| 1st Panzer Army | |
|---|---|
| 1. Panzerarmee | |
 Insignia | |
| Active | 16 November 1940 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Type | Panzer |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Army 1 July 1942 (start of Case Blue): 226,688[1] 1 November 1943 (Battle of the Dnieper): 282,175[2] 1 March 1944 (Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive): 211,545[3] 1 May 1944 (after the battle of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket) 172,541[4] |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ewald von Kleist |
The 1st Panzer Army (German: 1. Panzerarmee) was a German tank army that was a large armoured formation of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
When originally formed on 1 March 1940, the predecessor of the 1st Panzer Army was named Panzer Group Kleist (Panzergruppe Kleist) with Colonel General Ewald von Kleist in command.[5]
- ^ Liedtke, Gregory. Enduring the Whirlwind: The German Army and the Russo-German War 1941-1943. Wolverhampton Military Studies, 2016, p. 228.
- ^ OKH Org.Abt. I Nr. I/5645/43 g.Kdos. Iststärke des Feldheeres Stand 1.11.43. NARA T78, R528, F768.
- ^ OKH Organisationsabteilung (I). Nr. I/161628/44 g.Kdos. Notiz. Iststärke des Feldheeres Stand 1.3.1944. Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (BA-MA) RH 2/1341, fol. 12.
- ^ OKH Organisationsabteilung (I). Nr. I/17246/44 g.Kdos. Notiz. Iststärke des Feldheeres Stand 1.5.1944. Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (BA-MA) RH 2/1341, fol. 18.
- ^ Nipe 2012.