XVI SS Corps
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| XVI SS Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | January 1945 – February 1945 |
| Country | File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany |
| Branch | File:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen-SS |
| Size | Corps |
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The XVI SS Army Corps was a short-lived corps of the Waffen-SS, which was formed in January 1945 in Pomerania.
The core of the corps was the 1st Latvian SS Division. It fought in the Piła (Schneidemühl) - Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) area against the Soviet East Prussian offensive and was dissolved in February after the retreat from that area.[1]
Commanders
[edit | edit source]The corps' only commander was SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Maria Demelhuber.
References
[edit | edit source]Sources
[edit | edit source]- okh.it
- Axis History
- Rolf Stoves: "Die gepanzerten und motorisierten deutschen Großverbände 1935—1945", Nebel-Verlag, 2003, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
