VIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see VIII Corps (German Empire).

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.

VIII Army Corps
VIII. Armeekorps
Active	October 1934 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Size	Corps
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Lublin–Brest Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ernst Busch Gustav Höhne Walter Heitz

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.