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XVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Size
  
Corps

Branch
  
German Army

Active
  
1 April 1938 – April 1945

Role
  
Infantry/Mountain Infantry

Similar
  
III Army Corps, American Free Corps, Schalburg Corps, Luftflotte 5, 18th Army

XVIII. Armeekorps was formed in Salzburg, Austria, on 1 April 1938, following the Anschluss of Austria into the German Reich. During the life of the XVIII. Armeekorps, they took part in the Polish campaign, Fall Weiss, and performed occupation duties in France. On 30 October 1940, they absorbed elements of the XXXXIX. Armeekorps, and on the following day, the 1st of November, they re-designated the Korps name to XVIII. Gebirgskorps.

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Commanders

XVIII Armeekorps

  • General der Infanterie Eugen Beyer (1 April 1938 – June 1940)
  • Generalleutnant Hermann Ritter von Speck (June 1940 – 15 June 1940)

    • XVIII Gerbirgskorps

  • General der Gebirgstruppe Franz Böhme (15 June 1940 – October 1942)
  • General der Gebirgstruppe Karl Eglseer (10 December 1943 – 23 June 1944)
  • General der Infanterie Friedrich Hochbaum (23 June 1944 – May 1945)

    • Order of battle

  • 3 September 1941 - 5. Gebirgs-Division, 713. Infanterie-Division, 164. Infanterie-Division
  • 12 August 1942 - SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord", Elements of 7. Gebirgs-Division, Elements of 163. Infanterie-Division
  • 20 May 1944 - SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord", Division Kräutler, 7. Gebirgs-Division
  • 16 September 1944 - 7. Gebirgs-Division, SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord", Division z.b.V. 140
  • 1 March 1945 - 32. Infanterie-Division, 215. Infanterie-Division

    • References

    XVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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