LXVII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) explained
The LXVII Army Corps (German: LXVII. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXVII Reserve Corps (German: LXVII. Reservekorps), was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was formed in September 1942.
History
The LXVII Reserve Corps was formed on 24 September 1942 in Wehrkreis II. Its initial purpose was to oversee and lead reserve divisions of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D).[1] In this, the LXVII Reserve Corps was similar to the LXVI Reserve Corps, which had been formed three days earlier, on 21 September.[2] The initial corps commander of the LXVII Reserve Corps was Walther Fischer von Weikersthal.[3]
On 20 January 1944, the LXVII Reserve Corps was renamed to become the LXVII Army Corps. It was subsequently activated for normal combat purposes and would serve, in order, under the 15th Army between February 1944 and November 1944,[4] under the 1st Parachute Army in December 1944,[5] under the 15th Army in January 1945, under the 5th Panzer Army between February 1945 and March 1945,[6] and under the 11th Army in April 1945.[7]
Structure
Organizational structure of the LXVII (67th) Reserve Corps and the LXVII (67th) Army Corps of the German Wehrmacht, 1942 – 1945!Year!Date!Commander!Subordinate Divisions!Army!Army Group!Operational area| 1942 | October | von Weikersthal | Various | directly under army group | Army Group D | Brussels |
| November |
| December |
| 1943 | January |
| February |
| March |
| April |
| May |
| June |
| July |
| August |
| September |
| October |
| November |
| December |
| 1944 | January |
| 12 February | 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry | 15th Army | Amiens |
| 11 March | 85th Infantry, 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry |
| 8 April | 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry |
| 11 May | Army Group B | Amiens, Breda |
| 12 June | Sponheimer |
| 17 July |
| 31 August | 17th LFD, 226th Infantry, 245th Infantry |
| 16 September | 17th LFD, 331st Infantry, 344th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry |
| 13 October | 64th Infantry, 70th Infantry, 85th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 719th Infantry |
| 5 November | 85th Infantry, 245th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 719th Infantry |
| 26 November | 363rd Infantry | 1st Parachute Army | Army Group H | Breda |
| 31 December | Hitzfeld | 3rd Parachute, 89th Infantry, 246th Infantry, 277th Infantry | 15th Army | Army Group B | Aachen |
| 1945 | 19 February | 26th Infantry, 89th Infantry, 277th Infantry | 5th Panzer Army | Rur |
| 1 March | 89th Infantry, 277th Infantry |
| 12 April | Kgr Feller, Kgr Ettner, Kgr Heidenreich, Kgr Großkreuz | 11th Army | Army Group D | Kassel, Harz | |
Noteworthy individuals
- Walther Fischer von Weikersthal, corps commander of LXVII Reserve Corps and LXVII Army Corps (25 September 1942 – 7 June 1944).
- Otto Sponheimer, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (7 June 1944 – 16 December 1944).
- Felix Schwalbe, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (16 December 1944 – 21 December 1944).
- Otto Hitzfeld, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (21 December 1944 – 5 May 1945).
References
- 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. 273. de. Generalkommando LXVII. Reservekorps (röm. 67. RK) Generalkommando LXVII. Armeekorps (röm. 67. AK).
- 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. 268. de. Generalkommando LXVI. Reservekorps (röm. 66. RK) Generalkommando LXVI. Armeekorps (röm. 66. AK).
- Book: MacLean, French L.. Unknown Generals - German Corps Commanders In World War II. Pickle Partners Publishing. 2014. 9781782895220. 115–117.
- Book: Tessin, Georg. Die Landstreitkräfte 15-30. Biblio Verlag. 1977. 3764810971. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. 4. Osnabrück. 1–5. de. 15. Armee (AOK 15).
- 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. 11-12. de. 1. Fallschirm-Armee (Fs. AOK 1).
- 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. 282-283. de. 5. Panzer-Armee (Pz. AOK 5).
- Book: Tessin, Georg. Die Landstreitkräfte 15-30. Biblio Verlag. 1977. 3764810971. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. 4. Osnabrück. 191–195. de. 11. Armee (AOK 11).
