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408:, was killed on 28 June. The commanders of the 256th and 197th Divisions, Wustenhagen and Hahne, were also killed, while Michaelis of the 95th Division was captured. Most of their 40–50,000 troops met a similar fate.
418:, which included remnants of some of the original units of VI Corps, was renamed as VI Corps. The Corps took part in the improvised defence against the Russian strategic operations for the remainder of the summer.
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On 22 June 1944, after a period of little activity along the front of Army Group Centre, the VI Corps was involved in the defence against the major Soviet summer offensive,
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305:, and disease. Many civilians were also deported as forced labour; between May and July 1942 alone VI Corps itself deported over 4,000 civilians in this manner.
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During the fighting in the Rzhev salient, the civilian population of the area suffered greatly from starvation, partly due to the requisition of stocks by the
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In 1943 the VI Corps, along with the remainder of Army Group Centre, was pushed back from the Rzhev salient. In the winter of 1943–44, now assigned to
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380:. Despite being one of the strongest corps in its Army Group, with four infantry divisions and the
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236:. For the remainder of the year it was stationed on the coast as part of the occupation forces.
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River were mostly trapped and annihilated in the subsequent encirclement east of
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The town of Rzhev lost 93% of its population in just thirteen months.
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General der
Infanterie Horst Großmann (January 1945 – 8 May 1945)
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289:, it took part in the costly series of battles in the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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in reserve, it was overwhelmed by the attack of the
396:by 25 June. The few elements that retreated to the
392:Armies, and largely destroyed in the lines around
1449:Military units and formations established in 1934
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343:, it took part in the defensive battles around
175:. It fought in several notable actions during
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460:from January 1945. It was encircled in the
182:The corps was originally formed around the
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117:08/43 - 10/43 Defence of Smolensk, Vitebsk
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121:06/44 Defense against Operation Bagration
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328:, and 256th Infantry Divisions; part of
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452:The rebuilt VI Corps was allocated to
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573:
488:(24 November 1938 – 31 December 1941)
468:coast, and destroyed there in March.
404:, while the corps commander, General
125:09/44 - 01/45 Defence of East Prussia
274:, anti-tank and pioneer detachments
224:, the Corps took part in the German
24:
509:(20 May 1944 – 28 June 1944) - KIA
495:(1 January 1942 – 31 October 1942)
411:In mid-July the scratch formation
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25:
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481:(1 April 1935 – 24 November 1938)
127:01/45 - 03/45 Heiligenbeil pocket
1444:Corps of Germany in World War II
355:Organisation (June 1944): 14th,
336:garrison; anti-tank detachments
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51:
27:For the equivalent formation in
523:(11 August 1944 – January 1945)
516:(28 June 1944 – 11 August 1944)
502:(1 November 1942 – 20 May 1944)
281:, the VI Corps became part of
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1:
557:
471:
448:18th Panzergrenadier Division
316:Organisation (November 1943):
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244:Organisation (January 1942):
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123:07/44 - 08/44 Lida, Byalistok
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115:11/41 - 01/43 Rzhev salient
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63:October 1934 – March 1945
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109:06/40 Invasion of France
33:VI Corps (German Empire)
519:General der Infanterie
512:General der Artillerie
505:General der Infanterie
498:General der Infanterie
491:General der Infanterie
477:General der Artillerie
458:East Prussian Offensive
434:Infantry Divisions (at
421:
350:
311:
204:
382:14th Infantry Division
165:VI. Armeekorps (VI.AK)
164:
119:11/43 - 05/44 Vitebsk
528:Ralph Graf von Oriola
484:General der Pioniere
220:Under the command of
486:Otto-Wilhelm Förster
367:Infantry Divisions;
279:Operation Barbarossa
264:Infantry Divisions;
222:Otto-Wilhelm Förster
462:Heiligenbeil pocket
456:where it faced the
378:Operation Bagration
268:; heavy artillery,
266:1st Panzer Division
217:Infantry Divisions
192:in October 1934 in
226:Invasion of France
167:) was an infantry
18:VI Corps (Germany)
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603:corps (1934–1945)
479:Günther von Kluge
341:Third Panzer Army
293:throughout 1942.
283:Army Group Centre
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1250:XXXX – XXXXVIII
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1087:LXXX – LXXXIX
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1423:Afrika Korps
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1343:Gebirgskorps
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653:
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550:Figures from
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493:Bruno Bieler
451:
443:Radfahrjäger
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413:Sperrgruppe
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375:
373:Brigade 281
368:
363:, 256th and
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234:Army Group A
230:Twelfth Army
219:
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187:
184:6th Division
181:
177:World War II
156:
154:
113:09/41 Vyazma
80:Nazi Germany
1290:LVI – LXXVI
1191:Panzerkorps
977:LXII – LXIX
812:XXX – XXXIX
601:German Army
500:Hans Jordan
454:Fourth Army
437:Kampfgruppe
271:Nebelwerfer
173:German Army
145:Hans Jordan
106:Engagements
29:World War I
1438:Categories
1152:LXXXX – CI
613:Armeekorps
558:References
472:Commanders
394:Bogushevsk
386:5th Guards
332:Division;
297:War crimes
287:Ninth Army
240:1941, 1942
189:Reichswehr
139:commanders
132:Commanders
1200:I – XXXIX
747:XX – XXIX
538:Footnotes
446:Brigade;
303:Wehrmacht
1339:Mountain
1277:XXXXVIII
1169:LXXXXVII
1134:LXXXVIII
909:XXXXVIII
415:Weidling
398:Berezina
157:VI Corps
143:General
1394:Cavalry
1272:XXXXVII
1232:XXXVIII
1129:LXXXVII
1109:LXXXIII
1074:LXXVIII
922:L – LIX
904:XXXXVII
889:XXXXIII
849:XXXVIII
682:X – XIX
464:on the
345:Vitebsk
334:Vitebsk
194:Münster
186:of the
171:of the
137:Notable
68:Country
1381:XXXXIX
1267:XXXXVI
1187:Panzer
1164:LXXXXI
1139:LXXXIX
1124:LXXXVI
1114:LXXXIV
1104:LXXXII
1054:LXXIII
1014:LXVIII
899:XXXXVI
894:XXXXIV
884:XXXXII
834:XXXIII
794:XXVIII
622:I – IX
466:Baltic
161:German
86:Branch
77:
60:Active
31:, see
1376:XXXVI
1356:XVIII
1312:LXXVI
1307:LVIII
1262:XXXXI
1237:XXXIX
1159:LXXXX
1119:LXXXV
1099:LXXXI
1069:LXXVI
1059:LXXIV
1049:LXXII
1009:LXVII
989:LXIII
879:XXXXI
854:XXXIX
839:XXXIV
829:XXXII
789:XXVII
769:XXIII
729:XVIII
428:131st
402:Minsk
365:299th
361:197th
330:211th
326:246th
322:206th
262:256th
258:161st
254:110th
215:205th
169:corps
100:Corps
1371:XXII
1302:LVII
1257:XXXX
1227:XXIV
1094:LXXX
1064:LXXV
1044:LXXI
1019:LXIX
1004:LXVI
994:LXIV
984:LXII
959:LVII
944:LIII
874:XXXX
844:XXXV
824:XXXI
799:XXIX
784:XXVI
774:XXIV
764:XXII
724:XVII
704:XIII
664:VIII
609:Army
432:61st
430:and
422:1945
390:39th
388:and
357:95th
351:1944
318:14th
312:1943
260:and
250:26th
213:and
211:15th
205:1940
155:The
96:Size
90:Army
1366:XXI
1361:XIX
1297:LVI
1222:XIV
1217:VII
1207:III
1039:LXX
999:LXV
964:LIX
949:LIV
939:LII
819:XXX
779:XXV
759:XXI
734:XIX
719:XVI
709:XIV
699:XII
659:VII
639:III
277:In
246:6th
232:of
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1386:LI
1351:XV
1212:IV
1174:CI
954:LV
934:LI
754:XX
714:XV
694:XI
669:IX
654:VI
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634:II
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