MarketXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
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XII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

XII Army Corps was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was formed in the Wehrkreis XII recruitment and training district in Wiesbaden in October 1936 and was mobilized before the outbreak of war at the end of August 1939.

Commanders
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Walther Schroth, 4 February 1938 – 9 April 1940 • Colonel-general (Generaloberst) Gotthard Heinrici, 9 April – 17 June 1940 • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Walther Schroth, 17 June 1940 – 19 February 1942 • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Walther Graeßner, 19 February 1942 – 18 February 1943 • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Kurt von Tippelskirch, 18 February 1943 – 4 June 1944 • Lieutenant-general (Generalleutnant) Vincenz Müller, 4 June – 5 July 1944 After reformation • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Herbert Osterkamp, April 1945 –8 May 1945 ==Area of Operation==
Area of Operation
• Poland : September 1939 - May 1940 • France : May 1940 - June 1941 • Eastern Front, Central sector : June 1941 - May 1944 • Minsk : May 1944 - July 1944 • South-west Germany : July 1944 - February 1945 ==References==
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