The LXXIV Army Corps (german: LXXIV. Armeekorps) was an
army corps of the German
Wehrmacht during
World War II.
History
The LXXIV Army Corps was formed on 26 July 1943 as a static army corps under the authority of ''
Oberbefehlshaber West ''Oberbefehlshaber West'' (German: initials OB West), German for "high commander in the West") was the overall commander of the ''Westheer'', the German armed forces on the Western Front during World War II. It was directly subordinate to the Obe ...
'' (
Army Group D) in
Hanover in
Wehrkreis XI. It was subordinate to the
7th Army from July 1943 to June 1944 and subsequently joined, at times, the
5th Panzer Army
5th Panzer Army (german: 5. Panzerarmee) was the name of two different German armoured formations during World War II. The first of these was formed in 1942, during the North African campaign and surrendered to the Allies at Tunis in 1943. The a ...
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
Carl Püchler.
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).
*
Carl Püchler, corps commander of LXXIV Army Corps (16 December 1944 – April 1945).
References
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Corps of Germany in World War II
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945