German XI. Corps (XI. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during
World War II
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Commanders
* Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')
Emil Leeb
Emil Leeb (17 June 1881 – 8 September 1969) was a German general during World War II. A professional soldier, he saw active service during both World Wars. Leeb's older brother was Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb.
First World War
Leeb ...
, 1 September 1939 – 1 March 1940
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')
Joachim von Kortzfleisch, 1 March 1940 – 6 October 1941
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')
Eugen Ott, 6 October 1941 – 10 December 1941
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Joachim von Kortzfleisch, 10 December 1941 – 1 June 1942
* Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'')
Karl Strecker
Karl Strecker (20 September 1884 – 10 April 1973) was a German general during World War II who commanded several army corps on the Eastern Front. A career military and police professional, he fought in World War I and then served in the paramil ...
, 1 June 1942 – 2 February 1943
After reformation
* Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'')
Erhard Raus
Erhard Raus (8 January 1889 – 3 April 1956) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 6th Panzer Division during the early years of the war on the Eastern Front before taking army and army group comm ...
, 10 February 1943 – 1 November 1943
* Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')
Wilhelm Stemmermann, 5 December 1943 – 18 February 1944
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')
Rudolf von Bünau, 20 March 1944 – 16 March 1945
* Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')
Horst von Mellenthin __NOTOC__
Horst von Mellenthin (31 July 1898 – 8 January 1977) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decoratio ...
, 16 March 1945 – 20 March 1945
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Rudolf von Bünau, 20 March 1945 – 6 April 1945
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')
Friedrich Wiese, 6 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
Area of operations
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Poland
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- September 1939 - May 1940
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France
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- May 1940 - June 1941
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Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - October 1942
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Stalingrad - October 1942 - February 1943
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Eastern Front, southern sector - March 1943 - January 1944
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Cherkassy
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Ch ...
- January 1944 - February 1944
*Poland,
Silesia
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&
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
- April 1944 - May 1945
See also
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List of German corps in World War II
External links
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