I SS Panzerkorps
| I SS Panzer Corps | |
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Unit insignia
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| Active | 27 July 1943 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |
 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 |
The I SS Panzer Corps (German: I.SS-Panzerkorps) was a German 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 Sepp Dietrich, previously the commander of the SS Division Leibstandarte (LSSAH), became the corps' first commander.
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 SS Division Leibstandarte, SS Division Hitlerjugend, Panzer Lehr Division and the SS Division Götz von Berlichingen. The corps was attached to 5th Panzer Army, the Western theatre's armoured reserve.
With the launch of Operation Overlord, the allied invasion of France on 6 June 1944, the corps was ordered to Falaise. The Hitlerjugend engaged British and Canadian troops to the north of Caen on 8 June. The corps was tasked with holding the area of Caen and saw heavy fighting around the villages of Authie, Buron and the airport at Carpiquet.
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