V Army Corps (Germany)
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Commanders
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Hermann GeyerHermann GeyerHermann Geyer was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IX. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
, 16 May 1935 – 30 April 1939 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Richard RuoffRichard RuoffRichard Ruoff was an officer in the German Army before and during World War II.Colonel-General Richard Ruoff commanded the 4th Tank Army from 8 January 1942 to 31 May 1942...
, 1 May 1939 – 12 January 1942 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Wilhelm WetzelWilhelm WetzelWilhelm Wetzel 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...
, 12 January 1942 – 1 July 1943 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Karl Allmendinger, 1 July 1943 – 1 May 1944
- Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Hermann Böhme, 1 May 1944 – 4 May 1944
- Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Friedrich-Wilhelm MüllerFriedrich-Wilhelm MüllerFriedrich-Wilhelm Müller was a General in the German army in World War II. He is notorious for having been the most brutal commander of occupied Crete, where he earned the nickname "The Butcher of Crete." After the war, he was tried by a Greek military court for war crimes, convicted and...
, 4 May 1944 – 2 June 1944 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Dr. Franz BeyerFranz Beyer (general)Dr. jur. Franz Beyer was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme...
, 2 June 1944 – 19 July 1944
After reformation
- Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Dr. Ing. Kurt Wäger, 26 January 1945 – 8 May 1945
Area of operations
- Western FrontWestern Front (World War II)The Western Front of the European Theatre of World War II encompassed, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and West Germany. The Western Front was marked by two phases of large-scale ground combat operations...
- September 1939 - May 1940 - FranceBattle of FranceIn the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...
- May 1940 - 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...
, southern sector - June 1941 - May 1944 - Crimea - May 1944 - July 1944
- Western Germany - January 1945 - May 1945