The Corps was first known as
Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIII (H.Kdo.) and was established on 18 October 1939 from the
Border Guard Section Command 3 (
Oppeln) after the end of the Polish campaign. It was initially deployed under the 6th Army on the Lower Rhine, but in March 1940 it was transferred to the Upper Rhine to
Army Group C, where it was part of the
7th Army. Towards the end of the
Battle of France, the Corps advanced with the
213th, 239th, 554th and 556th Infantry Divisions and captured
Mulhouse. After the armistice with France, it was temporarily stationed in the
Dijon area. In August 1940, the command was transferred to Central Norway, together with the
Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXVI. Here, it served as an occupation and coastal defense force around
Trondheim at the head of the
181st and 196th Infantry Divisions. As of August 30, 1940, the staff also acted as
Territorialbefehlshaber Mittelnorwegen. The H.Kdo. was not involved in any fighting in Norway. The Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIII was renamed
33rd Army Corps on 23 January 1943. The 33rd Army Corps capitulated to the British on 8 May 1945, together with all other German troops in Norway . ==Commanders==