XV Panzer Corps

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XV Panzer Corps was a German armoured corps of the Wehrmacht that saw extensive service in World War II, particularly in the North African campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German army corps
Wehrmacht unit
armoured corps
allegiance Axis Powers
branch Heer
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
engagedInBattle Battle of Bir Hakeim
Battle of Gazala
First Battle of El Alamein
Operation Battleaxe
Operation Crusader
Second Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Tobruk
Tunisian campaign
equipment German Panzer tanks
armoured fighting vehicles
formedFrom German armoured and motorised formations in North Africa
garrisonOrHeadquarters North Africa
historicalPeriod 20th century
militaryBranch German Army
notableCommander Erwin Rommel
Gustav Fehn
Walter Nehring
notableFor participation in North African campaign
service under Erwin Rommel
opponent British Commonwealth forces
British Eighth Army
United States Army
partOf Wehrmacht
role armoured warfare
mobile operations
sideInConflict Axis in World War II
status disbanded
subordinateUnit 15th Panzer Division
21st Panzer Division
90th Light Africa Division
Afrika Division z.b.V.
Italian Ariete Armoured Division
Italian Trieste Motorised Division
theaterOfOperations Libyan campaign
North African campaign
Tunisian campaign
Western Desert campaign
typeOfUnit corps-level formation

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Gustav Fehn commanded XV Panzer Corps