m The LXIX Army Corps (german: LXIX. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXIX Reserve Corps (german: LXIX. Reservekorps, link=no), was an

army corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

of the

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Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previou ...

during

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. The corps was initially formed in July 1943.

History

The LXIX Reserve Corps was formed on 8 July 1943 for deployment in

occupied Yugoslavia World War II in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the country was swiftly conquered by Axis forces and partitioned between Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and their client regimes. Shortly after Germany attacked the U ...

. It was deployed under the supervision of the German commander in Croatia (16 November 1942 to 24 August 1943:

Rudolf Lüters Rudolf Lüters (May 10, 1883 – December 24, 1945) was a German general who served in the Wehrmacht, during the Second World War. Biography He joined the army on November 2, 1902 as Fahnenjunker and participated in the First World War where ...

), stationed in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

. The initial commander of the LXIX Reserve Corps was the

Ernst Dehner __NOTOC__ Ernst Dehner (5 March 1889 – 13 September 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In 1948 he was found guilty of war crimes at the Hostages T ...

. The LXIX Reserve Corps was part of the

2nd Panzer Army The 2nd Panzer Army (german: 2. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 2nd Panzer Group on October 5, 1941. Organisation Panzer Group Guderian (german: Panzergruppe Guderian) was formed on 5 June 1940 ...

under

Army Group F Army Group F (german: Heeresgruppe F, italic=yes) was a strategic command formation of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. The commander of Army Group F served also as the ''Oberbefehlshaber Südost'' ( OB South East). Created 12 August ...

between September 1943 and December 1944 and carried the name ''LXIX. Armeekorps'' after 20 January 1944. Dehner was succeeded as corps commander by

Julius Ringel Julius 'Papa' Ringel (16 November 1889 – 11 February 1967) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He fought in the Western and Eastern fronts, as well as the Balkan Campaign.Williamson 2012. Ringel comm ...

on 1 April 1944, who was in turn replaced by

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. Auleb commanded the 6th Infantry Division as part of VI Army Corps during Operat ...

on 24 June 1944. The corps then served in the reserves of Army Group F between January and March 1945 and then in the reserves of

Army Group E Army Group E (''Heeresgruppe E'') was a German Army Group active during World War II. Army Group E was created on 1 January 1943 from the 12th Army. Units from this Army Group were distributed throughout the Eastern Mediterranean area, includ ...

until the end of the war in May 1945.

Structure

Noteworthy individuals

, corps commander of LXIX Reserve Corps and LXIX Army Corps (15 July 1943 – 1 April 1944). *

, corps commander of LXIX Army Corps (1 April 1944 – 24 June 1944). *

, corps commander of LXIX Army Corps (24 June 1944 – 8 May 1945).

References

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