VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. It was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed in mid-1943.

Commanders

* Cavalry General (''General der Kavallerie'')

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a German field marshal during World War II. Kleist was the commander of Panzer Group Kleist (later 1st Panzer Army), the first operational formation of several Panzer corps in t ...

, 21 May 1935 – 3 February 1938 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Ernst Busch, 3 February 1938 – 25 October 1939 * Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'') Walter Heitz, 25 October 1939 – 31 January 1943 After reformation * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Gustav Höhne __NOTOC__ Gustav Höhne (17 February 1893 – 1 July 1951) was a German general during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Aw ...

, 20 July 1943 – 1 April 1944 * Lieutenant General (''Generalleutnant'')

Johannes Block __NOTOC__ Johannes Block (17 November 1894 – 26 January 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Bl ...

, 1 April 1944 – 15 April 1944 * Lieutenant General (''Generalleutnant'')

Hans Schlemmer __NOTOC__ Johann Schlemmer (18 January 1893 – 26 June 1973) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LXXV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schlemmer surrendered to Alli ...

, 15 April 1944 – 12 May 1944 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

, 12 May 1944 – 10 September 1944 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')

Walter Hartmann __NOTOC__ Walter Hartmann (23 July 1891 – 11 March 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. During the evacuation of ...

, 10 September 1944 - 19 March 1945 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Friedrich Wiese Friedrich Wiese (5 December 1892 – 13 February 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 19th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Iron ...

, 19 March 1945 - 20 April 1945 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Horst von Mellenthin, 20 April 1945 - 8 May 1945

Area of operations

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

- September 1939 - May 1940 *

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

- May 1940 - June 1941 * Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - October 1942 *

Stalingrad Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) ...

- October 1942 - January 1943 * Eastern Front, - July 1943 - September 1944 * Eastern Front, central sector - September 1944 - May 1945

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Area of operations

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