The XIV Panzer Corps was originally formed as the XIV Motorised Corps in
Magdeburg on 1 April 1938 to take command of units in the process of motorisation, where it was placed under the leadership of
Gustav von Wietersheim. The Corps participated in the
Invasion of Poland in 1939 where it fought in the
Battle of Kock. The Corps later saw action in the
Battle of France in 1940, as part of
Panzer Group Kleist, where the
2nd Motorised Division,
13th Motorised Division and the
29th Motorised Division served under it. It was renamed the XIV Panzer Corps on 21 June 1942. It was briefly commanded by
Hermann Balck in September and October 1943, before he was seriously injured in a plane crash. The Corps also participated in the
Battle of Monte Cassino under the command of
General von Senger und Etterlin and included among its formations, the 1st Parachute Division, the 15th Panzergrenadier Division and the 29th Panzergrenadier Division, which had previously fought under it in Sicily. It remained on the
Italian front until its surrender at the end of the war. ==Commanders==