1st Panzer Army

1. Panzerarmee 1st Panzer Army (Panzergruppe Kleist)
Insignia of the German First Panzer Army
Active	16 November 1940 – 8 May 1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Panzer army
Size	Field army
Engagements	World War II Yugoslavia 2nd Kharkov 3rd Kharkov
Commanders
Notable commanders	Field Marshal Ewald von Kleist

The 1st Panzer Army (German: 1. Panzerarmee) was a German tank army which was a large armoured formation of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Commanders

• Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (5 October 1941 – 21 November 1942)
• Colonel-General Eberhard von Mackensen (21 November 1942 – 29 October 1943)
• Colonel-General Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1943 – 21 April 1944)
• Colonel-General Erhard Raus (21 April 1944 – 15 August 1944)
• Colonel-General Gotthard Heinrici (15 August 1944 – 19 March 1945)
• General of Armored Forces Walter Nehring (19 March 1945 – German surrender)

Chiefs of the general staff

• Generalmajor Kurt Zeitzler (creation – 24 April 1942)
• Generalmajor Ernst-Felix Fäckenstedt (24 April 1942 – 15 March 1943)
• Generalmajor Walther Wenck (15 March 1943 – 15 March 1944)
• Generalmajor Carl Wagener (15 March 1944 – 5 November 1944)
• Oberst i.G. Ivo-Thilo von Trotha (5 November 1944 - 15 February 1945)
• Oberst i.G. Ulrich Bürcker (15 February 1945 – 20 April 1945)
• Oberst i.G. Dr. Freiherr von Weitershausen (20 April 1945 – German surrender)

See also

• Battle of Uman
• Kamenets-Podolsky pocket

References

• Barnett, Correlli. Hitler's Generals. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989.