XLVII Armee Corps (June-Nov.1940) XLVII Motorized Corps (Nov.1940-June 1942) | |
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Active | 20 June - 1 July 1940 25 November 1940 - 16 April 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Panzer |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | Corps |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Joachim Lemelsen Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz |
XLVII Panzer Corps (also: 47th Panzer Corps or XXXXVII. Panzerkorps or XXXXVII Panzer Corps) was a panzer corps of the German Army in World War II 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.