German LXXXIV Corps

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German LXXXIV Corps was a Wehrmacht army corps that fought on the Western Front during World War II, notably involved in the defense against the Allied Normandy landings.

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German LXXXIV Corps canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht army corps
army corps
military unit
allegiance Nazi Germany
alsoKnownAs 84th Army Corps (Germany)
LXXXIV. Armeekorps
commander Dietrich von Choltitz
Erich Marcks
Günther Blumentritt
Otto Elfeldt
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedIn 1944
engagement Allied invasion of Normandy
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Cotentin Peninsula
linked to: Battle of Cherbourg

Operation Overlord
fighting in the Caen–Saint-Lô sector
front Normandy front
linked to: Battle of Normandy
garrison Normandy coast
linked to: Normandy
historicalRegionOfOperations France
Normandy
involvedIn German defense of Normandy 1944
languageOfName German
militaryBranch Heer
notableEvent encirclement and destruction of major elements in the Falaise Pocket
heavy losses during Allied breakout from Normandy
notableFor defense against the Allied Normandy landings
opponent Allied Expeditionary Force
British Army
Canadian Army
United States Army
partOf German Army (Heer)
linked to: German Army

Wehrmacht
responsibleForSector Omaha Beach sector
linked to: Omaha Beach

Utah Beach sector
linked to: Utah Beach
role coastal defense in Normandy
command of German forces opposing U.S. landings in western Normandy
sideInConflict Axis powers
status disbanded
subordinateTo 7th Army (Wehrmacht)
linked to: German 7th Army

Army Group B
theater Western Front
timePeriod World War II era
type infantry corps

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VII Corps opposedBy German LXXXIV Corps
Battle of Saint-Lô defendingForce German LXXXIV Corps
Capture of Cherbourg involves German LXXXIV Corps
Battle of Cherbourg involves German LXXXIV Corps