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XXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

Field	Value
unit_name	XXXVIII Army Corps
native_name	Generalkommando XXXVIII. Armeekorps
dates	21 January 1940 – 10 May 1945
country	Nazi Germany
branch	Army
colors
colors_label
battles	Fall Gelb
Fall Rot
Baltic Operation
Leningrad Strategic Defensive
Siege of Leningrad
notable_commanders	{{plainlist

Fall Rot Baltic Operation Leningrad Strategic Defensive Siege of Leningrad

Erich von Manstein
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
Siegfried Haenicke
Kurt Herzog
Horst von Mellenthin

The German XXXVIII Corps (XXXVIII Armeekorps) was a German army corps during World War II.

On 8 January 1945, the XXXVIII Corps was redesignated as the XXXVIII Tank Corps (XXXVIII Panzerkorps).

Commanders

Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erich von Manstein - 1 February 1940 to 28 February 1941
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis - 15 March 1941 to 23 April 1942
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Siegfried Haenicke - 23 April 1942 to 29 June 1942
Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Kurt Herzog - 29 June 1942 to 8 January 1945
Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin - 8 January 1945 to 16 March 1945 (as the XXXVIII Tank Corps)
Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Kurt Herzog - 16 March 1945 - 10 May 1945

Area of operations

Germany - January 1940 to June 1940
France - June 1940 to June 1941
Eastern Front, northern sector - June 1941 to October 1944
Courland Pocket - October 1944 to 10 May 1945

References

Bibliography

References

Tessin, p. 71

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