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RECORDS OF GERMAN FIELD OTMANDS; PANZER ARMIES (PART I)Panzer-Armeeoberkommando 1 (First Panzer Army)The first predecessor of the First Panzer Army, the XXII Army Coros (XXII. Armeekorps),* was formedin the summer of 1939 and took part in the campaign in Poland. In March 1940 it was redesignatedPanzer Group Kleist (Panzergruppe Kleist) for its commander, General Ewald von Kleist, and foughtin the campaign in the West. It was subsequently engaged in the Balkan campaign and was renamedPanzer Group 1 (Panzergru'ope 1) in June 194-1. From the Balkans it was committed to the southernsector of the eastern front and in October 1941 was renamed First Panzer Army (Panzer-AOK 1).Early in 1944 it moved from the lower Dnieper bend to the northern Ukraine. It subsequently withdrewthrough the Ukraine to southern Poland and the S-lcyakian sector. 'It was disbanded on May 8,1945. Commanders after von Kleist was relieved on November 21, 1942, were Generals Eberhad vonMackensen, Hans Hube, Erhard Raus, Gotthard Heinrici, and Walter Nehring.Organization IndexAbteilungenAbteilung laKriegstagebuch d. Panzergrur>pe von Kleistauf dem BalkanAnlagenheft 1 z. KTB**Anlagen Nr. 12-23 aus Anlagenheft 2 z. KTBAnlagen Nr. 24-46 aus Anlagenheft 2 z. KTBAnlagenheft 2 (Teilstiick) z. KTBAnlagenheft 3 z. KTBAnlagenheft 5 z. KTBAnlagenheft 6 z. KTBErkundungen im BalkanAngriff gegen Jugoslavien (Restakte)Aufmarschanweisung Barbarossa IAufmarschanweisung Barbarossa IIKriegstagebucher, Bd. 2-5, Feldzug in RusslandGefechtstande d. 1. Panzerarmee im Ostfeldzug 1941Hit Kleist durch die Ukraine. Die Operationender 1. Panzerarmee im OstfeldzugDec 7,Jan 10Jan 31Feb 2 -Feb 8Feb 19Mar 19Apr 8 -Dec 12,Apr 5 -Feb 15Apr 11Jun 22,Jun 9 -Dates1940 - Apr 28, 1941- 27, 1941- Feb 1, 19417, 194118, 1941- Mar 6, 1941- Anr 3, 194110, 19411940 - Jan 7, 19418, 1941- Jun 18, 1941- Jun 18, 19411941 - Mar 31, 1942Dec 31, 1941Jun 22 - Dec 31, 1941Item No,75119/111057/2a11057/3b11057/3c11057/3d11057/411057/611057/7E 94E 13017478/la17478/lb75119/2-575119/775119/8b* The records of the XXII Army Corps are on T-314, rolls 665-669.** The basic Kriegstagebuch for Anlagen Nr. 11057/2a-7 is Item No. 75119/1.