The LXXXII Armeekorps was formed in France in May 1942 from Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXVII.

Commanders

General der Infanterie Alfred Böhm-Tettelbach (25 May 1942 - 31 Oct 1942)
General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner (31 Oct 1942 - 1 Apr 1943)
Generaloberst Erwin Jänecke (1 Apr 1943 - 1 June 1943)
General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner (1 June 1943 - 10 July 1943)
General der Artillerie Johann Sinnhuber (10 July 1943 - 1 Sep 1944)
General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein (1 Sep 1944 - 30 Jan 1945)
General der Infanterie Walther Hahm (30 Jan 1945 - 1 Apr 1945)
Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff (1 Apr 1945 - 15 Apr 1945)
General der Infanterie Walter Lucht (15 Apr 1945 - 20 Apr 1945)
Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff (20 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945) (1)

Area of operations

North-western France (May 1942 - Dec 1944)
Western front & Germany (Jan 1945 - May 1945)

Notable members

Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (Active in the resistance against Hitler and also the one who in 1943 discovered the mass graves from the Soviet massacre of Polish officers in the Katyn forest)

Footnotes

1. Theodor Tolsdorff was the youngest to be promoted to Generalleutnant, he was promoted on 18 March 1945 at the age of 35 when he recieved the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

Sources used

Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -