L Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

L. Armeekorps
Active	8 October 1940 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Size	Corps
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Commanders
Notable commanders	Georg Lindemann Philipp Kleffel

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

Commanders[edit]

• General der Kavallerie (Lieutenant General) Georg Lindemann, 1 October 1940 – 19 January 1942
• General der Kavallerie (Lieutenant General) Philipp Kleffel, 19 January 1942 – 3 March 1942
• General der Infanterie (Lieutenant General) Herbert von Böckmann, 3 March 1942 – 20 July 1942
• General der Kavallerie (Lieutenant General) Philipp Kleffel, 20 July 1942 – 17 September 1943
• General der Infanterie (Lieutenant General) Wilhelm Wegener, 17 September 1943 – 24 September 1944
• Generalleutnant (Major General) Hans Boeckh-Behrens, 24 September 1944 – 24 October 1944
• General der Gebirgstruppe (Lieutenant General) Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach, 25 October 1944 – 11 April 1945
• Generalleutnant (Major General) Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen, 12 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

Area of operations[edit]

• Germany – October 1940 – April 1941
• Balkans – April 1941 – June 1941
• Eastern Front, northern sector – June 1941 – October 1944
• Kurland pocket – October 1944 – May 1945

See also[edit]

• List of German corps in World War II

External links[edit]

• "L. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 8 March 2011.