VII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see VII Corps (German Empire).
VII. Armeekorps
ActiveOctober 1934 – August 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
SizeCorps
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Walther von Reichenau
Ernst-Eberhard Hell

Commanders
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Wilhelm Adam, October 1934 – 1 October 1935
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walther von Reichenau, 1 October 1935 – 4 February 1938
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 4 February 1938 – 31 January 1940
  • Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Gotthard Heinrici, 1 February 1940 – April 1940
  • Colonel General (Generaloberst) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 9 April 1940 – 25 October 1940
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Wilhelm Fahrmbacher, 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 8 January 1942 – 5 October 1943
  • Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Anton Dostler, 5 October 1943 – 30 November 1943
  • Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 30 November 1943 – August 1944

Area of operations

See also
  • "VII. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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