German XX. Corps (XX. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army 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 ...

Commanders

* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Friedrich Materna Friedrich Materna (21 June 1885 – 11 November 1946) was a general in the Bundesheer (Austrian Federal Army) in the 1930s and the German Wehrmacht during the World War II. He became a general-major in the Austrian army in 1935, and he was also ...

, October 1940 – 10 September 1942 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'')

Rudolf Freiherr von Roman Rudolf Freiherr von Roman (19 November 1893 – 18 February 1970) was a German general (General of the Artillery) who commanded several corps during World War II. He was recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Awards ...

, 10 September 1942 – 14 February 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Erwin Vierow __NOTOC__ General Erwin Vierow (15 May 1890 – 1 February 1982) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Between the wars he served on the General Staff of the Reichswehr and in the infantry and by the outbreak of Wo ...

, 14 February – 10 March 1943 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, 10 March – December 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')

Edgar Röhricht __NOTOC__ Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Röhricht was surrendered to the Allied troops in 194 ...

, December 1943 – January 1944 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, January – 1 April 1945 * Cavalry General (''General der Kavallerie'')

Carl-Erik Koehler __NOTOC__ Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Koehler was the grandson of Captain Hubert Dilger, a German-b ...

, 1 April – 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 ...

– October 1940 – June 1941 * Eastern Front, Central sector – June 1941 – April 1945 * Central Germany – April – May 1945

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