m The LXIX Army Corps (German: LXIX. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXIX Reserve Corps (German: LXIX. Reservekorps), was an army corps of the GermanWehrmacht during World War II. The corps was initially formed in July 1943.
The LXIX Reserve Corps was formed on 8 July 1943 for deployment in occupied Yugoslavia. It was deployed under the supervision of the German commander in Croatia (16 November 1942 to 24 August 1943: Rudolf Lüters), stationed in Banja Luka.[1] The initial commander of the LXIX Reserve Corps was the Ernst Dehner.[2]
The LXIX Reserve Corps was part of the 2nd Panzer Army under Army Group F between September 1943 and December 1944 and carried the name LXIX. Armeekorps after 20 January 1944.[1][3] Dehner was succeeded as corps commander by Julius Ringel on 1 April 1944, who was in turn replaced by Helge Auleb on 24 June 1944.[2] The corps then served in the reserves of Army Group F between January and March 1945 and then in the reserves of Army Group E until the end of the war in May 1945.[1]
Structureedit
Organizational chart of the LXIX (69th) Reserve Corps and the LXIX (69th) Army Corps of the German Wehrmacht, 1943 – 1945[1]
Ernst Dehner, corps commander of LXIX Reserve Corps and LXIX Army Corps (15 July 1943 – 1 April 1944).[2]
Julius Ringel, corps commander of LXIX Army Corps (1 April 1944 – 24 June 1944).[2]
Helge Auleb, corps commander of LXIX Army Corps (24 June 1944 – 8 May 1945).[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcdTessin, Georg (1977). "Generalkommando LXIX. Reservekorps (röm. 69. RK) Generalkommando LXIX. Armeekorps (röm. 69. AK)". Die Landstreitkräfte 31-70. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 5. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. p. 285. ISBN3764810971.
^ abcdefMacLean, French L. (2014). Unknown Generals - German Corps Commanders In World War II. Pickle Partners Publishing. pp. 115–117. ISBN9781782895220.
^ abTessin, Georg (1977). "2. Panzer-Armee (Pz. AOK 2)". Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 2. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 89–93. ISBN3764810971.
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