VII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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VII. Armeekorps
ActiveOctober 1934 – August 1944
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Size Corps
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Walther von Reichenau
Ernst-Eberhard Hell

VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).

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