LXXXVI Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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The LXXXVI Army Corps (German : LXXXVI. Armeekorps) was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was formed in 1942 and existed until 1945.

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History

The LXXXVI Army Corps was formed on 19 November 1942 under the supervision of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D). The corps was initially headquartered at Dax in southwestern France. [1] The initial commander of the LXXXVI Army Corps was Bruno Bieler. [2] The corps was put under the supervision of the 1st Army in December 1942. [3]

After the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944, the LXXXVI Army Corps was called away from the defensive position in the southwest to help the defense of Normandy. The corps was assigned to the 5th Panzer Army under Army Group B. [4] Subsequently, it was driven back by the Allied advance to the Lille area, where it served under the 15th Army in September. [5] The LXXXVI Army Corps was successively driven back to the Venlo and the Lower Rhine regions, where it served under the 1st Parachute Army and again under the 5th Panzer Army. [1] [4] [6]

The corps fought between December 1944 and May 1945 as part of the 1st Parachute Army under Army Group H in Northwest Germany. [1] [6] Its final commander before German surrender was Erich Straube. [2]

Structure

Organizational chart of the LXXXVI (86th) Wehrmacht Army Corps [1]
YearDateCommander [2] Subordinate units [3] [4] [5] [6] ArmyArmy GroupOperational area
1942December Bruno Bieler NoneNone Army Group D Southwest France (Dax)
19431 January 344th Infantry, 715th Infantry 1st Army
3 February344th Infantry, 715th Infantry, 18th LFD
4 March
9 April Erwin Jaenecke 344th Infantry, 715th Infantry
1 May344th Infantry
1 June
7 July Gustav Fehn
5 August
5 September Hans von Obstfelder
4 October
8 November
3 December
19441 January 276th Infantry, 344th Infantry
12 February 2nd SS Panzer, 159th Infantry, 276th Infantry
11 March
8 April159th Infantry, 276th Infantry
11 May Army Group G
12 June
15 July 12th SS Panzer, 21st Panzer, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 16th LFD 5th Panzer Army [Note 1] Army Group B Normandy
31 August346th Infantry, 711th Infantry
16 September 59th Infantry, 712th Infantry 15th Army Lille
13 October 176th Infantry, 180th Infantry, Panzerbrigade 107 1st Parachute Army Venlo / Lower Rhine
5 November 180th Infantry, 344th Infantry, Panzerbrigade 107, Erdmann 5th Panzer Army
26 November180th Infantry, 606th Infantry, 7th Parachute 1st Parachute Army Army Group H
31 December Erich Straube 84th Infantry, 180th Infantry, 190th Infantry
194519 February 15th Infantry, 180th Infantry, 7th Parachute
1 March190th Infantry
12 April15th Infantry, 325th Infantry, 471st Infantry, Panzerverband GroßdeutschlandOberbefehlshaber Nordwest Ems / Weser

Noteworthy individuals

Notes

  1. ↑ Before 5 August 1944: known as Panzergruppenkommando West.

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