The 46th motorized corps ( German: XXXXVI. Armeekorps (mot.) ) Was formed on October 25, 1940 .
| 46th Motorized Corps XXXXVI. Armeekorps (mot.) | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | November 1940 - June 1942 |
| A country |  Germany |
| Wars | the seizure of Yugoslavia 1941 , The war against the USSR 1941-1945 |
| Participation in | |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Heinrich von Fittinghof |
On June 14, 1942 it was renamed the 46th Panzer Corps .
Content
- 1 Corps combat path
- 2 Housing composition
- 3 Corps Commander
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Corps Combat Path
In April 1941 - participation in the capture of Yugoslavia .
Since June 22, 1941 - participation in the German-Soviet war , as part of the Army Group Center .
Fights in Belarus:
On July 8, 1941, the advanced units of the 46th Motorized Corps approached Mogilev and, after the bombing of the Luftwaffe, attacked the leading edge of the Soviet division at the junction of the 514th and 388th Rifle Regiments. Having wedged themselves into the defense of the 172nd division , the German units lost at least 40 tanks, in connection with which parts of the corps stopped frontal attacks and went north of Shklov and Bykhov with the aim of breaking through tanks in convergent directions to bypass and surround the resistance node near Mogilyov [1] .
Fights in the Smolensk, Vyazma, near Moscow.
In 1942 - fighting in the region of Rzhev.
Body Composition
In July 1941:
- 10th Panzer Division
- SS Division Das Reich
- Grossdeutchland infantry regiment
In April 1942:
- SS Division Das Reich
- 14th Motorized Division
- 206th Infantry Division
- 251st Infantry Division
Corps Commander
- From November 1, 1940 - General of the tank forces Heinrich von Fittinghof
Notes
- β 172nd Infantry Division . Club "Memory" of Voronezh State University (August 11, 2013). Date of treatment November 8, 2013. Archived December 12, 2012.
Literature
- Georg Tessin: VerbΓ€nde und Truppen der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 . Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 1973, ISBN 3-7648-0871-3