The X SS Corps (German: ''Generalkommando X. SS-Armeekorps'' or ''Gruppe Krappe'') was a short-lived SS corps-level headquarters employed on the Eastern Front in 1945 during World War II.

History

The X SS Corps headquarters was formed in January 1945 with the use of men and equipment provided by the disbanded XIV SS Corps headquarters (a temporary HQ unit employed during Operation Nordwind). The Corps was subordinated to the

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in February 1945, and then to the

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in March. They were deployed in the vicinity of

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, Pomerania. In February 1945, the X SS Corps controlled the

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and the 402nd Division. Generalleutnant Günther Krappe took command of the corps on 10 February 1945. In March 1945, the corps also had the 163rd Infantry Division under its control. In March 1945, the X SS Corps (and Korpsgruppe Tettau) were encircled by elements of the

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, and the

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in an area approximately north of

. The two Soviet armies pushed against the pocket from the west and northwest while the Polish 1st Army drove from the south, east, and northeast, resulting in the destruction of the encircled German troops by 7 March 1945. On 8 March 1945, the Soviets announced the capture of General Krappe and 8,000 men of the X SS Corps.

Commanders

* SS-Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski : 26 January - 10 February 1945 * Lieutenant-general Günther Krappe : 10 February - 7 March 1945 * SS-Standartenführer Herbert Golz : 7 March - 11 March 1945

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