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XXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Branch
  
Army

Active
  
21 January 1940 – 8 May 1945

Notable commanders
  
Erich von Manstein Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis Siegfried Haenicke Kurt Herzog Horst von Mellenthin

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

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

Commanders

  • 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 March 1945 (as the XXXVIII Tank Corps)

    • Area of operations

  • Germany - January 1940 to June 1940
  • France - June 1940 to June 1941
  • Eastern Front, northern sector - June 1941 to October 1944
  • Courland Pocket - October 1944 to 7 May 1945

    • References

    XXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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