The LXVII Army Corps (), initially known as the LXVII Reserve Corps (), was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was formed in September 1942.
History The LXVII Reserve Corps was formed on 24 September 1942 in Wehrkreis II. Its initial purpose was to oversee and lead reserve divisions of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D). In this, the LXVII Reserve Corps was similar to the LXVI Reserve Corps, which had been formed three days earlier, on 21 September. The initial corps commander of the LXVII Reserve Corps was Walther Fischer von Weikersthal.
On 20 January 1944, the LXVII Reserve Corps was renamed to become the LXVII Army Corps. It was subsequently activated for normal combat purposes and would serve, in order, under the 15th Army between February 1944 and November 1944, under the 1st Parachute Army in December 1944, under the 15th Army in January 1945, under the 5th Panzer Army between February 1945 and March 1945, and under the 11th Army in April 1945.
Structure + Organizational structure of the LXVII (67th) Reserve Corps and the LXVII (67th) Army Corps of the German Wehrmacht, 1942 – 1945YearDateCommanderSubordinate DivisionsArmyArmy GroupOperational area1942Octobervon WeikersthalVariousdirectly under army groupArmy Group DBrusselsNovemberDecember1943JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember1944January12 February344th Infantry, 348th Infantry15th ArmyAmiens11 March85th Infantry, 344th Infantry, 348th Infantry8 April344th Infantry, 348th Infantry11 MayArmy Group BAmiens, Breda12 JuneSponheimer17 July31 August17th LFD, 226th Infantry, 245th Infantry16 September17th LFD, 331st Infantry, 344th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry13 October64th Infantry, 70th Infantry, 85th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 719th Infantry5 November85th Infantry, 245th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 719th Infantry26 November363rd Infantry1st Parachute ArmyArmy Group HBreda31 DecemberHitzfeld3rd Parachute, 89th Infantry, 246th Infantry, 277th Infantry15th ArmyArmy Group BAachen194519 February26th Infantry, 89th Infantry, 277th Infantry5th Panzer ArmyRur1 March89th Infantry, 277th Infantry12 AprilKgr Feller, Kgr Ettner, Kgr Heidenreich, Kgr Großkreuz11th ArmyArmy Group DKassel, Harz
Noteworthy individuals
Walther Fischer von Weikersthal, corps commander of LXVII Reserve Corps and LXVII Army Corps (25 September 1942 – 7 June 1944). Otto Sponheimer, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (7 June 1944 – 16 December 1944). Felix Schwalbe, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (16 December 1944 – 21 December 1944). Otto Hitzfeld, corps commander of LXVII Army Corps (21 December 1944 – 5 May 1945).
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