LXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
The LXVIII Army Corps () was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was initially formed in April 1943. History The LXVIII Army Corps, initially known as Generalkommando z.b.V. LXVIII, General Command for special deployment 68, was formed on 9 April 1943 from the personnel of the Generalkommando z.b.V. which had been formed on 23 September 1942 from personnel that had served on Special Staff F as part of the German support for the insurgents in Iraq in the Anglo-Iraqi War. The first corps commander of LXVIII General Command was Hellmuth Felmy. The LXVIII General Command was moved to Army Group E, part of Army Group F, in late May 1943 and set up its headquarters in Athens. In June 1943, the staff had not yet been assigned divisions but stood by in the reserves of Army Group E. By 7 July, it had been assigned the 1st Panzer Division and the 117th Jäger Division. The LXVIII General Command remained in charge of these two divisions until late October 1943. In September, the two divisions were briefly joined by the 29th Infantry Division "Piemonte" and the 59th Infantry Division "Cagliari" of the Kingdom of