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II Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Size
  
Corps

Branch
  
Army

Engagements
  
World War II

Active
  
April 1935 – 8 May 1945

II Army Corps (II. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II.

Contents

Commanders

  • Generalleutnant Fedor von Bock, creation – April 1935
  • General der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz, April 1935 – 10 November 1938
  • Generaloberst Adolf Strauß, 10 November 1938 – 30 May 1940
  • General der Infanterie Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, 30 May 1940 – 21 June 1940
  • General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, 21 June 1940 – May 1942
  • General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff, June 1942 – 1 July 1942
  • General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, 1 July 1942 – 28 November 1942
  • General der Infanterie Paul Laux, 28 November 1943 – 1 April 1944
  • Generalleutnant Wilhelm Hasse, 1 April 1944 – 5 May 1944
  • Generalleutnant Kurt von Tippelskirch, 5 May 1944 – 11 May 1944
  • General der Infanterie Paul Laux, 11 May 1944 – 3 July 1944
  • General der Infanterie Wilhelm Hasse, 15 July 1944 – 15 January 1945
  • General der Infanterie Dr.Dr. Johannes Mayer, 15 January 1945 – 1 April 1945
  • Generalleutnant Alfred Gause 1 April 1945 – German capitulation
  • Area of operations

  • Poland - September 1939 to May 1940
  • France - May 1940 to June 1941
  • Eastern Front, Northern Sector - June 1941 to October 1944
  • Courland Pocket - October 1944 to May 1945
  • References

    II Army Corps (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia