LXVIII Army Corps

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The LXVIII Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level formation that operated primarily in the Balkans during World War II.

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LXVIII Army Corps canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht army corps
allegiance Armed Forces of Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
associatedWith war crimes in occupied Greece and Yugoslavia
branch Heer NERFINISHED
commandedUnit German fortress and security units
German infantry divisions
German mountain divisions
commandStructure Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedIn 1945
engagedIn anti-partisan operations in the Balkans
occupation duties in Greece
security warfare against resistance movements
era Second World War NERFINISHED
formedFrom XXXXII Army Corps staff (partial)
foughtAgainst Allied forces in the Mediterranean region
Greek resistance groups
Yugoslav partisans NERFINISHED
garrisonOrHeadquarters Athens (period of war) NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation LXVIII. AK NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 20th century
militaryBranch German Army NERFINISHED
militaryFunction operational control of several divisions
notableCommander Ernst von Leyser NERFINISHED
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller NERFINISHED
Hellmuth Felmy NERFINISHED
notableFor operations against partisans in mountainous terrain
role in maintaining German lines of communication in the Balkans
operatedIn Albania NERFINISHED
Balkans NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
oversaw coastal defense sectors in Greece
participatedIn German occupation of Greece NERFINISHED
German occupation of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
operations against Allied landings in the Mediterranean (planning and local defense)
partOf German Army (Wehrmacht Heer) NERFINISHED
role corps-level command
sideInConflict Axis powers NERFINISHED
status disbanded
subordinateTo 12th Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED
Army Group E NERFINISHED
Army Group F NERFINISHED
theater Balkans Campaign NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
type headquarters formation
usedLanguage German

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Army Group Southeast subordinateUnit LXVIII Army Corps
Gustav Fehn commanded LXVIII Army Corps