I Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see I Corps (German Empire).

I. Armeekorps

Country	Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Corps
Engagements	World War II

German I Corps (I. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was established by upgrading the former staff of the 1st Division of the Reichsheer at Konigsberg on 1 October 1934.^[1]

Commanders

Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walter Petzel - 1 September 1939 to 25 October 1939
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Kuno-Hans von Both (26 Oct 1939 - 3 Mar 1942)
Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Philipp Kleffel (3 Mar 1942 - 1 Apr 1943)
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Otto Wöhler - 1 April 1943 to 15 August 1943
Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Philipp Kleffel - 15 August 1943 to 17 September 1943
Artillery General (General der Infanterie) Martin Grase - 17 September 1943 to 1 January 1944
Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert - 1 January 1944 to 20 January 1944
Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walter Hartmann - 20 January 1944 to 1 May 1944
Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert - 1 May 1944 to 1 August 1944
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Theodor Busse - 1 August 1944 to 9 January 1945
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Fangohr - 20 January 1945 to 21 April 1945
Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Christian Usinger - 21 April 1945 to 8 May 1945

Area of operations

Poland - September 1939 to May 1940
France - May 1940 to June 1941
Eastern Front, Northern Sector - June 1941 to October 1944
Courland Pocket - October 1944 to May 1945

References

↑ Axis History Factbook

External links

"I. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

German Army (Heer) Corps

Army Corps Armeekorps	I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XXXX. XXXXI. XXXXII. XXXXIII. XXXXIV. XXXXVI. XXXXVII. XXXXVIII. L. LI. LII. LIII. LIV. LV. LVII. LIX. LXII. LXIII. LXIV. LXV. LXVI. LXVII. LXVIII. LXIX. LXX. LXXI. LXXII. LXXIII. LXXIV. LXXV. LXXVI. LXXVIII. LXXX. LXXXI. LXXXII. LXXXIII. LXXXIV. LXXXV. LXXXVI. LXXXVII. LXXXVIII. LXXXIX. LXXXX. LXXXXI. LXXXXVII. CI.

Tank Corps Panzerkorps	III. IV. VII. XIV. XXIV. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XXXX. XXXXI. XXXXVI. XXXXVII. XXXXVIII. LVI. LVII. LVIII. LXXVI. Feldherrnhalle Großdeutschland

Mountain Corps Gebirgskorps	XV. XVIII. XIX. XXI. XXII. XXXVI. XXXXIX. LI.

Cavalry Corps Kavalleriekorps	I.

Miscellaneous Corps	Afrika Korps

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I Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

Commanders

Area of operations

See also

References

External links