The LXXIV Army Corps (german: LXXIV. Armeekorps) was an army corps of the German

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during

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History

The LXXIV Army Corps was formed on 26 July 1943 as a static army corps under the authority of ''

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'' (

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) in

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in Wehrkreis XI. It was subordinate to the 7th Army from July 1943 to June 1944 and subsequently joined, at times, the

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and the 15th Army. The initial commander of the LXXIV Army Corps was Erich Straube. On 16 December 1944, Straube was succeeded as corps commander by

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. The LXXIV Army Corps was trapped in the Ruhr Pocket at the end of the war.

Structure

Noteworthy individuals

* Erich Straube, corps commander of LXXIV Army Corps (1 August 1943 – 16 December 1944). *

, corps commander of LXXIV Army Corps (16 December 1944 – April 1945).

References

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