LIV Army Corps
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The LIV Army Corps (German: LIV. Armeekorps) was a Wehrmacht army corps during World War II. It was formed in June 1941. After February 1944, it was upgraded to a command equivalent in rank but not in name to an army, something that the Wehrmacht dubbed an army detachment. It operated under the following names:
- Under its initial name LIV Army Corps, it was active between June 1941 and February 1944.[1]
- It was renamed Army Detachment Narva (German: Armeeabteilung Narwa) on 2 February 1944.[2]
- It was again renamed and became Army Detachment Grasser (German: Armeeabteilung Grasser) on 25 September 1944.[3]
- It was redesignated again in October 1944, becoming Army Detachment Kleffel (German: Armeeabteilung Kleffel).[4]
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LIV Army Corps (54th Army Corps) | |
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German: LIV. Armeekorps | |
Active | 1 June 1941–2 February 1944 |
Country | Germany |
Branch | Army |
Size | Corps |
Nickname(s) | "Gruppe Hilpert" (early 1943) |
Engagements | Unternehmen Barbarossa Battle of the Sea of Azov Crimean campaign Siege of Sevastopol Siege of Leningrad Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Erick-Oskar Hansen Carl Hilpert Otto Sponheimer |
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The officer staff of Army Detachment Kleffel was dissolved and its personnel used to form a full-fledge army-level command, the 25th Army, on 10 November 1944.[5]