XXXVI Corps (Germany)

The XXXVI Corps was a German military formation in World War II.

It was formed in October 1939 and took part in the invasion of France. In August 1940 the corps was moved to southern Norway and from there to northern Finland.

It took part in Operation Barbarossa in the summer of 1941. It was part of the German army in Norway AOK Norwegen and was moved to northern Finland during June 1941. The XXXVI Corps took part in Operation Polarfuchs aiming to advance through Salla to Kandalaksha, and from there to Murmansk.

In November 1941 the corps was renamed the XXXVI Gebirgskorps (Mountain corps).

In the autumn of 1944 the corps had to fight its former allies in the Lapland War against Finland. The corps was forced to retreat from Finland back to Norway. The corps stayed the rest of the war in Norway and surrendered there in May 1945.

Commanders

* General of the Cavalry Hans Feige (? - 30 November 1941)
* General of the Infantry Karl Weisenberger (30 November 1941 - 10 August 1944)
* General of Mountain troops Emil Vogel (10 August 1944 - 8 May 1945)

Area of operations

Organisation

Formations

* German 71st Infantry Division (to August 1940)
* German 212th Infantry Division (to August 1940)
* SS Division Nord (from June 1941 to July 1941, transferred to Finnish III Corps)
* German 169th Infantry Division
* German 163rd Infantry Division (from 1942)
* Finnish 6th Division (from June 1941 to 1942)

Units

* Panzer-Abteilung 211
* Panzer-Abteilung 40
* 16. RajaJK (Finnish Border guard company)
* 26. RajaJK (Finnish Border guard company)
* 46. RajaJK (Finnish Border guard company)

External links

* [http://home.hetnet.nl/~conny-rene/Korpsen/XXXVI%20HohK.htm Höheres Kommando XXXVI]
* [http://home.hetnet.nl/~conny-rene/Korpsen/XXXVI%20BK.htm XXXVI Gebirgskorps ]