TheLXXIV Army Corps (German:LXXIV. Armeekorps) was anarmy corps of the GermanWehrmacht duringWorld War II.
The LXXIV Army Corps was formed on 26 July 1943 as a static army corps under the authority ofOberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D) inHanover inWehrkreis XI. It was subordinate to the7th Army from July 1943 to June 1944 and subsequently joined, at times, the5th Panzer Army and the15th Army.[1] The initial commander of the LXXIV Army Corps wasErich Straube.[2]
On 16 December 1944, Straube was succeeded as corps commander byCarl Püchler.[2]
The LXXIV Army Corps was trapped in theRuhr Pocket at the end of the war.[1]
| Year | Date | Subordinate units[3][4][5] | Army | Army Group | Operational area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 5 August | 266th Infantry,346th Infantry | 7th Army | Army Group D | Brittany |
| 5 September | |||||
| 4 October | |||||
| 8 November | 266th Infantry, 346th Infantry,353rd Infantry | ||||
| 3 December | |||||
| 1944 | 1 January | ||||
| 12 February | 266th Infantry, 353rd Infantry, 721st Regiment | ||||
| 11 March | 266th Infantry, 721st Regiment | ||||
| 15 April | |||||
| 15 May | 77th Infantry, 266th Infantry | Army Group B | |||
| 12 June | 266th Infantry, 353rd Infantry | ||||
| 17 July | 266th Infantry | Normandy | |||
| 31 August | 271st Infantry,331st Infantry,344th Infantry | 5th Panzer Army | |||
| 16 September | 347th Infantry,526th Infantry,3rd Parachute | 7th Army | NorthernEifel /Aachen | ||
| 13 October | 89th Infantry,275th Infantry, 347th Infantry | ||||
| 5 November | 89th Infantry, 275th Infantry, 347th Infantry,116th Panzer | ||||
| 26 November | 89th Infantry,272nd Infantry, 275th Infantry,277th Infantry, 344th Infantry | ||||
| 31 December | 85th Infantry, 272nd Infantry,326th Infantry | 15th Army | |||
| 1945 | 19 February | 3rd Infantry, 85th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 3rd Parachute | 5th Panzer Army | Rur | |
| 1 March | 85th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 3rd Parachute | ||||
| 12 April | 3rd Infantry,176th Infantry, 272nd Infantry,338th Infantry,Panzer Lehr | 15th Army | Ruhr Pocket |