The LXXIV Army Corps () was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
History The LXXIV Army Corps was formed on 26 July 1943 as a static army corps under the authority of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D) in Hanover in Wehrkreis XI. It was subordinate to the 7th Army from July 1943 to June 1944 and subsequently joined, at times, the 5th Panzer Army and the 15th Army. The initial commander of the LXXIV Army Corps was Erich Straube.
On 16 December 1944, Straube was succeeded as corps commander by Carl Püchler.
The LXXIV Army Corps was trapped in the Ruhr Pocket at the end of the war.
Structure +Organizational chart of the LXXIV (74th) Army CorpsYearDateSubordinate unitsArmyArmy GroupOperational area19435 August266th Infantry, 346th Infantry7th ArmyArmy Group DBrittany5 September4 October8 November266th Infantry, 346th Infantry, 353rd Infantry3 December19441 January12 February266th Infantry, 353rd Infantry, 721st Regiment11 March266th Infantry, 721st Regiment15 April15 May77th Infantry, 266th InfantryArmy Group B12 June266th Infantry, 353rd Infantry17 July266th InfantryNormandy31 August271st Infantry, 331st Infantry, 344th Infantry5th Panzer Army16 September347th Infantry, 526th Infantry, 3rd Parachute7th ArmyNorthern Eifel / Aachen13 October89th Infantry, 275th Infantry, 347th Infantry5 November89th Infantry, 275th Infantry, 347th Infantry, 116th Panzer26 November89th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 275th Infantry, 277th Infantry, 344th Infantry31 December85th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 326th Infantry15th Army194519 February3rd Infantry, 85th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 3rd Parachute5th Panzer ArmyRur1 March85th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 3rd Parachute12 April3rd Infantry, 176th Infantry, 272nd Infantry, 338th Infantry, Panzer Lehr15th ArmyRuhr Pocket
Noteworthy individuals
Erich Straube, corps commander of LXXIV Army Corps (1 August 1943 – 16 December 1944). Carl Püchler, corps commander of LXXIV Army Corps (16 December 1944 – April 1945).
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