XI SS Panzer Corps
The XI SS Corps (German: XI. SS-Armeekorps later XI. SS-Panzerkorps) was a Waffen-SS corps created on July 24, 1944 in southern Poland on the basis of the remains of the headquarters of the defeated V Army Corps and employed on the Eastern Front in 1944-1945 during World War II.
| XI SS Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| XI. SS-Armeekorps XI. SS-Panzerkorps | |
| Active | July 24, 1944 – March 1945 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Waffen-SS |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Matthias Kleinheisterkamp |
There were no SS units in the corps, as the SS prefix in the name is explained only by the fact that the commander, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, was not a general of the Wehrmacht, but an SS-Obergruppenführer. On February 1, 1945 the corps was transformed to the XI SS Panzer Corps.
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