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VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed in mid-1943.




Commanders


Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, 21 May 1935 – 3 February 1938
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Ernst Busch, 3 February 1938 – 25 October 1939
Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Walter Heitz, 25 October 1939 – 31 January 1943
After reformation

Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Gustav Höhne, 20 July 1943 – 1 April 1944
Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Johannes Block, 1 April 1944 – 15 April 1944
Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Hans Schlemmer, 15 April 1944 – 12 May 1944
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Gustav Höhne, 12 May 1944 – 10 September 1944
Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walter Hartmann, 10 September 1944 - 19 March 1945
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Wiese, 19 March 1945 - 20 April 1945
Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin, 20 April 1945 - 8 May 1945




Area of operations


Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
France - May 1940 - June 1941
Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - October 1942
Stalingrad - October 1942 - January 1943
Eastern Front, - July 1943 - September 1944
Eastern Front, central sector - September 1944 - May 1945




See also


List of German corps in World War II




External links


"VIII. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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