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LXXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
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The '''LXXXVIII Army Corps''' () was an [[Corps|army corps]] of the German [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]]. It was formed in 1942 and existed until 1945.
== History ==
The LXXXVIII Army Corps was formed on 8 June 1942 using personnel from the [[240th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|240th Division]].<ref name=":1"></ref> That staff had already effectively been a corps, as it had overseen the [[82nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|82nd]], [[167th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|167th]] and [[719th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|719th]] Divisions between April and June 1942.<ref name=":12"></ref><ref name=":0"></ref> The initial corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was [[Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard]].<ref name=":03" />
Between June 1942 and July 1944, the commanding officer of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was also the c''ommander of army troops in the Netherlands and staff for coastal defense of Wehrmacht commander Netherlands'' (), but was merely responsible for the corps itself after that.<ref name=":1" />
== Structure ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Organizational chart of the LXXXVIII (88th) Army Corps<ref name=":1" />
!Year
!Date
!Subordinate units<ref name=":1222"></ref><ref name=":724"></ref><ref name=":7242"></ref>
!Army
!Army Group
!Operational area
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''<u>1942</u>'''
|July
| rowspan="26" |''Various minor units:''
* Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 758 [since 15 July 1942],<ref name=":72432"></ref> later Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 1230.<ref name=":72433"></ref>
* Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 759 [since 15 July 1942],<ref name=":7243"></ref> later Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 1231.<ref name=":724332"></ref>
* Fast Detachment 509 [since 26 June 1944].<ref name=":724333"></ref>
| rowspan="11" |''None''
| rowspan="22" |[[Army Group D]]
| rowspan="26" |Netherlands ([[Utrecht]])
|-
|August
|-
|September
|-
|October
|-
|November
|-
|December
|-
| rowspan="12" |'''<u>1943</u>'''
|January
|-
|February
|-
|March
|-
|April
|-
|May
|-
|June
| rowspan="15" |''Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Niederlande''
|-
|July
|-
|August
|-
|September
|-
|October
|-
|November
|-
|December
|-
| rowspan="13" |'''<u>1944</u>'''
|January
|-
|February
|-
|March
|-
|April
|-
|May
| rowspan="7" |[[Army Group B]]
|-
|June
|-
|July
|-
|August
|-
|16 September
|[[6th Parachute Division (Germany)|6th Parachute]], [[84th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|84th Infantry]], [[85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|85th Infantry]], [[89th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|89th Infantry]], [[176th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|176th Infantry]], [[179th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|179th Infantry]], [[353rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|353rd Infantry]]
|[[1st Parachute Army (Wehrmacht)|1st Parachute Army]]
|[[Arnhem]]
|-
|13 October
|[[59th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|59th Infantry]], [[245th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|245th Infantry]]
| rowspan="3" |[[15th Army (Wehrmacht)|15th Army]]
| rowspan="7" |Netherlands
|-
|5 November
|59th Infantry, [[256th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|256th Infantry]], [[712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|712th Infantry]]
|-
|26 November
|6th Parachute, [[711th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|711th Infantry]], 712th Infantry
| rowspan="4" |[[Army Group H]]
|-
|31 December
|[[2nd Parachute Division (Germany)|2nd Parachute]], 6th Parachute
| rowspan="4" |[[25th Army (Wehrmacht)|25th Army]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''<u>1945</u>'''
|19 February
| rowspan="2" |2nd Parachute, [[331st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|331st Infantry]]
|-
|1 March
|-
|12 April
|6th Parachute, [[149th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|149th Infantry]], [[346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|346th Infantry]], [[361st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|361st Infantry]]
|''Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest''
|}
== Noteworthy individuals ==
* [[Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard]], corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (1 July 1942 – 21 December 1944).<ref name=":03"></ref>
* [[Felix Schwalbe]], corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (21 December 1944 – 3 April 1945).<ref name=":03" />
* [[Johann Wolpert]], corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (3 April 1945 – May 1945).<ref name=":03" />
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Corps of Germany in World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1942]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
== History ==
The LXXXVIII Army Corps was formed on 8 June 1942 using personnel from the [[240th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|240th Division]].<ref name=":1"></ref> That staff had already effectively been a corps, as it had overseen the [[82nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|82nd]], [[167th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|167th]] and [[719th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|719th]] Divisions between April and June 1942.<ref name=":12"></ref><ref name=":0"></ref> The initial corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was [[Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard]].<ref name=":03" />
Between June 1942 and July 1944, the commanding officer of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was also the c''ommander of army troops in the Netherlands and staff for coastal defense of Wehrmacht commander Netherlands'' (), but was merely responsible for the corps itself after that.<ref name=":1" />
== Structure ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Organizational chart of the LXXXVIII (88th) Army Corps<ref name=":1" />
!Year
!Date
!Subordinate units<ref name=":1222"></ref><ref name=":724"></ref><ref name=":7242"></ref>
!Army
!Army Group
!Operational area
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''<u>1942</u>'''
|July
| rowspan="26" |''Various minor units:''
* Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 758 [since 15 July 1942],<ref name=":72432"></ref> later Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 1230.<ref name=":72433"></ref>
* Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 759 [since 15 July 1942],<ref name=":7243"></ref> later Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 1231.<ref name=":724332"></ref>
* Fast Detachment 509 [since 26 June 1944].<ref name=":724333"></ref>
| rowspan="11" |''None''
| rowspan="22" |[[Army Group D]]
| rowspan="26" |Netherlands ([[Utrecht]])
|-
|August
|-
|September
|-
|October
|-
|November
|-
|December
|-
| rowspan="12" |'''<u>1943</u>'''
|January
|-
|February
|-
|March
|-
|April
|-
|May
|-
|June
| rowspan="15" |''Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Niederlande''
|-
|July
|-
|August
|-
|September
|-
|October
|-
|November
|-
|December
|-
| rowspan="13" |'''<u>1944</u>'''
|January
|-
|February
|-
|March
|-
|April
|-
|May
| rowspan="7" |[[Army Group B]]
|-
|June
|-
|July
|-
|August
|-
|16 September
|[[6th Parachute Division (Germany)|6th Parachute]], [[84th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|84th Infantry]], [[85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|85th Infantry]], [[89th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|89th Infantry]], [[176th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|176th Infantry]], [[179th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|179th Infantry]], [[353rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|353rd Infantry]]
|[[1st Parachute Army (Wehrmacht)|1st Parachute Army]]
|[[Arnhem]]
|-
|13 October
|[[59th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|59th Infantry]], [[245th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|245th Infantry]]
| rowspan="3" |[[15th Army (Wehrmacht)|15th Army]]
| rowspan="7" |Netherlands
|-
|5 November
|59th Infantry, [[256th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|256th Infantry]], [[712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|712th Infantry]]
|-
|26 November
|6th Parachute, [[711th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|711th Infantry]], 712th Infantry
| rowspan="4" |[[Army Group H]]
|-
|31 December
|[[2nd Parachute Division (Germany)|2nd Parachute]], 6th Parachute
| rowspan="4" |[[25th Army (Wehrmacht)|25th Army]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''<u>1945</u>'''
|19 February
| rowspan="2" |2nd Parachute, [[331st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|331st Infantry]]
|-
|1 March
|-
|12 April
|6th Parachute, [[149th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|149th Infantry]], [[346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|346th Infantry]], [[361st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|361st Infantry]]
|''Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest''
|}
== Noteworthy individuals ==
* [[Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard]], corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (1 July 1942 – 21 December 1944).<ref name=":03"></ref>
* [[Felix Schwalbe]], corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (21 December 1944 – 3 April 1945).<ref name=":03" />
* [[Johann Wolpert]], corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (3 April 1945 – May 1945).<ref name=":03" />
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Corps of Germany in World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1942]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
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