XXIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

German XXIII. Corps (XXIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II.

XXIII. Armeekorps
Active	March 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Size	Corps
Engagements	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Lublin–Brest Offensive East Pomeranian Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Carl Hilpert Johannes Frießner

Commanders

• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Erich Raschick, April 1939 – 26 October 1939
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Albrecht Schubert, 26 October 1939 – 25 July 1942
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Carl Hilpert, 25 July 1942 – 19 January 1943
• Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Johannes Frießner, 19 January 1943 – 7 December 1943
• Panzer General (General der Panzertruppe) Hans Freiherr von Funck, 7 December 1943 – 2 February 1944
• Pioneer General (General der Pioniere) Otto Tiemann, 2 February 1944 – 12 October 1944
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Walter Melzer, 12 October 1944 – 8 May 1945

Area of operations

• West Wall – September 1939 – June 1941
• Eastern Front, central sector – June 1941 – May 1945

See also

• List of German corps in World War II

External links

• "XXIII. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 March 2011.