VII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see VII Corps (German Empire).

VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944).

VII Army Corps
VII. Armeekorps
Active	October 1934 – August 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Size	Corps
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Battle of Kiev (1943) Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Walther von Reichenau Ernst-Eberhard Hell

Commanders

• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Wilhelm Adam, October 1934 – 1 October 1935
• Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walther von Reichenau, 1 October 1935 – 4 February 1938
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 4 February 1938 – 31 January 1940
• Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Gotthard Heinrici, 1 February 1940 – April 1940
• Colonel General (Generaloberst) Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 9 April 1940 – 25 October 1940
• Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Wilhelm Fahrmbacher, 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942
• Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 8 January 1942 – 5 October 1943
• Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Anton Dostler, 5 October 1943 – 30 November 1943
• Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 30 November 1943 – August 1944

Area of operations

• Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
• France - May 1940 - June 1941
• Eastern Front, central sector - June 1941 - August 1944

See also

• List of German corps in World War II

External links

• "VII. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 4 March 2011.