The 75th Army Corps ( German LXXV. Armeekorps ) is a Wehrmacht formation formed on June 15, 1944 by renaming the headquarters of the 75th Special Purpose Corps ( German Generalkommando LXXV zbV ), created in January 1944.
| 75th Army Corps LXXV. Armeekorps | |
|---|---|
 emblem of the 75th army corps | |
| Years of existence | June 1944 - May 1945 |
| A country | Germany |
| Type of | army corps |
| Wars | The Second World War
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| Participation in | |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Hans Schlemmer |
Content
Corps Combat Path
Since June 1944 - deployed in northwestern Italy . Fights against the US-British forces.
Body Composition
In September 1944:
- 5th Mountain Division
- 157th Mountain Division
- 148th Reserve Division
in March 1945:
- 34th Infantry Division
- 5th Mountain Division
- 2nd Infantry Division Littorio (Italian)
Corps commanders
- January 15, 1944 - infantry general Anton Dostler
- from July 2, 1944 - General of the Mountain Forces Hans Schlemmer
Literature
- Georg Tessin. Band 6: Die Landstreitkräfte. Nr. 71-130 // Verbände und Truppen der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. - 2. - Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag, 1979. - Bd. 6. - 336 S. - ISBN 3-764-81172-2 .
Links
- LXXV. Armeekorps (German) . lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Archived on April 27, 2012.
- LXXV. Armeekorps axishistory.com. Archived on April 27, 2012.