| XV Mountain Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943–45 |
| Country | |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Mountain |
| Role | counter-insurgency |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | Operation Rösselsprung |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ernst von Leyser Gustav Fehn |

TheXV Mountain Corps was a German military formation that commanded German forces conductingcounter-insurgency operations against theYugoslav Partisans in theIndependent State of Croatia duringWorld War II.
It was formed in the Balkans from the staff of the German commander in Croatia (German:Militärbefehlshabers in Kroatien) on 12 August 1943.[3] It was subordinated to the2nd Panzer Army.
In May 1944, the corps was responsible for the conduct ofOperation Rösselsprung, which was aimed at killing the Partisan leaderJosip Broz Tito. The corps was effectively destroyed in PartisanLika-Primorje operation. Remnants of the corps surrendered to the Partisans on 8 May 1945, and Fehn and many of the remaining men of the corps were subsequently killed by the Yugoslav authorities.
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