Published: 10 May 2011Last Updated: 23 March 2013The III Armeekorps was formed from the staff of the 3. Division of the Reichswehr. It took part in the invasions of Poland, Belgium and France. It was upgraded to a motorized corps, III Armeekorps (Mot.), in March 1941 and was redesignated III Panzerkorps 21 June 1942.
Commanders
General der Infanterie Erwin von Witzleben (01 Oct 1935 – 09 Nov 1938)
Generaloberst Curt Haase (10 Nov 1938 – 13 Nov 1940)
General der Infanterie Kurt von Greiff (13 Nov 1940 – 15 Jan 1941) m.d.F.b.
General der Kavallerie Eberhard von Mackensen (15 Jan 1941 – 20 Jun 1942)
Area of operations
Poland (Sep 1939 – May 1940)
France (May 1940 – June 1941)
Eastern front, southern sector (June 1941 – June 1942)
Adolf Hitler, General der Infanterie Erwin von Witzleben and SS-Obergruppenführer Joseph Dietrich during the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936
Sources used
Microfilm Publication A-3356, German Officer Personnel files, NARA
Dermot Bradley, Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp – Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945
François de Lannoy & Josef Charita – Panzertruppen: German armored troops 1935-1945
Wolf Keilig – Die Generale des Heeres
Andris Kursietis – Die Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945
French MacLean – The Unknown Generals, German Corps Commanders of WWII
Kurt Mehner – Die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939-1945: Führung und Truppe
Friedrich Wilhelm Von Mellenthin – German Generals of WWII
Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr – The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders
Georg Tessin – Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945
Günter Wegmann & Christian Zweng – Formationsgeschichte u. Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Streitkräfte, 1815 – 1990, Teile IV, Abt. 1: Die Dienststellen, Kommandobehörden u. Truppenteile des Heeres, Oct.35 – May.45
Reference material on this unit
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