VII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).

VII. Armeekorps
ActiveOctober 1934 – August 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
SizeCorps
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Walther von Reichenau
Ernst-Eberhard Hell

Commanders

  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Wilhelm Adam, October 1934 – 1 October 1935
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walther von Reichenau, 1 October 1935 – 4 February 1938
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 4 February 1938 – 31 January 1940
  • Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Gotthard Heinrici, 1 February 1940 – April 1940
  • Colonel General (Generaloberst) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 9 April 1940 – 25 October 1940
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Wilhelm Fahrmbacher, 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 8 January 1942 – 5 October 1943
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Anton Dostler, 5 October 1943 – 30 November 1943
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 30 November 1943 – August 1944

Area of operations

See also

  • "VII. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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