The LXII Army Corps (german: LXII. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXII Reserve Corps (german: LXII. Reservekorps, link=no), was an

army corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

of the German

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

during

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. The formation was active between 1942 and 1944.

History

The LXII Reserve Corps was formed on 15 September 1942 in

Wehrkreis III The military districts, also known in some English-language publications by their German name as Wehrkreise (singular: ''Wehrkreis''), were administrative territorial units in Nazi Germany before and during World War II. The task of military distr ...

(

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) for the purpose of leadership and organization of reserve divisions in

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. It was a subordinate of the '' Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Ukraine'' staff between October 1942 and December 1943. The commander of the corps throughout its lifetime was

Ferdinand Neuling Ferdinand Neuling (22 August 1885 – 20 February 1960) was a general of the Heer during World War II. In September 1939, German troops under his command occupied the Polish part of Upper Silesia and cities of Katowice, Mikołów, Chorzów, co ...

, the former commander of the 239th Infantry Division. Between 1 June 1943 and 3 December 1943, it consisted of the 143rd Reserve Division and the 147th Reserve Division. The corps was redeployed on 15 January 1944 to

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and renamed ''LXII. Armeekorps'' on 5 August 1944. The corps was destroyed on 18 August 1944 in

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and formally disbanded on 2 November 1944.

Structure

Noteworthy individuals

, commander of the LXII Reserve Corps and LXII Army Corps throughout its active time.

References

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