German XXXIII. Corps (XXXIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army 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 ...
.
History
The Corps was first known as Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIII (H.Kdo.) and was established on 18 October 1939 from the ''Border Guard Section Command 3'' (
Oppeln) after the end of the Polish campaign.
It was initially deployed under the 6th Army on the Lower Rhine, but in March 1940 it was transferred to the Upper Rhine to
Army Group C
Army Group C (in German, ''Heeresgruppe C'' or ''HGr C'') was an army group of the German Wehrmacht, that was formed twice during the Second World War.
History
Army Group C was formed from Army Group 2 in Frankfurt on 26 August 1939. It initia ...
, where it was part of the
7th Army.
Towards the end of the
Battle of France
The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...
, the Corps advanced with the
213th, 239th, 554th and 556th Infantry Divisions and captured
Mulhouse
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. After the armistice with France, it was temporarily stationed in the
Dijon
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* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
area.
In August 1940, the command was transferred to Central Norway, together with the
Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXVI.
Here, it served as an occupation and coastal defense force around
Trondheim
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at the head of the
181st and 196th Infantry Divisions. As of August 30, 1940, the staff also acted as ''Territorialbefehlshaber Mittelnorwegen''. The H.Kdo. was not involved in any fighting in Norway.
The Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIII was renamed 33rd Army Corps on 23 January 1943.
The 33rd Army Corps capitulated to the British on 8 May 1945, together with all other German troops in Norway .
Commanders
Höheres Kommando XXXIII
* General der Kavallerie
Georg Brandt
Georg Brandt (26 June 1694 – 29 April 1768) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who discovered cobalt (c. 1735). He was the first person to discover a metal unknown in ancient times. He is also known for exposing fraudulent alchemists operatin ...
(18 October 1939 - 30 April 1942)
* General der Infanterie
Walther Fischer von Weikersthal
Walther Fischer von Weikersthal (15 September 1890 – 11 February 1953) was a German general in the German Army during World War II. A career officer who also served in the Army of Württemberg in World War I and the Weimar Republic's ''Reichswe ...
(30 April 1942 - 15 June 1942)
* General der Artillerie
Erwin Engelbrecht
Erwin Engelbrecht (12 November 1891 in ''Wildpark'' Potsdam – 8 April 1964 in Munich) was a German military officer.
Career
In January 1939 Engelbrecht was promoted to General, in September 1942 to General of the Artillery. During 1939-1942 h ...
(15 June 1942 - 23 January 1943)
XXXIII Corps
* General der Artillerie
Erwin Engelbrecht
Erwin Engelbrecht (12 November 1891 in ''Wildpark'' Potsdam – 8 April 1964 in Munich) was a German military officer.
Career
In January 1939 Engelbrecht was promoted to General, in September 1942 to General of the Artillery. During 1939-1942 h ...
(23 January 1943 - 25 December 1943)
* General der Infanterie
Ludwig Wolff
Ludwig Wolff (27 September 1857 – 24 February 1919), born in Neustadt in Palatinate (region), Palatinate, was a German chemist.
He studied chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, where he received his Ph.D. from Rudolph Fittig in 1882. ...
(25 December 1943 - 10 August 1944)
* General der Kavallerie
Karl-Erik Köhler (10 August 1944 - 31 March 1945)
* Generalmajor
Friedrich von Unger (31 March 1945 - 5 April 1945)
* Generalleutnant
Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (22 January 1889 – 26 January 1975) was a German general during World War II who held several divisional and corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
* ...
(5 April 1945 - 8 May 1945)
Area of operations
* France : October 1939 – August 1940
* Norway : August 1940 - May 1945
See also
*
List of German corps in World War II
List of German corps in World War II
This is a list of German Army corps that existed during World War II.
Army (Heer)
Infantry corps
I–IX
* I Army Corps
* II Army Corps
* III Army Corps
* IV Army Corps
* V Army Corps
* VI Army Corps
* ...
Sources
* ''This is a translation of the article in the
Dutch Wikipedia
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As of , the Dutch Wikipedia is the -largest Wikipedia edition, with articles. It w ...
,
Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIII.''
* ''This is a translation of the article in the
Dutch Wikipedia
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As of , the Dutch Wikipedia is the -largest Wikipedia edition, with articles. It w ...
,
33e Legerkorps (Wehrmacht).''
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