The XXVIII Army Corps (German designation XXVIII.'' Armeekorps'') was a

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which served in

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during

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. The corps was created on May 20, 1940 in

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. During the war, the corps was subordinated to the German 6th, 16th, 18th, and 3rd Panzer Armies. In 1945, the corps was briefly named ''Armeeabteilung Samland'' (Corps Task Force Samland). The corps fought in Samland until annihilated in late April 1945.

Order of battle

Following is the organization of the corps when it was part of the Eighteenth Army of

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early in 1944:

January 1944

* Commander:

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Herbert Loch __NOTOC__ Herbert Loch (5 August 1886 – 28 October 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVIII Corps and the 18th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Aw ...

* 12th Luftwaffe Field Division under

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Gottfried Weber Jacob Gottfried Weber (March 1, 1779 – September 21, 1839) was a prominent German writer on music (especially on music theory), composer, and jurist. Biography Weber was born at Freinsheim. From 1824 to 1839, he was the editor of ''Cäcilia'', ...

** 23rd Field Infantry Regiment ** 24th Field Infantry Regiment ** 12th Field Artillery Regiment * 13th Luftwaffe Field Division under

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Helmuth Reymann Hellmuth Reymann (24 November 1892 – 8 December 1988) was an officer in the German Army ('' Heer'') during World War II. He was one of the last commanders of the Berlin Defence Area during the final assault by Soviet forces on Berlin. World Wa ...

** 25th Field Infantry Regiment ** 26th Field Infantry Regiment ** 13th Field Artillery Regiment * German 21st Infantry Division under Lieutenant-General

Gerhard Matzky __NOTOC__ Gerhard Matzky (19 March 1894 – 9 June 1983) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Matzky joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and se ...

** 3rd Infantry Regiment ** 24th Infantry Regiment ** 45th Infantry Regiment ** 21st Artillery Regiment * 96th Infantry Division (Germany) under Lieutenant-General Richard Wirtz ** 283rd Infantry Regiment ** 284th Infantry Regiment ** 287th Infantry Regiment ** 196th Artillery Regiment * 121.Infanterie-Division under Major-General Helmuth Priess ** 405th Infantry Regiment ** 407th Infantry Regiment ** 408th Infantry Regiment ** 121st Artillery Regiment

Commanding officers

* General der Infanterie

Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt __NOTOC__ Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (13 July 1887 – 9 May 1943) was a German general (General of the Infantry (Germany), General of the Infantry) during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leav ...

, 1 June 1940 * General der Artillerie Peter Weyer, 20 June 1940 * General der Infanterie

Mauritz von Wiktorin __NOTOC__ Mauritz von Wiktorin (13 August 1883 – 16 August 1956) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Wiktorin was discharged from the army on ...

, 25 November 1940 * General der Artillerie

, 27 October 1941 * General der Infanterie

, 28 March 1944 * General der Infanterie

Hans Gollnick __NOTOC__ Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick ...

, 20 May 1944

Sources

Lexikon der Wehrmacht
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xxviii Army Corps (Wehrmacht) Army,28 Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945

Order of battle

January 1944

Commanding officers

See also

Sources