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XXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

The German XXXVIII Corps (XXXVIII Armeekorps) was a German army corps during World War II.

XXXVIII Army Corps
Generalkommando XXXVIII. Armeekorps
Active21 January 1940 – 10 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
EngagementsFall Gelb
Fall Rot
Baltic Operation
Leningrad Strategic Defensive
Siege of Leningrad
Commanders
Notable
commanders

On 8 January 1945, the XXXVIII Corps was redesignated as the XXXVIII Tank Corps (XXXVIII Panzerkorps).[1]

Commanders edit

  • Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erich von Manstein - 1 February 1940 to 28 February 1941
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis - 15 March 1941 to 23 April 1942
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Siegfried Haenicke - 23 April 1942 to 29 June 1942
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Kurt Herzog - 29 June 1942 to 8 January 1945
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin - 8 January 1945 to 16 March 1945 (as the XXXVIII Tank Corps)
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Kurt Herzog - 16 March 1945 - 10 May 1945

Area of operations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tessin, p. 71

Bibliography edit

  • Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 [Units and Troops of the German Military and Waffen-SS in the Second World War 1939–1945] (in German). Vol. 5: Die Landstreitkräfte 31–70 (Units 31–70). Osnabrück: Biblio.

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