The LXV Army Corps for special deployment (german: LXV. Armeekorps z. b. V.) was an army corps of the

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Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was formed in November 1943. It was renamed ''Generalkommando z.b.V. XXX'' on 20 October 1944. ''For the history of the unit after October 1944, see XXX Army Corps.''

History

LXV Army Corps

The LXV Army Corps was formed on 28 November 1943 for the purpose of the V-weapons program, initially specifically the V-1 flying bomb. The corps commander was

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Second formation of the XXX Army Corps

On 20 October 1944, the corps staff, then positioned near Bonn, was renamed to ''Generalkommando z. b. V. XXX'' for the purpose of military deception. The General Command XXX was initially subordinate to the 15th Army ( Gustav-Adolf von Zangen), but was eventually moved to 25th Army ( Günther Blumentritt, later Philipp Kleffel) in January 1945.

Noteworthy individuals

, corps commander between November 1943 and September 1944.

References

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