LXIX Army Corps (Wehrmacht) explained

m The LXIX Army Corps (German: LXIX. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXIX Reserve Corps (German: LXIX. Reservekorps|link=no), was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was initially formed in July 1943.

History

The LXIX Reserve Corps was formed on 8 July 1943 for deployment in occupied Yugoslavia. It was deployed under the supervision of the German commander in Croatia (16 November 1942 to 24 August 1943: Rudolf Lüters), stationed in Banja Luka.[1] The initial commander of the LXIX Reserve Corps was the Ernst Dehner.[2]

The LXIX Reserve Corps was part of the 2nd Panzer Army under Army Group F between September 1943 and December 1944 and carried the name LXIX. Armeekorps after 20 January 1944.[3] Dehner was succeeded as corps commander by Julius Ringel on 1 April 1944, who was in turn replaced by Helge Auleb on 24 June 1944. The corps then served in the reserves of Army Group F between January and March 1945 and then in the reserves of Army Group E until the end of the war in May 1945.

Structure

Organizational chart of the LXIX (69th) Reserve Corps and the LXIX (69th) Army Corps of the German Wehrmacht, 1943 – 1945!Year!Date!Commander!Subordinate units!Army!Army Group!Operational area
19435 SeptemberErnst Dehner173rd Infantry, 187th Infantry2nd Panzer ArmyArmy Group FIndependent State of Croatia
4 October1st Cossacks, 173rd Infantry, 187th Infantry
8 November
3 December173rd Infantry, 187th Infantry, 367th Infantry, 23rd SS Nederland
1944JanuaryUnknown
February
March
15 AprilJulius Ringel
17 May1st Cossacks
17 June1st Cossacks, 373rd Croatian Infantry
15 JulyHelge Auleb1st Cossacks, 98th Infantry, 373rd Croatian Infantry
31 August1st Cossacks
16 September
13 October
5 November
26 November
1945JanuaryUnknowndirectly under army group
February
March
AprilArmy Group E
May

Noteworthy individuals

References

  1. Book: Tessin, Georg. Die Landstreitkräfte 31-70. Biblio Verlag. 1977. 3764810971. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. 5. Osnabrück. 285. de. Generalkommando LXIX. Reservekorps (röm. 69. RK) Generalkommando LXIX. Armeekorps (röm. 69. AK).
  2. Book: MacLean, French L.. Unknown Generals - German Corps Commanders In World War II. Pickle Partners Publishing. 2014. 9781782895220. 115–117.
  3. Book: Tessin, Georg. Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5. Biblio Verlag. 1977. 3764810971. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. 2. Osnabrück. 89-93. de. 2. Panzer-Armee (Pz. AOK 2).