XXXVIII Army Corps (Germany)

The German XXXVIII Corps (XXXVIII Armeekorps) was a German army corps during World War II.

On 8 January 1945, the XXXVIII Corps was redesignated as the XXXVIII Tank Corps (XXXVIII Panzerkorps).

Commanders

• Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erich von Manstein - 1 February 1940 to 28 February 1941
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis - 15 March 1941 to 23 April 1942
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Siegfried Hänicke - 23 April 1942 to 29 June 1942
• Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Kurt Herzog - 29 June 1942 to 8 January 1945
• Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin - 8 January 1945 to March 1945 (as the XXXVIII Tank Corps)

Area of operations

• Germany - January 1940 to June 1940
• France - June 1940 to June 1941
• Eastern Front, northern sector - June 1941 to October 1944
• Courland Pocket - October 1944 to 7 May 1945

See also

• List of German corps in WWII