I Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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I. Armeekorps
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Size	Corps
Engagements	World War II

I Army 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[]

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Petzel, WalterGeneral der Artillerie Walter Petzel (1883–1965)	1 September 1939	25 October 1939	54 days
2		Both, KunoGeneral der Infanterie Kuno-Hans von Both (1884–1955)	26 October 1939	3 March 1942	2 years, 128 days
3		Kleffel, PhilippGeneral der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel (1887–1964)	3 March 1942	1 April 1943	1 year, 29 days
4		Wöhler, OttoGeneral der Infanterie Otto Wöhler (1894–1987)	1 April 1943	15 August 1943	136 days
(3)		Kleffel, PhilippGeneral der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel (1887–1964)	15 August 1943	17 September 1943	33 days
5		Grase, MartinGeneral der Infanterie Martin Grase (1891–1963)	17 September 1943	1 January 1944	106 days
6		Hilpert, CarlGeneraloberst Carl Hilpert (1888–1947)	1 January 1944	20 January 1944	19 days
7		Hartmann, WalterGeneral der Artillerie Walter Hartmann (1891–1977)	20 January 1944	1 May 1944	102 days
(6)		Hilpert, CarlGeneraloberst Carl Hilpert (1888–1947)	1 May 1944	1 August 1944	92 days
8		Busse, TheodorGeneral der Infanterie Theodor Busse (1897–1986)	1 August 1944	9 January 1945	161 days
9		Fangohr, FriedrichGeneral der Infanterie Friedrich Fangohr (1899–1956)	20 January 1945	21 April 1945	91 days
10		Usinger, ChristianGeneralleutnant Christian Usinger (1894–1949)	21 April 1945	8 May 1945	17 days

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

See also[]

• List of German corps in World War II

References[]

External links[]

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

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