LXXVI Panzer Corps

The LXXVI Panzer Corps (LXXVI Panzerkorps, 76th Armoured Corps) was a panzer corps of Nazi Germany during World War II. The headquarters were formed in France under Army Group D on 29 June 1943 as LXXVI Army Corps but renamed a month later. In August it shipped to Italy to become part of 10th Army. It spent the rest of the war in Italy fighting in the Italian Campaign mainly under 10th Army but with short periods from February 1944 (Battle of Anzio) and January 1945 (Spring 1945 offensive in Italy) under 14th Army. The Corps was commanded for most of its active fighting by General Traugott Herr.

LXXVI Panzer Corps

22 July 1943 – 2 May 1945

General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr

1st Parachute Division

26th Panzer Division

65th Infantry Division

90th Panzergrenadier Division

In 1943 the corps included:

On 25 August 1944 the composition of the corps was:^[1]

(Generalleutnant) Traugott Herr, 23 July - 31 August 1943 (acting)

Lieutenant-General

(General der Panzertruppe) Traugott Herr, 1 September 1943 – 28 February 1944

General of Armoured troops

Lieutenant-General , 28 February 1944 – 15 April 1944 (acting)

Dietrich von Choltitz

General of Armoured troops Traugott Herr, 15 April 1944 – 23 November 1944

Lieutenant-General , 24 November - 16 December 1944 (acting)

Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck

General of Armoured troops Traugott Herr, 17–26 December 1944

Lieutenant-General , 27 December 1944 - 31 March 1945 (acting)

Gerhard Graf von Schwerin

General of Armoured troops , 31 March – 25 April 1945

Gerhard Graf von Schwerin

Lieutenant-General , 25 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 (acting)

LXXVI Panzer Corps