German XI. Corps (XI. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
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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 the Second World War. A professional soldier, he saw active service during both World Wars. Leeb's older brother Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb was a ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (F ...
, 1 September 1939 – 1 March 1940
* Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'')
Joachim von Kortzfleisch
Joachim Otto August Achatius von Kortzfleisch (3 January 1890 – 20 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. As the commander of the Military District III (Berlin), he played a role in the failure of the attempted ...
, 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 param ...
, 1 June 1942 – 2 February 1943
After reformation
* Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'')
Erhard Raus
Erhard Raus (8 January 1889 – 3 April 1956) was an Austrian 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 ...
, 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
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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. Mellenthin surrende ...
, 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
Heinrich 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 decoratio ...
, 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
Volgograd,. geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area o ...
- October 1942 - February 1943
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Eastern Front, southern sector - March 1943 - January 1944
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Cherkassy - January 1944 - February 1944
*Poland,
Silesia
Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...
&
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
- April 1944 - May 1945
See also
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List of German corps in World War II
List of German corps in World War II
This is a list of German Army corps that existed during World War II.
Army (Heer)
Infantry corps
I–IX
* I Army Corps
* II Army Corps
* III Army Corps
* IV Army Corps
* V Army Corps
* VI Army Corps
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Citations
Bibliography
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External links
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Military units and formations established in 1936
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945