XXXXIX Mountain Corps was a mountain corps of the
German Army
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during
World War II
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that participated in the
invasion of Yugoslavia
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.
In June 1941, it participated in
Operation Barbarossa
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as part of
Army Group South
Army Group South (german: Heeresgruppe Süd) was the name of three German Army Groups during World War II.
It was first used in the 1939 September Campaign, along with Army Group North to invade Poland. In the invasion of Poland Army Group So ...
. It fought in the
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman (15 July – 8 August 1941) was the World War II German offensive in Uman, Ukraine against the 6th and 12th Soviet Armies. In a three-week period, the Wehrmacht encircled and annihilated the two Soviet armies.
The battle occ ...
, the
Battle of the Sea of Azov
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, the
Battle of Rostov (1941)
The Battle of Rostov (1941) was a battle of the Eastern Front of World War II, fought around Rostov-on-Don between the Army Group South of Nazi Germany and the Southern Front of the Soviet Union.
The battle comprised three phases: the Germ ...
, and the
Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943). The Corps fought the rest of the war on the Eastern Front and withdrew through Ukraine and Slovakia to the area around
Havlíčkův Brod
Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; german: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law ...
in Bohemia, where it surrendered to the Soviets in May 1945.
Commanders
Commanding generals
* General der Gebirgstruppe
Ludwig Kübler
Ludwig Kübler (2 September 1889 – 18 August 1947) was a German ''General der Gebirgstruppe'' (Lieutenant General) who commanded the 1st Mountain Division, XXXXIX Mountain Corps, 4th Army and the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littor ...
(25 October 1940 - 19 December 1941)
* General der Gebirgstruppe
Rudolf Konrad
__NOTOC__
Rudolf Konrad (7 March 1891 – 10 June 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who served as a corps commander. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and, by the end of the war, held the ran ...
(19 December 1941 - 26 July 1943)
* General der Infanterie
Helge Auleb __NOTOC__
Helge Arthur Auleb (24 March 1887 – 14 March 1964) was a general in the '' Wehrmacht'' of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was born in Gehren
Gehren is a town and a former independent municipality in the Ilm-Kreis distric ...
(26 July - 15 August 1943)
* General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad (15 August 1943 - 15 February 1944)
* General der Infanterie
Friedrich Köchling
__NOTOC__
Friedrich Köchling (22 June 1893 – 6 June 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iro ...
(15 February - 15 March 1944)
* General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad (15 March - 10 May 1944)
* 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 May - 26 July 1944)
* General der Infanterie
Franz Beyer (26 July - 4 August 1944)
* General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann (4-5 August 1944)
* General der Gebirgstruppe
Karl von Le Suire __NOTOC__
Karl Hans Maximilian von Le Suire (8 November 1898 – 18 June 1954) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXXIX Mountain Corps. He was responsible for the Massacre of Kalavryta, in Greece.
Life and career
Karl v ...
(5 August 1944 - 8 May 1945)
Chiefs of Staff
* Oberst
Ferdinand Jodl (25 October 1940 - 6 January 1942)
* Generalmajor Josef Kübler (6 January 1942 - 19 January 1943)
* Oberst
Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander (19 January - 1 June 1943)
* Oberst Ernst Michael (1 Juni - 5 August 1943)
* Oberst Wilhelm Haidlen (5 August 1943 - 30 May 1944)
* Oberst Kurt von Einem (30 May - 5 August 1944)
* Oberst Wilhelm Haidlen (5 August 1944 - 1 February 1945)
* Oberstleutnant Ludwig von Eimannsberger (1 February - 5 April 1945)
* Oberstleutnant Werner Vogl (5 April - May 1945)
Notes
References
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Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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