Commanding Officers
- General der Panzertruppe Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen, 16 October 1939 – 20 February 1941
- General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, 20 February – 21 February 1941
- Generalleutnant Walter Neumann-Silkow, 21 February 1941 – 26 May 1941
- General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, 26 May – 8 December 1941
- Generalleutnant Werner Hühner, 8 December 1941 – 28 January 1942
- General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, 29 January 1942 – 6 August 1942
- Generalleutnant Josef Schrötter, 6 August 1942 – 10 November 1942
- General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, 10 November 1942 – 17 January 1943
- Generalleutnant Sebastian Fichtner, 17 January 1943 – 20 September 1943
- Generalmajor Gottfried Fröhlich, 20 September 1943 – 1 April 1944
- Generalmajor Werner Friebe, 1 April 1944 – 21 July 1944
- Generalmajor Gottfried Fröhlich, 21 July 1944 – 5 January 1945
- Generalmajor Heinrich-Georg Hax, 5 January – 8 May 1945
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