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In late 1944, after the destruction of the 6th Army in the Jassy region, XVII corps had to undertake a fighting retreat to take up a defensive position in
Hungary. In 1944 General Tiemann took command and the corps was made part of the Hungarian 1st Army. Sent to take up a defensive position in
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Between 11 and 13 November 1939, the Corps was transferred to France, and from
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they were eventually overrun by the Soviet forces and made prisoners-of-war.
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and were then transferred to the
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193:, which concluded the campaign.
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478:: February 1945 – May 1945
22:XVII Corps (German Empire)
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380:General der Panzertruppe
233:. In collaboration with
371:Wilhelm Schneckenburger
462:: May 1940 – June 1941
408:General der Infanterie
366:General der Infanterie
352:General der Infanterie
296:General der Infanterie
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448:Theatres of operation
357:Dietrich von Choltitz
252:and the oilfields of
151:Annexation of Austria
52:April 1938 – May 1945
1360:on French Knowledge.
436:General der Pioniere
273:Carpathian Mountains
223:Operation Barbarossa
112:Operation Barbarossa
385:Erich Brandenberger
122:Operation Bagration
418:Mountains General
390:Mountains General
343:Karl-Adolf Hollidt
315:Karl-Adolf Hollidt
217:Invasion of Russia
157:Invasion of Poland
107:Invasion of Poland
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432:Pioneer General
401:21 November 1943
376:Cavalry General
334:Colonel-general
320:Colonel-general
306:Colonel-general
197:Battle of France
143:XVII. Armeekorps
117:Odessa Offensive
102:Battle of France
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1004:LXXX – LXXXIX
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466:Eastern Front
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427:Hans Kreysing
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415:27 April 1944
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441:Otto Tiemann
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147:World War II
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69:Nazi Germany
1207:LVI – LXXVI
1108:Panzerkorps
894:LXII – LXIX
729:XXX – XXXIX
518:German Army
429:25 May 1944
413:Franz Beyer
191:Eugen Beyer
183:XVIII Corps
95:Engagements
18:World War I
1368:Categories
1069:LXXXX – CI
530:Armeekorps
483:References
287:Commanders
261:Bessarabia
250:Stalingrad
235:XXIX Corps
1117:I – XXXIX
664:XX – XXIX
242:Fall Blau
207:12th Army
1256:Mountain
1194:XXXXVIII
1086:LXXXXVII
1051:LXXXVIII
826:XXXXVIII
269:8th Army
246:6th Army
227:6th Army
203:2nd Army
175:Pszczyna
1311:Cavalry
1189:XXXXVII
1149:XXXVIII
1046:LXXXVII
1026:LXXXIII
991:LXXVIII
839:L – LIX
821:XXXXVII
806:XXXXIII
766:XXXVIII
599:X – XIX
476:Silesia
472:Hungary
281:Silesia
265:Romania
171:Teschen
57:Country
1298:XXXXIX
1184:XXXXVI
1104:Panzer
1081:LXXXXI
1056:LXXXIX
1041:LXXXVI
1031:LXXXIV
1021:LXXXII
971:LXXIII
931:LXVIII
816:XXXXVI
811:XXXXIV
801:XXXXII
751:XXXIII
711:XXVIII
539:I – IX
460:France
454:Poland
179:Kraków
139:German
75:Branch
66:
49:Active
20:, see
1293:XXXVI
1273:XVIII
1229:LXXVI
1224:LVIII
1179:XXXXI
1154:XXXIX
1076:LXXXX
1036:LXXXV
1016:LXXXI
986:LXXVI
976:LXXIV
966:LXXII
926:LXVII
906:LXIII
796:XXXXI
771:XXXIX
756:XXXIV
746:XXXII
706:XXVII
686:XXIII
646:XVIII
221:When
211:Aisne
89:Corps
1288:XXII
1219:LVII
1174:XXXX
1144:XXIV
1011:LXXX
981:LXXV
961:LXXI
936:LXIX
921:LXVI
911:LXIV
901:LXII
876:LVII
861:LIII
791:XXXX
761:XXXV
741:XXXI
716:XXIX
701:XXVI
691:XXIV
681:XXII
641:XVII
621:XIII
581:VIII
526:Army
474:and
254:Baku
231:Kiev
187:Lviv
85:Size
79:Army
1283:XXI
1278:XIX
1214:LVI
1139:XIV
1134:VII
1124:III
956:LXX
916:LXV
881:LIX
866:LIV
856:LII
736:XXX
696:XXV
676:XXI
651:XIX
636:XVI
626:XIV
616:XII
576:VII
556:III
185:on
177:to
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1268:XV
1129:IV
1091:CI
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