II Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

II Army Corps (II. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II.

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see II Corps (German Empire).
II. Armeekorps
ActiveApril 1935 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
SizeCorps
EngagementsWorld War II

Organisation

Organisation of the corps at different times included;[1][2][3]

1939 (September)

1940 (May)
  • Corps Headquarters
    • 42nd Corps Signal Battalion
    • 402nd Corps Mapping Platoon
    • 402nd Courier Platoon
    • 402nd Field Post Platoon
    • 402nd Supply Battalion
    • 402nd Military Police Platoon
    • 1st Heavy Reconnaissance Flight, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron (attached from Luftwaffe)
    • 3rd Heavy Reconnaissance Flight, 21st Reconnaissance Squadron (attached from Luftwaffe)
    • 1st Battalion, 13th Anti-Aircraft Regiment (attached from Luftwaffe)
    • 86th Light Anti-Aircraft Battalion (attached from Luftwaffe)
  • 7th Panzer Division
  • 12th Infantry Division
  • 32nd Infantry Division
  • 263rd Infantry Division
  • 525th Heavy Anti-Tank Battalion
  • 2nd Artillery Command
    • 501st Artillery Headquarters
    • 32nd Artillery Survey Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion, 38th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion, 39th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    • 436th Heavy Artillery Battalion
  • 45th Engineer Battalion
  • 45th Pontoon Engineer Column
  • 178th Pontoon Engineer Column
  • 1st Pontoon Engineer Column, 402nd Pontoon Regiment
  • 2nd Pontoon Engineer Column, 402nd Pontoon Regiment
  • 656th Pontoon Engineer Column
  • 580th Road Construction Battalion
  • 622nd Light Road Construction Battalion

1942 (June)

Commanders
  • Generalleutnant Fedor von Bock, creation – April 1935
  • General der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz, April 1935 – 10 November 1938
  • Generaloberst Adolf Strauß, 10 November 1938 – 30 May 1940
  • General der Infanterie Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, 30 May 1940 – 21 June 1940
  • General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, 21 June 1940 – May 1942
  • General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff, June 1942 – 1 July 1942
  • General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, 1 July 1942 – 28 November 1942
  • General der Infanterie Paul Laux, 28 November 1943 – 1 April 1944
  • Generalleutnant Wilhelm Hasse, 1 April 1944 – 5 May 1944
  • Generalleutnant Kurt von Tippelskirch, 5 May 1944 – 11 May 1944
  • General der Infanterie Paul Laux, 11 May 1944 – 3 July 1944
  • General der Infanterie Wilhelm Hasse, 15 July 1944 – 15 January 1945
  • General der Infanterie Dr.Dr. Johannes Mayer, 15 January 1945 – 1 April 1945
  • Generalleutnant Alfred Gause 1 April 1945 – German capitulation

Area of operations

See also

References
  1. McCroden, William T. German ground forces of World War II : complete orders of battle for Army Groups, Armies, Army Corps, and other commands of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS, September 1, 1939, to May 8, 1945. Nutter, Thomas E. El Dorado Hills, California. ISBN 9781611211016. OCLC 1112608682.
  2. "II. Armee-Korps - Lexikon der Wehrmacht". www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. Handbook of the German Army. Great Britain. War Office. General Staff., Imperial War Museum (Great Britain). Department of Printed Books. London: Imperial War Museum, Dept. of Printed Books. 1996. ISBN 1870423259. OCLC 36176075.CS1 maint: others (link)


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