XVI SS Army Corps | |
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Active | January 1945 – February 1945 |
Country | Germany |
Branch | Waffen-SS |
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The XVI SS Army Corps was a short-lived corps of the Waffen-SS, which was formed in January 1945 in Pomerania.
The core of the corps was the 1st Latvian SS Division. It fought in the Piła (Schneidemühl) - Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) area against the Soviet East Prussian offensive and was dissolved in February after the retreat from that area.[1]
Its only commander was SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Maria Demelhuber.
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