LII Army Corps (LII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The LII. Armeekorps was destroyed during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).

Commanders

* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Kurt von Briesen __NOTOC__ Kurt von Briesen (3 May 1886 – 20 November 1941) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. Briesen led the 30th Infantry Division in the invasion of Poland in 1939. O ...

, 25 November 1940 – 20 November 1941 * Lieutenant-General (''Generalleutnant'') Albert Zehler, 20 November 1941 – 10 December 1941 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Eugen Ott, 10 December 1941 – 1 October 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Hans-Karl von Scheele __NOTOC__ Hans-Karl von Scheele (23 May 1892 – 8 October 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Awards * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd ...

, 1 October 1943 – 20 November 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Erich Buschenhagen __NOTOC__ Erich Buschenhagen (December 8, 1895 – September 13, 1994) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Lea ...

, 20 November 1943 – 1 February 1944 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Rudolf von Bünau, 1 February 1944 – 1 April 1944 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Erich Buschenhagen, 1 April 1944 – August 1944

Area of operations

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- November 1940 – June 1941 * Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 – August 1944

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Area of operations

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