XXII Mountain Corps
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XXII Mountain Corps was a German Wehrmacht mountain infantry corps that operated primarily in the Balkan theater during World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht corps
ⓘ
mountain infantry corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Axis Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Albania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dalmatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | war crimes in the Balkans ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | German Army high command (OKH) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
engineer units
ⓘ
mountain infantry divisions ⓘ reconnaissance units ⓘ supporting artillery units ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | German defeat in World War II ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
anti-partisan warfare in the Balkans
ⓘ
security operations in occupied territories ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation | various locations in the Balkans ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | National Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
German occupation of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German occupation of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | land forces ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | operational command over multiple divisions ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ernst von Leyser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert Lanz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventContext | Balkan campaigns of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | operations against partisan forces in the Balkans ⓘ |
| operationalRole |
anti-partisan operations
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Axis operations in the Mediterranean and Balkans ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
12th Army (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Group E NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Group F NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | corps-level formation ⓘ |
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