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LXII Corps (Germany)
The LXII Army Corps (german: LXII. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXII Reserve Corps (german: LXII. Reservekorps, link=no), was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The formation was active between 1942 and 1944. History The LXII Reserve Corps was formed on 15 September 1942 in Wehrkreis III ( Berlin) for the purpose of leadership and organization of reserve divisions in Ukraine. It was a subordinate of the ''Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Ukraine The () was the German chief military position, in countries occupied by the Wehrmacht which were headed by a civilian administration. The main objective was military security in the area, and command the defense in case of attack or invasion. Th ...'' staff between October 1942 and December 1943. The commander of the corps throughout its lifetime was Ferdinand Neuling, the former commander of the 239th Infantry Division. Between 1 June 1943 and 3 December 1943, it consisted of the 143rd Reserve Division and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies greatly, but from two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 are the numbers stated by the US Department of Defense. Within military terminology a corps may be: *an military organization, operational formation, sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more division (military), divisions, such as the I Corps (Grande Armée), , later known as ("First Corps") of Napoleon I's ); *an administrative corps (or Muster (military), mustering) – that is a #Administrative corps, specialized branch of a military service (such as an artillery corps, a medical corps, or a force of military police) or; *in some cases, a distinct service within a national military (such as the United States Marine Corps). These usages often ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
