The LXXXXI Army Corps (German language: LXXXXI. Armeekorps) was an army corps of Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. It was active from August 1944 to May 1945.
History[]
The LXXXXI Army Corps was established using the staff of Oberfeldkommandantur 395, the former Befehlshaber Saloniki-Ägäis, on 7 August 1944. It was initially deployed in occupied Greece and occupied Serbia under Army Group E (Löhr), which was in turn subordinate to Army Group F (von Weichs). Between 6 and 21 March 1945, the Corps attacked the Soviets and Bulgarians in Southern Hungary from Yugoslavia in Operation Spring Awakening,[1] but was defeated in the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills.
In April 1945 the Corps moved to the Independent State of Croatia, before eventually surrendering in Styria in May 1945.[2]
Commanders[]
- Generalleutnant Ulrich Kleemann, corps commander between August 1944 and September 1944.
- General der Infanterie Werner von Erdmannsdorff, corps commander between September 1944 and May 1945.
References[]
- ↑ "Hitler’s Last Offensive: Operation Spring Awakening". https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2016/10/31/hitlers-last-offensive-operation-spring-awakening/.
- ↑ Tessin, Georg (1977). "Generalkommando LXXXXI. Armeekorps (röm. 91. AK)" (in German). Die Landstreitkräfte 71-130. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. 6. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 117. ISBN 3764810971.
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