XXXIX. Panzerkorps (XXXIX Panzer Corps) 53

The XXXIX. Panzerkorps was formed in Wehrkreis IX in January 19 0. In Mayit took part in the campaign against Holland and Belgium. After the fall ofRotterdam and the capitulation of the Dutch Army, the Corps moved to Aachen andfrom there it took part in the campaign against France. The Corps remained inFrance until May 19 -1, when it was transferred to Allenstein in East Prussia.In June 19 -1 , it participated in the campaign against Russia in the northernsector and took part in the battle for Leningrad. The Corps was transferred tothe central sector on July lU, 19 2, where it fought in the battle of Kholm andin the withdrawal to Smolensk in late 19 3 and early 19 . In July 19 , itsuffered heavy losses in the encirclement east of Minsk.

Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame

la, Kriegstagebuch 1. War journal covering Corps operations on the western front,in Germany and Holland. Jan 27 - May 17, 19 -0 E 63/1 921 1

la, Kriegstagebuch 2. War journal covering operations in Holland and France. May 1? - 31, 19 0 E 63/2 921 39

la, Kriegstagebuch 3. War journal pertaining to operations in France. Jun 1-2^, 19 0 E 63/3 921 137

la, Kriegstagebuch 1 mit Anlagen. War journal with reports, orders, and mapsrelating to Corps operations on the western front, in Germany and Holland. Jan 2? - May 17 19 0 W 3573 921 297

la, Anlage 1 z. KTB 1, Armee- und Korpsbef ehle . Army and Corps orders and orderof battle. May 10-15, 19 0 W 3573/a 921 387

la, Anlage 2 z. KTB 1, Feldzug Holland. Reports on the campaign in the Netherlands. May 11 - 16, 19 0 W 3573/b 921 U31

Ic, Tatigkeitsbericht. Activity report of the Intelligence Branch during thecampaign in the Netherlands. May 12 - 16, 19 0 W 3573/d 921 5U7

Qu., Kriegstagebuch 1 mit Anlagen. War journal of the Supply Branch with specialsupply regulations. May 11 - 17, 19 0 W 3573/f 921 566

la, Kriegstagebuch . War journal covering operations and activities along thedemarcation line in the Orleans area of occupied France. Jun 25 - Nov U, 19*4-0 W 57 3/a 9?1 608

84 XXXIX. Panzerkorps

Item

la, Anlage 1, Tell I-U z. KTJ^ 4. Orders, Tnessf^es, directives, reports, announce-ments, charts, and maps peitaining to activities of the Operations Branch inoccupied France.

Qu., Kriegstagebuch 3. War journal of the Supply Branch with register of officersand personnel strength reports. /According to the Potsdam Catalog no KTB 2 waspicparedj/7

Qu., Anlagen z. KTB 3, Besondere Anordnungen fur die Versorgung. Special supplydirectives relating to tho caupdi^n in Trance.

Qu., Kriegstagebuch 4. War journal of the Supply Branch covering the campaign inFrance. . .

Qu., Anlagen z. KTB 4, Besondere Anordnungen fur die Versorgung, Special supplydirectives.

Ic, Tatigkeitsbericht. Report of Intelligence Branch activities during the campaignin the Netherlands and France.

Ic, Anlagen z. TB. Annex to the activity report of the Intelligence Branch com-prising messages, orders, directives, reports, aerial photographs, and maps.

la, Kriegstagebuch 3 War journal covering operations in the Aisne River area.

la, Anlagen z. KTB 2. Messages, reports, orders, directives, announcements, charts,overlays, and maps pertaining to operations in France.

la, Anlagen C z. KTB 3- Daily orders, messages, and reports pertaining to the Corps'operations during the invasion of France in the Hirson-Aubenton area; thecrossing of the Marne-Rhine Canal and the Aisne River at Bethel; pursuit en-gagements via Reims, Chalons, St. Dizier, Chaumont, Langres, and Vecoul to andcapture of Belfort; terms of surrender for the Belfort fortifications; andfinally movements south to Besancon-Pontarlier, Also, special directivesconcerning supply, traffic control, medical service, and administrative matters.The Corps was under the command of Gen. Obst. Rudolf Schmidt.

Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame

Jun 25 - Nov 2, 1940 W 5743/b-c 921

May 16 - Jun 3, 191*0

May 17-29, 1940-

Jun 4-25, 1940

Jun 3-24, 1940

May 12 - Jun 24, 1940

May 18 - Jun 26, 1940

Jun 1-24, 19*10

May 21-27,

W 6016/1 921

W 6016/2" 921

W 6016/3 921

W 6016/4 922

W 6016/5 922

W 6016/6 922

W 6l69/2 922

w 6169/6-w 6169/12 922

648

1068

1106

1226

213

223

319

459

Jun 2-24, I94ow 6169/17- 922W 6169/39 923

1173,1318

XXXIX. Panzerkorps

Item

la, Anlagen z. KTB 3> Gruppenbefehleing the campaign in France.

Orders, messages, and announcements concern-

la, Anlagen z. KTB 2, Korpsbefehle. Corps orders relating to operations in Holland,Belgium, and northern France. Also, order of battle.

la, Anlagen z. KTB 3> Korpsbefehle. Corps orders, messages, reports, and directivespertaining to the campaign in France.

Dates

Jun 1 - 21*, 19*40

May 8 - 25,

Jun 1 - 2H, 19UO

Item No. Roll

w 6169/1*1 923

W 6l69/l*2a 921*

w 6169/1*3 921*

85

1st Frame

la, Kriegstagebuch 5 Ic, Ila, Tatigkeitsberichte. War journal of the OperationsBranch and activity reports of the Intelligence and Personnel Branches, with Nov 1*, 191*0 -orders, directives, and charts relating to the occupation of France. Jan 10, 191*1 W 6279

Qu., Kriegstagebuch 5 und Tatigkeitsberichte. War journal and activity reports ofthe Supply Branch.

Qu., Anlagen z. KTB 5- Special supply regulations and instructions pertaining tothe occupation of France.

Qu., W.u.G., IVa-b, V, FPM, III, Tatigkeitsberichte. Activity reports of the Supply,Ordnance, Administrative, Medical, Motor Transportation, Postal, and the JudgeAdvocate Branches relating to occupied France and Germany.

la, Ic, Ila, Tatigkeitsberichte mit Anlagen. Activity report of the OperationsBranch with army, corps, and division orders, maps (1:300,000), and charts per-taining to the transfer of the XXXIX Corps from Arcachon, France, via Bordeaux,Tours, Orle'ans, Bologne, Wiesbaden, Kassel, Berlin, Posen, and Thorn to theDeutsch Eylau and Allenstein area; the formation of "Arbeitsstab Weimar" tocarry out Corps training in East Prussia; training activities in preparationfor Operation "Barbarossa" (invasion of Russia); war games and map exercises;the location of Corps billeting areas; and Corps order of battle. Also, anactivity report of the Intelligence Officer with reports, information bulletins,and maps (1:1,000,000) relating to the enemy military situation and unit identi-fication, the location of Soviet fortifications along the border, counterintel-ligence activity, and troop entertainment; general information concerning the

Jun 25, 19l*0 -Jan 15, 19l*l

Jun 25, 19l*0 -Jan 15,

w 6959

921*

921*

W 6959/1-w 6959/2 921*

Jan 16 - May 2k, I$kl 10992 921*

33

85

190

252

800

86 XXXIX. Panzerkorps

Item

Russian Armed Forces; and military-geographic data pertaining to EuropeanRussia; and an activity report of the Personnel Branch with an officers'assignment roster.

Ic, Unterlagen z. TB. Daily intelligence reports describing enemy and own activi-ties along the Volkhov and Oskuy front in Russia.

Ic, Unterlagen z. TB. Daily intelligence reports describing enemy and own activi-ties along the eastern front in connection with operations between Novgorod,Kholm, and Velizh.

Ic, Unterlagen z. TB. Daily intelligence reports describing enemy and own opera-tions along the Lovat River around Kholm and Staraya Russa.

Ic, Unterlagen z. TB. Daily intelligence reports describing enemy and own activi-ties along the eastern front centering around Kholm.

Ic, Unterlagen z. TB. Daily intelligence reports on enemy and own operationsbetween Kholm and Velikiye Luki.

la, Anlagen z. KTB Russland, Chefsachen, g.Kdos. und g.Sachen. Folder containinginformation on the reorganization of the XXXIX Corps and on the reassignmentof its divisions after they were released from the l6th Army.

la, Anlagen und Karten z. KTB. Tactical and strategic information and maps pertain-ing to Corps operations between Vyazma and the Ugra River.

Ic, Tatigkeitsbericht mit Anlagen. Activity report of the Intelligence Branch withattached orders and reports covering offensive operations in Holland, Belgium,and northern France, and later-occupied France.

la, Kriegstagebuch. War journal of the Operations Branch containing detailed infor-mation on operations south of Lake Ladoga between Leningrad, Gorodishche, andTikhvin.

Dates Item No- Roll 1st Frame

May 1-25, 19 1

Dec 29, 191*1 -Jan 16, 191*2

Jan 11 - 31, 19 2

Feb 1-20, 191*2

Feb 21 - Mar 12, 19 2

Mar 13 - Apr 20, 191*2

Jul 20 - Aug 1*, 19l*2

Jul - Aug 191*2

11087

19660/1

19660/2

19660/3

19660/1*

19660/5-19660/6

21752/1

21752/2

921*

92H

925

925

925

925

925

925

973

1208

1

189

1*06

597

1103

1130

May 12 - Oct 27, 19 0 2358 /1 925

Aug 27 - Dec 27, 19**! 2358U/2 925

1169

1202

XXXIX. Panzerkorps 8?

Item

Ic, Anlagen z. KTB. Daily intelligence reports about enemy and own activitiesaround Kholm and south of Lake Ilmen.

Ic, Anlagen z.KTB. Intelligence information covering the beginning of the easterncampaign from the crossing of the Neman River to the seizure of Vilna.

Ic, Anlagen z. KTB. Intelligence information describing enemy and own activitiesduring the German advance on the eastern front to Minsk, Berezino, and Vitebsk.

I?, Anlagen z. KTB. Intelligence reports pertaining to enemy and own activitiesduring the German advance to Lepel, Sen