XXIII Army Corps (Germany)
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German XXIII. Corps was a corps in the German Army during World War II
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World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Commanders
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Erich Raschick, April 1939 – 26 October 1939
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Albrecht SchubertAlbrecht SchubertAlbrecht Schubert was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, 26 October 1939 – 25 July 1942 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Carl HilpertCarl HilpertCarl Hilpert was an officer in the German Army during World War II.Hilpert was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria....
, 25 July 1942 – 19 January 1943 - Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Johannes Frießner, 19 January 1943 – 7 December 1943
- Panzer General (General der Panzertruppe) Hans Freiherr von FunckHans Freiherr von FunckGeneral Hans Emil Richard Freiherr von Funck was a highly decorated Panzer General in the German army during World War II.-Biography:...
, 7 December 1943 – 2 February 1944 - Pioneer General (General der Pioniere) Otto TiemannOtto TiemannOtto Tiemann was a highly decorated General der Pioniere in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, 2 February 1944 – 12 October 1944 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Walter MelzerWalter MelzerWalter Melzer was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXIII corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, 12 October 1944 – 8 May 1945
Area of operations
- West WallSiegfried LineThe original Siegfried line was a line of defensive forts and tank defences built by Germany as a section of the Hindenburg Line 1916–1917 in northern France during World War I...
– September 1939 – June 1941 - Eastern FrontEastern Front (World War II)The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
, central sector – June 1941 – May 1945