XXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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XXXVIII Army Corps
Generalkommando XXXVIII. Armeekorps
Active21 January 1940 – 10 May 1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Engagements Fall Gelb
Fall Rot
Baltic Operation
Leningrad Strategic Defensive
Siege of Leningrad
Commanders
Notable
commanders

The German XXXVIII Corps (XXXVIII Armeekorps) was a German army corps during World War II.

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On 8 January 1945, the XXXVIII Corps was redesignated as the XXXVIII Tank Corps (XXXVIII Panzerkorps). [1]

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Area of operations

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  1. Tessin, p. 71

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