▁Army ▁( We hr macht ) ▁before ▁and ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁IV ▁Army ▁Corps ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁We hr kreis ▁IV ▁( 4 th ▁Military ▁District ) ▁in ▁Dresden ▁by ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Reichs wehr . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St aling rad ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁Corps ▁was ▁again ▁destroyed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁J ass y – K ish ine v ▁Off ensive , ▁and ▁its ▁commander ▁killed . ▁The ▁Corps ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁IV ▁Pan zer ▁Corps ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁as ▁Pan zer ▁Corps ▁Feld herr n h alle ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Area ▁of ▁operations ▁Poland ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁France ▁( May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁Eastern ▁Front , ▁southern ▁sector ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁St aling rad ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁Eastern ▁Front , ▁southern ▁sector ▁( J uly ▁