List of German corps in World War II

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List of German corps in World War II

This is a list of German Army corps that existed during World War II.

Contents

Army (Heer)

Infantry corps

I–IX

X–XIX

XX–XXIX

XXX–XXXIX

XXXX–XXXXIX

L–LIX

LX–LXIX

LXX–LXXIX

LXXX–LXXXIX

LXXXX–CI

Motorised corps

Panzer corps

Mountain corps

Reserve corps

Miscellaneous corps

Höheres Kommando z.b.V.

Waffen-SS (Schutzstaffel)

SS infantry corps

SS Panzer corps

SS miscellaneous corps

Luftwaffe

Fliegerkorps (air corps)

Jagdkorps

Flak corps

Parachute ( Fallschirmjäger ) corps

Field corps

See also

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