LXXXIV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
military unit
The LXXXIV Army Corps (German: LXXXIV. Armeekorps) was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was formed in 1942 and existed until 1944.
The LXXXIV Army Corps is most notable as the formation that guarded the landing grounds of the Allied Normandy landings.
History
Before the Allied invasion
The LXXXIV Army Corps was formed on 15 May 1942 by renaming Höheres Kommando z. b. V. LX. In turn, the Higher Command z. b. V. LX had been formed on 15 October 1940 in Prague. The initial commander of the LXXXIV was Hans Behlendorff. The corps was subordinate to the 7th Army under Army Group D, and stationed in Saint-Lô in Normandy. Behlendorff was succeeded as corps commander by Gustav-Adolf von Zangen on 1 April 1943.
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