VII Army Corps (VII. 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 ...

. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).

Commanders

* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Wilhelm Adam Wilhelm Adam (28 March 1893 – 24 November 1978) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Following the German surrender after the Battle of Stalingrad, he became a member of the National Committee for a Free German ...

, October 1934 – 1 October 1935 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Walther von Reichenau, 1 October 1935 – 4 February 1938 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Eugen Ritter von Schobert Eugen Siegfried Erich Ritter von Schobert (13 March 1883 – 12 September 1941) was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 11th Army during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Schobert died when his observatio ...

, 4 February 1938 – 31 January 1940 * Lieutenant-General (''Generalleutnant'')

Gotthard Heinrici Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici (25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971) was a German general during World War II. Heinrici is considered as the premier defensive expert of the ''Wehrmacht''. His final command was Army Group Vistula, formed from t ...

, 1 February 1940 – April 1940 * Colonel General (''Generaloberst'') Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 9 April 1940 – 25 October 1940 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps, including VII Corps, XXV Corps and LXXXIV Corps, fighting on both the Eastern Front and We ...

, 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')

Ernst-Eberhard Hell Ernst-Eberhard Hell (19 September 1887 – 15 September 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded several divisions and later an army corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak ...

, 8 January 1942 – 5 October 1943 * Infantry General (''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 ...

, 5 October 1943 – 30 November 1943 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 30 November 1943 – August 1944

Area of operations

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

- September 1939 - May 1940 *

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

- May 1940 - June 1941 * Eastern Front, central sector - June 1941 - August 1944

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* {{Authority control Army,07 Military units and formations established in 1934 1934 establishments in Germany Military units and formations disestablished in 1944

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