XV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)


The XV Army Corps / XV AK was a corps level command of the German [German German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army (Wehrmacht)|Army] before and in the early stages of World War II.
It was set up on 10 October 1938. It was also known as Gruppe Hoth / Panzergruppe Hoth during the invasion of France. It was reorganized into Panzergruppe 3 on 16 November 1940.

Combat chronicle

The Corps participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of 10th Army, Army Group South.
It was part of 4th Army, Army Group A in the invasion of France in 1940.

Organisation

The Corps had the following organisation on 8 June 1940:

Commanders

XV Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Infanterie Hermann Hoth.