XXII Mountain Corps (Germany)
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XXII Mountain Corps was a mountain corps of 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 ...
that fought in Greece, Yugoslavia and Hungary between 1943 and 1945. Until September 1944, it was subordinate to
Army Group E Army Group E (''Heeresgruppe E'') was a German Army Group active during World War II. Army Group E was created on 1 January 1943 from the 12th Army. Units from this Army Group were distributed throughout the Eastern Mediterranean area, includin ...
and after that to the
2nd Panzer Army The 2nd Panzer Army (german: 2. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 2nd Panzer Group on October 5, 1941. Organisation Panzer Group Guderian (german: Panzergruppe Guderian) was formed on 5 June 1940 ...
.


Commanders

* General der Gebirgstruppe
Hubert Lanz Karl Hubert Lanz (22 May 1896 – 15 August 1982) was a German general during the Second World War, in which he led units in the Eastern Front and in the Balkans. After the war, he was tried for war crimes and convicted in the Southeast Case, s ...
(12 August 1943 - 8 May 1945)


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Lexikon der Wehrmacht
{{German Army Corps of the Wehrmacht, state=expanded M22 Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Epirus in World War II German occupation of Greece during World War II