XI Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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For the equivalent formation in World War I, see XI Corps (German Empire).
XI. Armeekorps
XI Armee-Korps unit marking Unternehmen Zitadelle.png
ActiveOctober 1936 – May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
SizeCorps
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Karl Strecker
Erhard Raus

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

Commanders[]

  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Emil Leeb, 1 September 1939 – 1 March 1940
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Joachim von Kortzfleisch, 1 March 1940 – 6 October 1941
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Eugen Ott, 6 October 1941 – 10 December 1941
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Joachim von Kortzfleisch, 10 December 1941 – 1 June 1942
  • Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Karl Strecker, 1 June 1942 – 2 February 1943

After reformation

  • Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Erhard Raus, 10 February 1943 – 1 November 1943
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Wilhelm Stemmermann, 5 December 1943 – 18 February 1944
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Rudolf von Bünau, 20 March 1944 – 16 March 1945
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin, 16 March 1945 – 20 March 1945
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Rudolf von Bünau, 20 March 1945 – 6 April 1945
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Wiese, 6 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

Area of operations[]

  • Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
  • France - May 1940 - June 1941
  • Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - October 1942
  • Stalingrad - October 1942 - February 1943
  • Eastern Front, southern sector - March 1943 - January 1944
  • Cherkassy - January 1944 - February 1944
  • Poland, Silesia & Czechoslovakia - April 1944 - May 1945

See also[]

External links[]

"XI. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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