XXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

XXVIII. Armeekorps
Active20 May 1940 – 25 April 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
SizeCorps
Engagements06/41 - 06/41 Lithuanian frontier
06/41 - 07/41 Düna River
07/41 - 09/41 Old Russian frontier
07/41 - 09/41 Advance to Leningrad
09/41 - 06/42 Leningrad defensive
12/41 - 06/42 Lakes Ilmen and Lagoda
07/42 - 01/44 Defense of AG North
01/44 - 04/44 northern Russia
04/44 - 07/44 Defense of AG North
08/44 South Estonia
08/44 - 09/44 Väike Emajõgi - Gauja line
09/44 - 01/45 Memel
02/45 - 04/45 Samland and Pillau

The XXVIII Army Corps (German designation XXVIII. Armeekorps) was a corps which served in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was created on May 20, 1940 in Wehrkreis III. During the war, the corps was subordinated to the German 6th, 16th, 18th, and 3rd Panzer Armies. In 1945, the corps was briefly named Armeeabteilung Samland (Corps Task Force Samland). The corps fought in Samland until annihilated in late April 1945.[1]

  1. ^ Tessin, p. 261

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