Military unit
The German XXXVIII Corps (XXXVIII Armeekorps ) was a German army corps during World War II .
On 8 January 1945, the XXXVIII Corps was redesignated as the XXXVIII Tank Corps (XXXVIII Panzerkorps ).[ 1]
Commanders
Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall ) Erich von Manstein - 1 February 1940 to 28 February 1941
Infantry General (General der Infanterie ) Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis - 15 March 1941 to 23 April 1942
Infantry General (General der Infanterie ) Siegfried Haenicke - 23 April 1942 to 29 June 1942
Artillery General (General der Artillerie ) Kurt Herzog - 29 June 1942 to 8 January 1945
Artillery General (General der Artillerie ) Horst von Mellenthin - 8 January 1945 to 16 March 1945 (as the XXXVIII Tank Corps)
Artillery General (General der Artillerie ) Kurt Herzog - 16 March 1945 - 10 May 1945
Area of operations
References
Bibliography
Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 [Units and Troops of the German Military and Waffen-SS in the Second World War 1939–1945 ] (in German). Vol. 5: Die Landstreitkräfte 31–70 (Units 31–70). Osnabrück: Biblio.
ArmyArmeekorps
PanzerPanzerkorps
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