IV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see IV Corps (German Empire).

IV. Armeekorps
Emblem of the IV Corps
Active	1 October 1934 – 31 January 1943 20 July 1943 – 10 October 1944
Country	Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Corps Panzer corps
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Dresden
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front Battle of Stalingrad

IV Corps (IV. Armeekorps) was a corps level command of the German Army (Wehrmacht) before and during World War II.

History

The IV Army Corps was formed on 1 October 1934 in Wehrkreis IV (4th Military District) in Dresden by the expansion of the 4th Infantry Division of the Reichswehr.

It was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 and reformed on 20 July 1943.

The Corps was redesignated as IV Panzer Corps on 10 October 1944.^[1]

Poland (September 1939 – May 1940)
France (May 1940 – June 1941)
Eastern Front, southern sector (June 1941 – October 1942)
Stalingrad (October 1942 – January 1943)
Eastern Front, southern sector (July 1943 – October 1944)^[2]

German Army (Heer) Corps

Army Corps Armeekorps	I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XXXX. XXXXI. XXXXII. XXXXIII. XXXXIV. XXXXVI. XXXXVII. XXXXVIII. L. LI. LII. LIII. LIV. LV. LVII. LIX. LXII. LXIII. LXIV. LXV. LXVI. LXVII. LXVIII. LXIX. LXX. LXXI. LXXII. LXXIII. LXXIV. LXXV. LXXVI. LXXVIII. LXXX. LXXXI. LXXXII. LXXXIII. LXXXIV. LXXXV. LXXXVI. LXXXVII. LXXXVIII. LXXXIX. LXXXX. LXXXXI. LXXXXVII. CI.

Tank Corps Panzerkorps	III. IV. VII. XIV. XXIV. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XXXX. XXXXI. XXXXVI. XXXXVII. XXXXVIII. LVI. LVII. LVIII. LXXVI. Feldherrnhalle Großdeutschland

Mountain Corps Gebirgskorps	XV. XVIII. XIX. XXI. XXII. XXXVI. XXXXIX. LI.

Cavalry Corps Kavalleriekorps	I.

Miscellaneous Corps	Afrika Korps

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