I SS Panzer Corps
| I SS Panzer Corps | |
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| Active | 27 July 1943 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |
 Nazi Germany
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| Branch |
 Waffen-SS
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| Type | Panzer corps |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Josef Dietrich Fritz Kraemer Georg Keppler Hermann Priess |
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| Corps Insignia | |
The I SS Panzer Corps Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or I SS Panzer Corps (German: I.SS-Panzerkorps) was an armoured corps of the Waffen-SS. It saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during World War II.
The corps was raised on 26 July 1943 in Berlin-Lichterfeld, with initial mustering taking place on the Truppenübungsplatz at Beverloo, in occupied Belgium. SS-Obergruppenführer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, previously in charge of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, was the corps' first commander. The Leibstandarte division's symbol was a skeleton key, in honour of Dietrich (Dietrich is German for skeleton key or lock pick), and it was retained and modified to serve as the corps' symbol. The shield and oak leaves were the same, with an addition of "two crossed keys" with the bottom of each one reversed.
In August 1943, the corps was transferred to Meran in Italy, where it took part in operations to disarm Italian troops. After this, the corps continued its training, being sporadically engaged in anti-partisan operations in northern Italy. By December 1943, the corps was fully formed and deemed ready for action, with its HQ being set up in Brussels in early 1944.
In April 1944, the corps was moved to Septeuil, to the west of Paris, where it was assigned the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte, 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, Panzer Lehr Division and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen. The corps was attached to 5th Panzer Army, the Western theatre's armoured reserve. During this time, the corps was granted the honorary title 1st SS Panzer Corps Leibstandarte.
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