VII Army Corps (Germany)
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German VII. Corps was a corps in the German Army during World War II
. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).
Commanders
- Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Wilhelm AdamWilhelm Adam (Soldier)Wilhelm Adam was a German army officer who served in the Bavarian Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht....
, October 1934 – 1 October 1935 - Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walther von ReichenauWalther von ReichenauWalter von Reichenau was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II.-History:Reichenau was born in Karlsruhe to a Prussian general and joined the German Army in 1903. During World War I he served on the Western Front...
, 1 October 1935 – 4 February 1938 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Eugen Ritter von SchobertEugen Ritter von SchobertEugen Siegfried Erich Ritter von Schobert was a German general who served in World War I and World War II. He died in the Soviet Union when his observation plane crashed in a Soviet minefield.-Early life:...
, 4 February 1938 – 31 January 1940 - Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Gotthard HeinriciGotthard HeinriciGotthard Heinrici was a general in the German Army during World War II.-Personal life:Heinrici's was born in Gumbinnen , East Prussia, on Christmas Day, 1886, to Paul Heinrici, a local Lutheran minister of the Prussian Church, and his wife Gisela, née von Rauchhaupt, who was of recent Jewish descent...
, 1 February 1940 – April 1940 - Colonel General (Generaloberst) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 9 April 1940 – 25 October 1940
- Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Wilhelm FahrmbacherWilhelm FahrmbacherWilhelm Fahrmbacher was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
, 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942 - Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard HellErnst-Eberhard HellErnst-Eberhard Hell was a German general who held several divisional commands and was later elevated to Corps level during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, 8 January 1942 – 5 October 1943 - Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Anton DostlerAnton DostlerAnton Dostler was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad.-Military career:Anton Dostler joined the German Army in 1910 and served...
, 5 October 1943 – 30 November 1943 - Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 30 November 1943 – August 1944
Area of operations
- Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
- FranceBattle of FranceIn the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...
- May 1940 - June 1941 - Eastern FrontEastern Front (World War II)The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
, central sector - June 1941 - August 1944