IV. SS-Panzerkorps was formed June 1943 in France and took command of the Waffen-SS divisions reforming to Panzer-Divisions.
It absorbed VII. SS-Panzerkops July 1944 and was sent to the Eastern front Aug 1944 were it remained until ending the war in Austria.
| Commanders | |
| SS-Obergruppenführer Alfred Wünnenburg | (8 June 1943 - 23 Oct 1943) |
| SS-Obergruppenführer Walther Krüger | (23 Oct 1943 - 14 Mar 1944) |
| SS-Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp | (1 July 1944 - 20 July 1944) |
| SS-Brigadeführer Nikolaus Heilmann | (20 July 1944 - 6 Aug 1944) |
| SS-Obergruppenführer Herbert Otto Gille | (6 Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945) |
| Chef des Stabes | |
| SS-Standartenführer Nikolaus Heilmann | (1 Apr 1943 - 1 Aug 1944) |
| SS-Obersturmbannführer Manfred Schönfelder | (1 Aug 1944 - 8 May 1945) |
| Area of operations | |
| France | (June 1943 - July 1944) |
| Poland | (July 1944 - Jan 1945) |
| Hungary & Austria | (Jan 1945 - May 1945) |
Holders of high awards
Holders of the German Cross in Gold (1)
Brasack, Kurt, 19.10.1944, SS-Oberführer, Arko IV. SS-Pz.Korps
Holders of the German Cross in Silver (1)
Scharff, Hans, 10.02.1945, SS-Obersturmbannführer, Qu IV. SS-Pz.Korps
Holders of high awards (Korps-Truppen)
Unit-Level Commendation Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army for Shooting Down Aircraft (1)
2./SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 104 / IV. SS-Panzerkorps
Date/Place of Downing: 18.08.1944 bei Dabrowka
Award Date: 00.00.0000 (545)
Order of battle - Korpstruppen
SS-Korps-Kartenstelle (107) 104 / 504
SS-ArKo 104
Schwere SS-Artillerie-Abt 104 / 504
Schwere SS-Beoachtungs-Batterie (mot) 104 / 504
1.u.2.SS-Flak Kompanie (mot) 104 / 504
SS-Flak Abteilung 104 / 504
SS-Korps-Nachr.-Abteilung 104
SS-Korps-Pionier-Bataillon 104 / 504
SS-Werfer-Abteilung 104 (1)
SS-Korps-Sicherungs-Kompanie 104
SS-Korps-Feldgendamerietrupp (mot) 104 / 504
SS-Kriegsberichter-Kompanie 104 / 504
SS-Korps-Nachschubtruppen 104
SS-Feldpostamt (mot) 104
SS-Kfz-Instandsetzungs-Kompanie 104
SS-Bekleidungs-Instandsetzungs-Kompanie 104
SS-Sanitäts-Kompanie /-Abt 104
SS-Feldlazarett 104
SS-Krankenkraftwagen-Zug 104 / 504
SS-Wehrgeologen-Einsatz-Zug
Notable members
Herbert Otto Gille (Holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds)
Dr Herbert Jankuhn (famous archeologist and member of SS-Ahnenerbe, served on the Corps staff in 1945)
Footnotes
1. SS-Werfer-Abteilung 104 was formed in September 1943 as Werfer-Abteilung Generalkommando IV. SS-Panzerkorps and redesignated SS-Werfer-Abteilung 104 in October 1943. It was reformed as SS-Werfer-Abteilung 504 in Juy 1944 with five batteries. It was used to fight the Warsaw Uprising in September and later in the attempts to break the encirclement of Budapest.
Sources used
Roger James Bender & Hugh Page Taylor - Uniforms, Organization and History of the Waffen-SS, vol 2
Georges M. Croisier - Waffen-SS (PDF)
Dr. K-G Klietmann - Die Waffen-SS: eine Dokumentation
Samuel W. Mitcham Jr - The Panzer Legions: A guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders
Marc J. Rikmenspoel - Waffen-SS Encyclopedia
Mark C. Yerger - Waffen-SS Commanders: The Army, corps and divisional leaders of a legend (2 vol)
Reference material on this unit
- None known at this time -
Do you have any corrections or additions to the material presented on the site? Please help us improve the site by sending them to us.
When you buy books, movies etc through these links we receive a small commission that is used to cover the costs of running the site.
You can also support the Axis History Factbook by donating or subscribing.
Last update: 15 Aug 2009
Germany & Austria - Bulgaria - Croatia - Finland - Hungary - Italy - Japan - Romania - Slovakia
Allies & Neutral States - Spanish Civil War - Nationale Volksarmee
Author Interviews - Book Reviews - Bookstore - Museums
Home - Search - Forum - Contact - What's New - Support the site
Want to have your banner here?