VI SS Army Corps (Latvian)

VI SS Army Corps (Latvian)
Active 1943–45
Country  Germany
Allegiance Adolf Hitler
Branch Waffen-SS
Size Corps
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch

VI SS Army Corps (Latvian) or VI. SS-Freiwilligen-Armeekorps (Lettisches) (German) was a unit of the Waffen SS during World War II. It was formed in October 1943, to command the Latvian Waffen SS divisions. It fought in the northern sector of the Eastern Front as part of the 18th Army. They were part of the Army Group North until early 1945, when it was subordinated to Army Group Kurland. In October 1944, they were encircled by the Red Army offensives and spent the remainder of the war in the Courland Pocket, until they surrendered to the Red Army at end of the war.[1][2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "VI SS Corps at Axis History". Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  2. 1 2 Caballero p23
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