__NOTOC__The XXXVI Corps was a
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military formation in
World War II.
It was formed in October 1939 and took part in the
invasion of France. In August 1940 the corps was moved to southern Norway and from there to northern
Finland.
It took part in
Operation Barbarossa in mid-1941. It was part of the German
AOK Norwegen (Army Norway) and was moved to northern Finland during June 1941. The XXXVI Corps took part in
Operation Polarfuchs aiming to advance through
Salla to
Kandalaksha, and from there to
Murmansk.
In November 1941 the corps was renamed the XXXVI Gebirgskorps (Mountain corps).
In late 1944 the corps had to fight its former allies during their
withdrawal from Finland. The corps was forced to retreat from Finland back to Norway. The corps stayed the rest of the war in Norway and surrendered there in May 1945.
Commanders
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General of the Cavalry General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model. Artillery officers o ...
Hans Feige (Mai 1940 - 30 November 1941)
* General of the Infantry
Karl Weisenberger __NOTOC__
Karl Weisenberger (29 September 1890 – 28 March 1952) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 June 1940 ...
(1 December 1941 - 10 August 1944)
* General of Mountain troops
Emil Vogel __NOTOC__
Emil Wilhelm Vogel (20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXVI Mountain Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Life and career
Emil Vogel ...
(10 August 1944 - 8 May 1945)
Area of operations
Organisation
Formations
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71st Infantry Division (to August 1940)
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212th Infantry Division (to August 1940)
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SS Division Nord
The 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" (german: 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord") was a German unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II, formed in February 1941 as ''SS Kampfgruppe Nord'' (SS Battle Group North).
The division was the only Waffen-SS ...
(from June 1941 to July 1941, transferred to
Finnish III Corps)
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169th Infantry Division
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163rd Infantry Division (from 1942)
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Finnish 6th Division (from June 1941 to 1942)
Units
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Panzer-Abteilung 211
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Panzer-Abteilung 40
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16. RajaJK (Finnish Border guard company)
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26. RajaJK
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
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(Finnish Border guard company)
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46. RajaJK (Finnish Border guard company)
References
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Military units and formations established in 1939
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