XV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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

XV Army Corps
XV. Armeekorps
Active	10 October 1938 (1938-10-10)–16 November 1940 (1940-11-16)
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Corps
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France
Insignia
Abbreviation	XV AK

The XV Army Corps / XV AK (German: XV. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and in the early stages of World War II.

It was set up on 10 October 1938. It was also known as Gruppe Hoth / Panzergruppe Hoth during the invasion of France. It was reorganized into Panzergruppe 3 on 16 November 1940.^[1]

Combat chronicle

The Corps participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of 10th Army, Army Group South. It was part of 4th Army, Army Group A in the invasion of France in 1940.

Organisation

The Corps had the following organisation on 8 June 1940:

5th Panzer Division

7th Panzer Division

2nd Infantry Division (mot.)

Commanders

XV Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Infanterie (later Generaloberst) Hermann Hoth.

References

1. Axis History Factbook Accessed: 13 May 2012