Commanding Officers
- Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici
- Generalleutnant Heinrich Krampf, 1 February 1940
- Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube, 1 June 1940
- General der Infanterie Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis, 1 November 1940
- General der Panzertruppen Sigfrid Henrici
- Generalleutnant Johannes Streich
- General der Panzertruppen Sigfrid Henrici, November 1941
- General der Panzertruppen Gerhard von Schwerin, 13 November 1942
- Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli, 20 May 1943
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