 26th Volksgrenadier Division

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