XXII Mountain Corps

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XXII Mountain Corps was a German Wehrmacht mountain infantry corps that operated primarily in the Balkan theater during World War II.

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XXII Mountain Corps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht corps
mountain infantry corps
allegiance Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
areaOfOperations Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Dalmatia
Epirus
Greece
Yugoslavia
associatedWith war crimes in the Balkans
branch Heer
commandStructure German Army high command (OKH)
composition engineer units
mountain infantry divisions
reconnaissance units
supporting artillery units
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedAfter German defeat in World War II
engagedIn anti-partisan warfare in the Balkans
security operations in occupied territories
garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation various locations in the Balkans
historicalPeriod 20th century
ideologicalContext National Socialism
linked to: Nazism
involvedIn German occupation of Greece
German occupation of Yugoslavia
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranchType land forces
militaryFunction operational command over multiple divisions
notableCommander Ernst von Leyser
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
Hubert Lanz
notableEventContext Balkan campaigns of World War II
notableFor operations against partisan forces in the Balkans
operationalRole anti-partisan operations
mountain warfare
participatedIn Axis operations in the Mediterranean and Balkans
partOf Wehrmacht
status disbanded
subordinateTo 12th Army (Wehrmacht)
Army Group E
Army Group F
theater Balkan theater of World War II
typeOfUnit corps-level formation

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Army Group Southeast subordinateUnit XXII Mountain Corps