LXXV Army Corps (LXXV. 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 ...

Commanders

* General der Infanterie

Anton Dostler Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a German army officer who fought in both World Wars. During World War II, he commanded several units as a General of the Infantry, primarily in Italy. After the Axis defeat, Dostler was execute ...

, 15 January 1944 – 2 July 1944 * General der Gebirgstruppe

Hans Schlemmer __NOTOC__ Johann Schlemmer (18 January 1893 – 26 June 1973) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LXXV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schlemmer surrendered to Allie ...

, 2 July 1944 – May 1945

Operations

The LXXV. Army Corps was created on 15 January 1944 in Frankfurt am Main in military district IX. On January 24, 1944, the Corps was put on transport, via Munich and Verona to

Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...

. The Corps became responsible for the coastal defence of the Ligurian coast, as well as anti-partisan actions, and construction of fortifications on Elba and around Genoa, La Spezia and Livorno. This lasted until mid-July 1944, when the front line reached Liguria from the south. The Corps was now deployed against the Allied armies on the westernmost part of the Italian front. Between 17 and 20 August 1944, the Corps was pulled back from the front and moved to the area around Turin. This was in response to the Allied landings in the south of France, which created the danger that these troops would move into Italy via the Alpine passes. The Corps was commissioned to form a front in the Western Alps. The Corps held its position against the French in the

Second Battle of the Alps The Second Battle of the Alps (french: deuxième bataille des Alpes; it, seconda battaglia delle Alpi) was a military campaign fought between combined Nazi Germany, German and Italian Social Republic forces, and the re-established Provisional Go ...

until April 1945. After the Allied spring offensive was launched in April 1945, the Corps was attacked from behind and forced to capitulate together with the rest of the Axis troops in Italy.

Composition

34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 34th Infantry Division, (german: 34. Infanterie-Division), was a German military unit that fought in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division was first formed following the expansion of the army under A ...

, *

5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) The 5th Mountain Division (german: 5. Gebirgs Division) was a World War II division of the German Army. It was established in the Wehrkreis XVIII in October 1940, out of units taken from the 1st Mountain Division and the 10th Infantry Division. ...

* Italian 2nd Infantry Division "Littorio" * Bulk of the Italian 4th Alpini Division "Monte Rosa"

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* {{Subject bar , portal1=Military of Germany , portal2=World War II Army,75 Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945

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