LXVII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
The LXVII Army Corps (German: LXVII. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXVII Reserve Corps (German: LXVII. Reservekorps), was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was formed in September 1942.
History
[edit]The LXVII Reserve Corps was formed on 24 September 1942 in Wehrkreis II. Its initial purpose was to oversee and lead reserve divisions of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D).[1] In this, the LXVII Reserve Corps was similar to the LXVI Reserve Corps, which had been formed three days earlier, on 21 September.[2] The initial corps commander of the LXVII Reserve Corps was Walther Fischer von Weikersthal.[3]
On 20 January 1944, the LXVII Reserve Corps was renamed to become the LXVII Army Corps.[1] It was subsequently activated for normal combat purposes and would serve, in order, under the 15th Army between February 1944 and November 1944,[4] under the 1st Parachute Army in December 1944,[5] under the 15th Army in January 1945,[4] under the 5th Panzer Army between February 1945 and March 1945,[6] and under the 11th Army in April 1945.[7]
Structure
[edit]| Year | Date | Commander[3] | Subordinate Divisions[4][5][6][7] | Army | Army Group | Operational area |
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| 1942 | October | von Weikersthal | Various | directly under army group | Army Group D | Brussels |
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| 12 February | 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry | 15th Army | Amiens | |||
| 11 March | 85th Infantry, 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry | |||||
| 8 April | 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry | |||||
| 11 May | Army Group B | Amiens, Breda | ||||
| 12 June | Sponheimer | |||||
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| 31 August | 17th LFD, 226th Infantry, 245th Infantry | |||||
| 16 September | 17th LFD, 331st Infantry, 344th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry | |||||
| 13 October | 64th Infantry, 70th Infantry, 85th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 719th Infantry | |||||
| 5 November | 85th Infantry, 245th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 719th Infantry | |||||
| 26 November | 363rd Infantry | 1st Parachute Army | Army Group H | Breda | ||
| 31 December | Hitzfeld | 3rd Parachute, 89th Infantry, 246th Infantry, 277th Infantry | 15th Army | Army Group B | Aachen | |
| 1945 | 19 February | 26th Infantry, 89th Infantry, 277th Infantry | 5th Panzer Army | Rur | ||
| 1 March | 89th Infantry, 277th Infantry | |||||
| 12 April | Kgr Feller, Kgr Ettner, Kgr Heidenreich, Kgr Großkreuz | 11th Army | Army Group D | Kassel, Harz |
Noteworthy individuals
[edit]- Walther Fischer von Weikersthal, corps commander of LXVII Reserve Corps and LXVII Army Corps (25 September 1942 – 7 June 1944).[3]
- Otto Sponheimer, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (7 June 1944 – 16 December 1944).[3]
- Felix Schwalbe, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (16 December 1944 – 21 December 1944).[3]
- Otto Hitzfeld, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (21 December 1944 – 5 May 1945).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Tessin, Georg (1977). "Generalkommando LXVII. Reservekorps (röm. 67. RK) Generalkommando LXVII. Armeekorps (röm. 67. AK)". Die Landstreitkräfte 31-70. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 5. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. p. 273. ISBN 3764810971.
- ^ Tessin, Georg (1977). "Generalkommando LXVI. Reservekorps (röm. 66. RK) Generalkommando LXVI. Armeekorps (röm. 66. AK)". Die Landstreitkräfte 31-70. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 5. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. p. 268. ISBN 3764810971.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f MacLean, French L. (2014). Unknown Generals - German Corps Commanders In World War II. Pickle Partners Publishing. pp. 115–117. ISBN 9781782895220.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Tessin, Georg (1977). "15. Armee (AOK 15)". Die Landstreitkräfte 15-30. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 4. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 1–5. ISBN 3764810971.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tessin, Georg (1977). "1. Fallschirm-Armee (Fs. AOK 1)". Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 2. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 11–12. ISBN 3764810971.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tessin, Georg (1977). "5. Panzer-Armee (Pz. AOK 5)". Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 2. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 282–283. ISBN 3764810971.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tessin, Georg (1977). "11. Armee (AOK 11)". Die Landstreitkräfte 15-30. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 4. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 191–195. ISBN 3764810971.