XVIII Mountain Corps

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The XVIII Mountain Corps was a specialized German Wehrmacht formation composed of mountain infantry units that conducted operations in rugged, high-altitude terrain during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military corps ⓘ
mountain corps ⓘ
alignment Axis powers ⓘ
branch German Army ⓘ
composedOf mountain infantry units ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
garrisonCountry Germany ⓘ
hasAlternativeName 18th Mountain Corps ⓘ
XVIII. Gebirgs-Armeekorps ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II in Europe ⓘ
militaryUnitType corps ⓘ
notableFor mountain infantry operations ⓘ
operatedIn high-altitude terrain ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
partOf Heer ⓘ
role tactical command of mountain divisions ⓘ
specialization high-altitude operations ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ
subordinateTo German Army high command ⓘ
typeOfWarfare land warfare ⓘ
usedBy Wehrmacht ⓘ

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Army Group Southeast → subordinateUnit → XVIII Mountain Corps ⓘ
Army corps of the Wehrmacht Heer → notableSubtype → Gebirgskorps ⓘ
linked to: XVIII Mountain Corps
Battle of the Metaxas Line → involvedUnit → German XVIII Mountain Corps ⓘ
linked to: XVIII Mountain Corps
XVIII Mountain Corps → hasAlternativeName → XVIII. Gebirgs-Armeekorps ⓘ
linked to: XVIII Mountain Corps
XVIII Mountain Corps → hasAlternativeName → 18th Mountain Corps ⓘ
linked to: XVIII Mountain Corps
7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen → commandStructure → XVIII Mountain Corps ⓘ