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XXX Armeekorps was destroyed on the Eastern front 31 Aug 1944 and was reformed Nov 1944.

 

Known war crimes
Soldiers from XXX Armeekorps took part in the murder of Jews in the area of Kodyma and on 2 Aug 1941 General der Infanterie Hans von Salmuth issued order 628/41 that read in part:
"Participation of soldiers in operations against Jews and Communists: The fanatical intent of the members of the Communist Party and of the Jews to delay the German Armed Forces at all costs must be broken under all circumstances. In the interest of the security of the army rear area it is therefore necessary to take severe measures. Sonderkommandos have been charged with this mission. At one place, however, members of the armed forces participated in such an operation in an unpleasant manner.
For the future I order--Only those soldiers will participate in such operations who are expressly ordered to do so. I also forbid all members of the unit subordinate to me to participate as spectators. If members of the units are ordered to participate in such operations, they must be under the command of officer These officers are responsible for ensuring that no unpleasant excesses are committed by the troops."
Hans von Salmuth was post-war sentenced to 20 years in prison for war crimes.


Commanders 
General der Artillerie Otto Hartmann   (1 Sep 1939 - ? Feb 1941) 
General der Infanterie Eugen Ott   (25 Mar 1941 - 10 May 1941) 
Generaloberst Hans von Salmuth   (10 May 1941 - 27 Dec 1941) 
General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico   (27 Dec 1941 - 16 July 1944) 
Generalleutnant Georg Postel   (16 July 1944 - 31 Aug 1944) 
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann   (23 Nov 1944 - 16 Dec 1944) 
General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel   (16 Dec 1944 - 8 May 1945) 

Area of operations 
Germany   (Sep 1939 - July 1940) 
Poland   (July 1940 - Jan 1941) 
Balkans   (Jan 1941 - June 1941) 
Eastern front, southern sector   (June 1941 - Aug 1944) 
Holland & northwestern Germany   (Nov 1944 - May 1945) 

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