__NOTOC__The LI Mountain Corps was a
German military formation in
World War II.
History
The LI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps was formed on 15 August 1943 at Vienna in Wehrkreis XVII.
Its staff came from the
LI Army Corps, which had been destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad.
The unit fought in Italy and participated in the
Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino (May 1944), on the
Trasimene Line (June 1944), on the
Gothic Line
The Gothic Line (german: Gotenstellung; it, Linea Gotica) was a German Defense line, defensive line of the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign of World War II. It formed Generalfeldmarschall, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's la ...
(August 1944 - March 1945) and in
Operation Grapeshot (April 1945).
It surrendered at
Brescia in May 1945.
Commanders
* General of Mountain troops
Valentin Feurstein (25 August 1943 - January 1945)
* General of the Artillery
Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck (January 1945 - 8 May 1945)
Sources
LI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps sur lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
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Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
1943 establishments in Germany