German Fourth Panzer Army

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The German Fourth Panzer Army (German: 4.Panzer-Armee) was a German panzer army that saw action during World War II.

Before being designated a full army the formation was called Panzer Group 4 (Panzergruppe 4).

[edit] Commanders

• Generaloberst Erich Höpner (15 Feb 1941 - 7 Jan 1942)
• Generaloberst Richard Ruoff (8 Jan 1942 - 31 May 1942)
• Generaloberst Hermann Hoth (31 May 1942 - 26 Nov 1943)
• Generaloberst Erhard Raus (26 Nov 1943 - 18 May 1944)
• Generaloberst Josef Harpe (18 May 1944 - 28 June 1944)
• General der Panzertruppen Walther Nehring (28 June 1944 - 5 Aug 1944)
• General der Panzertruppen Hermann Balck (5 Aug 1944 - 21 Sep 1944)
• General der Panzertruppen Fritz-Hubert Gräser (21 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945)

[edit] See also

• List of German military units of World War II
• Army Group Centre
• Operation Barbarossa, Fall Blau
• Battle of Kursk
• Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive
• Start of the Battle of Berlin
• Battle of Halbe only the V Corps, which was transferred from the Fourth Panzer to Ninth Army just before the battle.
• Prague Offensive

[edit] References

• Wendel, Marcus. <http://www.axishistory.com/>.