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XX Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Size
  
Corps

Branch
  
Army

Active
  
October 1940 – 8 May 1945

Engagements
  
World War IIOperation BarbarossaBattle of Białystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattles of RzhevBattle of KurskBattle of Smolensk (1943)Operation BagrationLublin–Brest OffensiveEast Prussian OffensiveHeiligenbeil Pocket

Notablecommanders
  
Rudolf Freiherr von Roman

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

Contents

Commanders

  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Materna, October 1940 – 10 September 1942
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, 10 September 1942 – 14 February 1943
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Erwin Vierow, 14 February – 10 March 1943
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, 10 March – December 1943
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Edgar Röhricht, December 1943 – January 1944
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, January – 1 April 1945
  • Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Carl-Erik Koehler, 1 April – 8 May 1945

    • Area of operations

  • Poland – October 1940 – June 1941
  • Eastern Front, Central sector – June 1941 – April 1945
  • Central Germany – April – May 1945

    • References

    XX Army Corps (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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