XIX Panzer Corps

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The XIX Panzer Corps was a German World War II armored corps, commanded by Heinz Guderian, that played a key role in the 1940 blitzkrieg campaign in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German army corps
Wehrmacht military unit
armored corps
allegiance Nazi Germany
branch Heer
commander Heinz Guderian
conflict World War II
convertedTo panzer corps
corpsNumber 19
country Nazi Germany
engagedAgainst British Expeditionary Force
French Army
Soviet Red Army
linked to: Red Army
formedAs XIX Army Corps
historicalEra 20th century
languageOfName German
militaryBranch German Army
notableAction crossing of the Meuse River in May 1940
encirclement operations against Allied forces in 1940
notableCommander Friedrich Kirchner
Heinz Guderian
notableCommanderRank General Heinz Guderian
linked to: Heinz Guderian
notableFor deep penetration maneuvers behind enemy lines
leading armored thrusts during the 1940 campaign in France
rapid breakthrough at Sedan in May 1940
operatedIn France
Poland
Soviet Union
originalNameLanguage German
participatedIn Battle of France
Battle of Sedan (1940)
Battle of the Meuse (1940)
Fall Gelb
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Typhoon (1941)
linked to: Operation Typhoon
partOf German Army (Wehrmacht)
linked to: Wehrmacht
role spearhead formation in blitzkrieg operations
subordinateTo Army Group A
Army Group Center
linked to: Army Group Centre
theater Eastern Front
Western Front
timePeriod Second World War
linked to: World War II
typeOfUnit armored combined-arms formation
unitType Panzer corps
usedDoctrine blitzkrieg

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Battle of the Meuse notableAxisFormation XIX Panzer Corps