The LXXXVIII Army Corps () was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was formed in 1942 and existed until 1945.

History The LXXXVIII Army Corps was formed on 8 June 1942 using personnel from the 240th Division. That staff had already effectively been a corps, as it had overseen the 82nd, 167th and 719th Divisions between April and June 1942. The initial corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard.

Between June 1942 and July 1944, the commanding officer of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was also the commander of army troops in the Netherlands and staff for coastal defense of Wehrmacht commander Netherlands (), but was merely responsible for the corps itself after that.

Structure +Organizational chart of the LXXXVIII (88th) Army CorpsYearDateSubordinate unitsArmyArmy GroupOperational area1942JulyVarious minor units: Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 758 [since 15 July 1942], later Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 1230. Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 759 [since 15 July 1942], later Army Coastal Artillery Detachment 1231. Fast Detachment 509 [since 26 June 1944].NoneArmy Group DNetherlands (Utrecht)AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember1943JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneWehrmachtbefehlshaber NiederlandeJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember1944JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayArmy Group BJuneJulyAugust16 September6th Parachute, 84th Infantry, 85th Infantry, 89th Infantry, 176th Infantry, 179th Infantry, 353rd Infantry1st Parachute ArmyArnhem13 October59th Infantry, 245th Infantry15th ArmyNetherlands5 November59th Infantry, 256th Infantry, 712th Infantry26 November6th Parachute, 711th Infantry, 712th InfantryArmy Group H31 December2nd Parachute, 6th Parachute25th Army194519 February2nd Parachute, 331st Infantry1 March12 April6th Parachute, 149th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 361st InfantryOberbefehlshaber Nordwest

Noteworthy individuals

Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard, corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (1 July 1942 – 21 December 1944). Felix Schwalbe, corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (21 December 1944 – 3 April 1945). Johann Wolpert, corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps (3 April 1945 – May 1945).

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