Just like the name suggests, it used to be the place where the Germans kept their tanks during the war. The history of this base dates back to World War II. The name comes after a German word – panzer, which means tank. Overall, this group concentrates a huge American power in Europe. Reaching from one to another is piece of cake. The good news about the bases in Germany is that they are mostly concentrated in this side of the country. It is located in a small area of Stuttgart – Boeblingen, in the southern side of Germany. It is operated by the US Army, but under German regulations.
This is a translation of an article in the Dutch Wikipedia, VII SS Korps.Panzer Kaserne is one of the almost 60 co-bases located in Germany and run by the United States of America. June 30, 1944 : SS Obergruppenfuhrer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. He restarted building the staff, but on 30 June 1944 the staff was merged with the IV SS Armored Corps, also led by Kleinheisterkamp. In May 1944, SS-Gruppenführer Kleinheisterkamp returned to the corps and was formally appointed commander. After the landing in Normandy, the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division was added to the 7th Army. In March 1944, the 10th SS Panzer Division was relocated to the Eastern front. In February 1944, the staff only consisted of 1 officer and 1 Non-commissioned officer. Without the presence of a commander, staff personnel was transferred to other units. Both divisions were still in training.Īt the end of December 1943, SS-Gruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp was commissioned to lead the Corps, but in February 1944 he was also given command of the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. The new corps was intended to include the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen. The headquarters of the VII SS Armored Corps were established on 3 October 1943 in the training camp in Morhange (north-eastern France). On 30 June 1944 the Corps was merged into the IV SS Panzer Corps. 
The VII SS Panzer Corps was a panzer corps of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany which never took part in hostilities.
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