LIV Armeekorps
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- Published: 14 May 2011 14 May 2011
- Last Updated: 12 April 2013 12 April 2013
The LIV Armeekorps was formed in June 1941 and was redesignated Gruppe Sponheimer on 27 January 1944.
Commanders
General der Kavallerie Erik Hansen (1 June 1941 - 20 Jan 1943)
Generaloberst Carl Hilpert (20 Jan 1943 - 1 Aug 1943)
General der Infanterie Otto Sponheimer (1 Aug 1943 - 27 Jan 1944)
Chiefs of Staff
Oberst Hans Speth (1 June 1941 - 24 Nov 1942)
Oberst Kurt von Einem (10 Dec 1942 - 27 Jan 1944)
Operations Officers (Ia)
Major Ludwig Zöller (1 June 1941 - 19 Aug 1941)
Major Ludwig Graf von Ingelheim genannt Echter von und zu Mespelbrunn (19 Aug 1941 - 15 Feb 1943)
Major Gottfried Herzog (15 Feb 1943 - 10 Dec 1943)
Major Gerhard Oetken (10 Dec 1943 - 27 Jan 1944)
Area of operations
Eastern front, southern sector (June 1941 - Jan 1944)
Eastern front, northern sector (Jan 1944 - Feb 1944)
Sources used
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945
Reference material on this unit
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