V Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
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| V. Armeekorps | |
|---|---|
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| Active | October 1934 – May 1945 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Branch | Heer |
| Type | Corps |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Richard Ruoff |
German V Corps (V. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II.
Commanders
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Hermann Geyer, 16 May 1935 – 30 April 1939
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Richard Ruoff, 1 May 1939 – 12 January 1942
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Wilhelm Wetzel, 12 January 1942 – 1 July 1943
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Karl Allmendinger, 1 July 1943 – 1 May 1944
- Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Hermann Böhme, 1 May 1944 – 4 May 1944
- Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, 4 May 1944 – 2 June 1944
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Dr. Franz Beyer, 2 June 1944 – 19 July 1944
After reformation
- Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Dr. Ing. Kurt Wäger, 26 January 1945 – 8 May 1945
Area of operations
- Western Front - September 1939 - May 1940
- France - May 1940 - June 1941
- Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - May 1944
- Crimea - May 1944 - July 1944 (bulk destroyed in May 1944; command disbanded in July 1944)[1]
- Eastern Front - January 1945 - April 1945; command reestablished and then destroyed in the Halbe Pocket in April 1945
Notes
- ↑ Tessin, p. 284.
- Georg Tessin. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945. Volume 2. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag, 1973
See also
External links
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