German XXX. Corps (XXX. 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 ...
.
In 1939/40, the corps carried out border surveillance at the German West Border and then took part in 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 ...
and the
Balkan campaign. From June 1941, it fought for three years on the Eastern Front, first in the south, then north and center to move south again after the Battle of Stalingrad. In 1944, the Corps retreated to Romania, where it was destroyed during the
Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in August 1944. A second deployment followed as the 30th Army Corps z.bV. in the Netherlands in 1944/45.
Commanders
* General der Artillerie
Otto Hartmann, 26 August 1939 - 25 March 1941
* Generalleutnant
Eugen Ott, 25 March 1941 - 10 May 1941
* General der Infanterie
Hans von Salmuth
Hans Eberhard Kurt Freiherr von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962) was a German general and war criminal during World War II. Salmuth commanded several armies on the Eastern Front, and the Fifteenth Army in France during the D-Day i ...
, 10 May 1941 – 27 December 1941
* General der Artillerie
Maximilian Fretter-Pico
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Maximilian Fretter-Pico (6 February 1892 – 4 April 1984) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
A veteran of WWI, he would serve in the Bat ...
, 27 December 1941 – 4 July 1944
* General der Kavallerie
Philipp Kleffel
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Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) 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.
For 10 days, Kleffel served as the ...
, 4 July 1944 - 16 July 1944
* Generalleutnant
Georg-Wilhelm Postel
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Georg-Wilhelm Postel (25 April 1896 – 20 September 1953) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Postel was taken prisoner by t ...
, 16 July 1944 - 31 August 1944. (POW - Corps destroyed)
Second formation:
* Generalleutnant
Erich Heinemann
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26 October 1944 - 15 November 1944
* Generalleutnant
Joachim von Tresckow __NOTOC__
Joachim von Tresckow (20 June 1894 – 3 November 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross o ...
15 November 1944 - 23 November 1944
* 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
* ...
23 November 1944 - 16 December 1944
* General der Kavallerie
Philipp Kleffel
__NOTOC__
Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) 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.
For 10 days, Kleffel served as the ...
, 16 December 1944 - 25 April 1945
* Generalleutnant
Arnold Burmeister
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Arnold Hans Albert Burmeister (28 February 1899 – 2 July 1988) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 25th Panzergrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awa ...
25 April 1945 - 8 May 1945
Area of operations
* Germany : September 1939 – May 1940
* France : May 1940 – July 1940
* Poland : July 1940 - January 1941
* Balkans : January 1941 - June 1941
*
Eastern Front, southern sector – June 1941 – August 1944 (Corps destroyed)
* Netherlands and North-western Germany : November 1944 - 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
* ...
External links
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Military units and formations established in 1939
1939 establishments in Germany
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944