The LXVIII Army Corps, initially known as
Generalkommando z.b.V. LXVIII,
General Command for special deployment 68, was formed on 9 April 1943 from the personnel of the Generalkommando z.b.V. which had been formed on 23 September 1942 from personnel that had served on
Special Staff F as part of the German support for the insurgents in
Iraq in the
Anglo-Iraqi War. The first corps commander of LXVIII General Command was
Hellmuth Felmy. The LXVIII General Command was moved to
Army Group E, part of
Army Group F, Felmy was succeeded as corps commander by
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller on 8 December 1944. By 31 December, the 117th Jäger Division as well as the 31st SS Division had left the corps, whereas the
71st Infantry Division had been added. This left the 44th and 71st Infantry Divisions as well as the 13th SS Division going into the new year 1945. Müller was succeeded as corps commander by
Rudolf Konrad on 29 January 1945. By 19 February, the 44th Infantry Division had left the corps, leaving only the 13th SS Division and the 71st Infantry Division. This stayed unchanged through 1 March. By 12 April, the
297th Infantry Division was added. By 7 May 1945, one day before
German surrender in World War II, the 297th Infantry Division had left the corps and the 118th Jäger Division had rejoined. Thus, the LXVIII Army Corps consisted of the 13th SS Division, the 71st Infantry Division and the 118th Jäger Division when World War II ended. == Structure ==