I Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
Appearance
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Engagements | World War II |
I Army Corps (I. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was established by upgrading the former staff of the 1st Division of the Reichsheer at Konigsberg on 1 October 1934.[1]
Commanders
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Walter Petzel (1883–1965) | General der Artillerie1 September 1939 | 25 October 1939 | 54 days | |
2 | Kuno-Hans von Both (1884–1955) | General der Infanterie26 October 1939 | 3 March 1942 | 2 years, 128 days | |
3 | Philipp Kleffel (1887–1964) | General der Kavallerie3 March 1942 | 1 April 1943 | 1 year, 29 days | |
4 | Otto Wöhler (1894–1987) | General der Infanterie1 April 1943 | 15 August 1943 | 136 days | |
(3) | Philipp Kleffel (1887–1964) | General der Kavallerie15 August 1943 | 17 September 1943 | 33 days | |
5 | Martin Grase (1891–1963) | General der Infanterie17 September 1943 | 1 January 1944 | 106 days | |
6 | Carl Hilpert (1888–1947) | Generaloberst1 January 1944 | 20 January 1944 | 19 days | |
7 | Walter Hartmann (1891–1977) | General der Artillerie20 January 1944 | 1 May 1944 | 102 days | |
(6) | Carl Hilpert (1888–1947) | Generaloberst1 May 1944 | 1 August 1944 | 92 days | |
8 | Theodor Busse (1897–1986) | General der Infanterie1 August 1944 | 9 January 1945 | 161 days | |
9 | Friedrich Fangohr (1899–1956) | General der Infanterie20 January 1945 | 21 April 1945 | 91 days | |
10 | Christian Usinger (1894–1949) | Generalleutnant21 April 1945 | 8 May 1945 | 17 days |
Area of operations
- Poland - September 1939 to May 1940
- France - May 1940 to June 1941
- Eastern Front, Northern Sector - June 1941 to October 1944
- Courland Pocket - October 1944 to May 1945
See also
References
- ^ Axis History Factbook
External links
"I. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 30 November 2010.