LIX Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
army formation of the Wehrmacht
The LIX Army Corps (German: LIX. Armeekorps), initially known as the Higher Command for Special Deployment LIX (German: Höheres Kommando z. b. V. LIX) was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The formation was active between 1940 and 1945.
History
1940
The Höheres Kommando z. b. V. LIX was formed on 10 October 1940 in Lübeck. It was part of the 1st Army (Johannes Blaskowitz) under Army Group D (Erwin von Witzleben) between November 1940 and February 1941. The command served as part of the 7th Army (Friedrich Dollmann), still under Army Group D, between March 1941 and January 1942. The initial commander of the Höheres Kommando was Maximilian Schwandner. The corps was on occupation duty in occupied France for the three months of 1940 during which it existed.
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