The headquarters of the VII SS Panzer Corps were established on 3 October 1943 in the training camp in Morhange (north-eastern France).

At 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.

In March 1944, the 10th SS Panzer Division was relocated to the Eastern Front.

After the Allied landings in Normandy, the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division was added to the 7th Army.

As of July, 2023, the Dutch article about this subject is named nl:VII SS Pantserkorps.