Group Knieß, also known as General Command Knieß, was formed in October 1943 in southern France. Under the supervision of the
19th Army, Group Knieß remained on defensive duty in France until the
Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. On 10 July 1944, Corps Kniess was upgraded to become the LXXXV Army Corps. The LXXXV Army Corps remained under the supervision of the 19th Army until December 1944, when the corps was transferred to the
7th Army in the
Ardennes. After a stay in the Saar Palatinate region between February and March 1945 under the
1st Army, the LXXXV was transferred back to the 7th Army in
Hesse and
Thuringia in April. At the end of the war, the LXXXV Army Corps was commanded by
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz, who had held that post since 26 March 1945. == Structure ==