XIII Army Corps (Germany)
Appearance
XIII. Armeekorps | |
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Active | 1 October 1937 – May 1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Heer |
Type | Army Corps |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maximilian von Weichs Hans Felber |
German XIII. Corps (XIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed during the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive and reformed in late 1944.
Commanders
[edit]- Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Maximilian von Weichs, 1 October 1937 – 26 October 1939
- Colonel General (Generaloberst) Heinrich von Vietinghoff, 26 October 1939 – 25 October 1940
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Hans Felber, 25 October 1940 – 13 January 1942
- Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher, 14 January 1942 – 21 April 1942
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Erich Straube, 21 April 1942 – 20 February 1943
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Siebert, 20 February 1943 – 7 September 1943
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Arthur Hauffe, 7 September 1943 – 25 April 1944
- Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Johannes Block, 25 April 1944 – 5 June 1944
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Arthur Hauffe, 5 June 1944 – 22 July 1944
After reformation
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Hans Felber, 6 December 1944 – 12 February 1945
- Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Ralph Graf von Oriola, 12 February 1945 – 31 March 1945
- Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Max Bork, 31 March 1945 – 15 April 1945
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Walther Hahm, 15 April 1945 – 20 April 1945
- Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walther Lucht, 20 April 1945 - May 1945
Area of operations
[edit]- Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
- France - May 1940 - June 1941
- Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - July 1944
- Western Front, Ardennes & Germany - December 1944 - May 1945
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]"XIII. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 14 August 2012.