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VIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Size
  
Corps

Branch
  
Army

Active
  
October 1934 – May 1945

Engagements
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Lublin–Brest Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive

Notable commanders
  
Ernst Busch Gustav Höhne

VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed in mid-1943.

Contents

Commanders

  • Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, 21 May 1935 – 3 February 1938
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Ernst Busch, 3 February 1938 – 25 October 1939
  • Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Walter Heitz, 25 October 1939 – 31 January 1943

    • After reformation

  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Gustav Höhne, 20 July 1943 – 1 April 1944
  • Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Johannes Block, 1 April 1944 – 15 April 1944
  • Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Hans Schlemmer, 15 April 1944 – 12 May 1944
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Gustav Höhne, 12 May 1944 – 10 September 1944
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walter Hartmann, 10 September 1944 - 19 March 1945
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Wiese, 19 March 1945 - 20 April 1945
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin, 20 April 1945 - 8 May 1945

    • Area of operations

  • Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
  • France - May 1940 - June 1941
  • Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - October 1942
  • Stalingrad - October 1942 - January 1943
  • Eastern Front, - July 1943 - September 1944
  • Eastern Front, central sector - September 1944 - May 1945

    • References

    VIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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