by John Mulholland

WEHRKREIS XXI – HQ: Posen.
(Also referred to as “Reichsgau Warthland”)

Kommandeur der Schnelletruppen XXI (Commander of Mobile Troops, Wkr.XXI.)
- 1942: Formed in Kalisch by re-naming the former Kdr.d.Schn.Trpn.II. It was created to supply Replacement and Training functions for those mobile troops stationed in the Wehrkreis.
- Mar.1943: Renamed Kommandeur der Panzertruppen.XXI