VIII Army Corps (Germany)

'''German VIII. Corps''' (VIII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed in mid-1943.

Commanders

 * Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, 21 May 1935 – 3 February 1938
 * Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Ernst Busch, 3 February 1938 – 25 October 1939
 * Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Walter Heitz, 25 October 1939 – 31 January 1943

After reformation


 * Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Gustav Höhne, 20 July 1943 – 1 April 1944
 * Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Johannes Block, 1 April 1944 – 15 April 1944
 * Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Hans Schlemmer, 15 April 1944 – 12 May 1944
 * Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Gustav Höhne, 12 May 1944 – 10 September 1944
 * Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Walter Hartmann, 10 September 1944 - 19 March 1945
 * Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Friedrich Wiese, 19 March 1945 - 20 April 1945
 * Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Horst von Mellenthin, 20 April 1945 - 8 May 1945

Area of operations

 * Poland - September 1939 - May 1940
 * France - May 1940 - June 1941
 * Eastern Front, southern sector - June 1941 - October 1942
 * Stalingrad - October 1942 - January 1943
 * Eastern Front, - July 1943 - September 1944
 * Eastern Front, central sector - September 1944 - May 1945