XLVII. Panzerkorps
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XLVII. Panzerkorps (XLVII Panzer Corps) 83 This unit was formed on November 25, 19^0, as Generalkommando partisan operations in the Zhizdra, Kirov, Dyatkovo, Lyudinovo, (mot) XLVII. Armeekorps and on June 11, 19^-1? was redesignated Lovat, Shigry, and Dubrovka areas. On February 10, 19^-3, Korp- the XLVII. Panr;erkorps. In May 19^1 it was transferred from kommando Korps Scheele was formed to take over the Corps sec- Torgau via Kottbus, Breslau, Kreuzburg, and Warsaw to Siedlce. tor and the Corps was transferred to the Kromy area, where it The Corps assembled in the Zyrordow, Mazowiecki, and Siedlce was known as Korps Fatezh until February 15, 19^3. From area in preparation for Operation "Barbarossa" (invasion of February to June 19^3 it participated in defensive engage- Russia). On June 22, 19^1? it entered Russia in the central ments in the Krorny, Lokot, Suponevo, and Bryansk areas. sector and advanced to Smolensk via Brest, Pruzhany, Slonim, The Corps records for the latter half of 19^3 were destroyed. Gorodishche, Minsk, Borisov, and Orsha. The Corps then par- In early 19^4- it was transferred to the southern sector and ticipated in offensive engagements in the Yelnya, Dorogobuzh, participated in the withdrawal movements across the Ingul Dukhovshehina, Spas Demensk, Roslavl, Mglin, Bryansk, Desna River at Kirovograd, across the Bug River near Pervomaisk, River, Glukhov, Sevsk, Lokot, Karachev, Bolkhov, Belev, Fatezh, and across the Dniester River in the Orgeyev area. In April Kromy, Orel, Novosil, Mtsensk, and Plavsk areas to Tula. In 19^4- it withdrew to Bessarabia and Moldavia. On May 12 the January 19*4-2 it withdrew to the Vytebet' and Rosseta River Corps was transferred from Bacau, Rumania, to the Oberbefehls- areas and in March of 19^-2 took part in a counteroffensive haber West sector in France. No Corps records for the against the Russian 6lst Army in the Vesniny and Klintsy area. period May 13 - Aug 30, 19^? were found among the records From April to June the Corps participated in the withdrawal to in the custody of the National Archives. It participated in and defense of the Zhizdra area, in Operation "Vogelsang" withdrawal movements from Nancy to the Eifel area from Sep- (mopping-up operation in the Dyatkovo area) and in" preparations tember to December I$kk and then in the Ardennes offensive for Operation "Kreml" (attack on Moscow). From July 19^2 to in the Monschau and Bastogne areas. February 19^-3 it took part in defensive engagements and anti- Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame la, Kriegstagebuch 2 mit Anlagen. War journal concerning Corps operations during the transfer from Torgau to Siedlce, the redesignation as a Panzer Corps, June 11, 19^-1, preparations for Operation "Barbarossa," the invasion of Russia in the Brest area, the advance to Smolensk, offensive engagements in the Yelnya, Spas Demensk. Roslavl, Bryansk, Novgorod-Severski, Putivl, and Glukhov areas. Also, an officers' register. The Corps was subordinate to Pz. AOK 2 under the command of Gen.d.Pz. Tr. Joachim Lemelsen, Nov 25, 19^0 - Nov k, May 25 - Sep 22,.. 19^1* 13^68/1 1097 la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, orders, charts, and maps pertaining to Corps preparations for and operations during the invasion of Russia, tactical situa- tion, and order of battle. May 20 - Jun 2?, 19^1 13^68/2 1097 216 * KTB 1, item No. 111M+ for the period Nov 25, 19^-0 - May 2k9 19^1, was not found among the records filmed by the National Archives. 81* XLVII. Panzerkorps Item Ds/tes Item No, Roll 1st Frame la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, orders, and intelligence summaries pertaining to operations during the drive to Smolensk, prisoners of war, the combating of irregulars, the treatment of civilians, and the enemy tactical situation. Jun 26 - Jul 6, 19^1 13!*68/3 1097 !*38 la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Daily reports, orders, and charts pertaining to order of battle, casualties, and fighting south of Vitebsk, and the status of tanks and other combat vehicles. Also, aerial photographs of the Babinichi and Lyady areas. Jul 6 - 15, 1098 la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, orders, charts, and maps (1:300,000) pertaining to order of battle, destruction of the Stalin Line, capture of Smolensk, and .prepa- rations for the attack on Dorogobuzh. Also, traffic regulations for ;the - -;< Dnieper River bridges. Jul 15-27, 19Ul 13^68/5 1098 156 la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, orders, charts, and map overlays pertaining to order of battle, operations, and establishment of bridgeheads along the Desna River. Also, aerial photographs of Rakino and reports concerning the destruc- tion of the 18, Inf. Div. motorcycle battalion and the disposition of captured vehicles. Jul 27 - Aug 17, 19141 . 13^68/6 109B 30** la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, orders, directives, and maps pertaining to opera- tions, reassignment of units, and combat strength in the Desna and Seym River areas. Also, intelligence summaries concerning enemy operations and tactical situation. Aug 17 - 30, 131*68/7 1098 520 la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, charts, and maps; also orders issued by Panzer- gruppe 2 pertaining to order of battle and operations of the Corps in the area south of Bryansk and west of Kursk. Aug 31 - Sep 8, 19*a 131*68/8 1098 685 la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Reports, maps, and overlays (1:300,000) pertaining to admin- istration, combat readiness, and operations in the Novgorod-Severski area. Sep 9-22, 191*1 13^68/9 1098 866 la, Sonderanlage z. KTB 2. Special appendixes to war journal with reports of Armee- gruppe C, ll*6. Art. Rgt., and 1*13. Pi. Btl.Stab concerning their operations. Also, maps and overlays showing the location of artillery and engineer units. Apr 12 - May 15, 191*! 13^68/10 1098 1073 XLVII. Panzerkorps Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame la, Anlagen z. KTB 2, Tatigkeitsbericht Arbeitsstab Deichgraf. Activity report of Arbeitsst&b Deichgraf concerning their operations, and a roster of officers assigned to this staff before the invasion of Russia. Also, reports, orders, and maps pertaining to movements of the 18. Pz.-Div. and enemy operations. May 25 - Jun U, 19^1 13^68/11 1098 1113 Ic, Tatigkeitsbericht. Activity report of the Intelligence Branch, with maps, pertaining to enemy operations, order of battle, border guards, propaganda, and the tactical situation. Also, orders relating to the treatment of pris- oners of war and Russian deserters and photographs of German field fortifica- tions. May 25 - Oct 31, 19^1 13^68/15 1099 Qu., Kriegstagebuch 1. War journal of the Supply Branch pertaining to supply administration and services in the Siedlce area preparatory to the invasion of the U.S.S.R. and during the invasion as far as the Pochep area. Also, an officers' assignment roster and reports concerning combat strength, casualties, and ordnance matters. May 25 - Aug 31, 19^1 -13^68/18 1099 301 Qu., Anlagenband I z. KTB 1, Taktische Befehle. Tactical orders, reports, and directives concerning supply administration and services before and during the invasion of Russia. Also, activity reports of the Administrative, Medical, and Motor Transport Officers; the Judge Advocate, and the Postmaster 4^7. May 16 - Aug 31, 19^1 13^68/19 1099 la, Kriegstagebuch 3» War journal concerning the advances of the Corps during separate offensive engagements in the Glukhov, Belev, and Dubna areas to the Tula area and in the Fatezh, Dmitrovsk Orlovski, Kromy, Orel, Novosil, Mtsensk, and Plavsk areas to the Tula area, then on to the Stalinogorsk area, defensive engagements in December along the Don River in the Yepifan area, and later the withdrawal to and defense of the Oka and Zusha River positions. Sep 23 - Dec 31, 19^1 l8lO?/l 1100 la, Anlagen z. KTB 3- Reports, messages, orders, charts, and a map (1:300,000) pertaining to operations, order of battle, and the tactical situation during engagements in the Bryansk area. Sep 22 - Oct 6, 19^1 18107/2 1100 387 la, Anlagen z. KTB 3- Reports, messages, orders, and maps pertaining to operations and the tactical situation in the Stalinogorsk area and during the attempts to flank Moscow from the east and southeast. Oct 6-15, 18107/3 1100 780 86 XLVII. Panzerkorps Item --• •. " Dates Item No. la, Anlagen z. KTB 3- Reports, messages, orders, and a map (1:100,000) pertaining to operations, organization, adminis'tration,-and the tactical situation. Also, a report from the Ul3. Pi. Btl. concerning the condition of the supply routes to Orel. Oct 16 - Nov 5,. 19^1 18107A 1101 la, Anlagen z. KTB 3- Reports, messages, and orders pertaining to operations, reorganization, road maintenance, and the tactical situation in the Orel area. Also, special directives concerning traffic control. Nov 6-26, 19Ul 18107/5 1101 391 la, Anlagen z. KTB 3« Reports, messages, and orders pertaining to operations^ preparation*of winter positions west of Yepifan along the Don River, and . gradual retreat. Also, data concerning the raiding of villages by Red Army soldiers dressed in cruELian clothes. Nov 26 - Dec 15, 19^1 18107/6 .1102 la, Anlagen z. KTB 3- Reports, messages, and charts pertaining to operations, order of battle, the tactical situation, and the status of engineer equipment in the Orel area. Also, directives concerning reporting procedures; Dec,15 - 31, 19^1 "" 18107/7 358 la, Kriegstagebuch U. War journal concerning the withdrawal to and defense of the Vytebet and Rosseta River sectors and the counteroffensive in the Vesniny and Klintsy areas to stop the attack from the Russian 6lst Army west of Bolkhov toward Staritsa, which ended in the defeat of the Soviet forces.