XV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

For the equivalent formation in World War I, see XV Corps (German Empire).
XV Army Corps
XV. Armeekorps
Active10 October 1938 (1938-10-10)–16 November 1940 (1940-11-16)
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeCorps
EngagementsWorld War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Insignia
AbbreviationXV AK

The XV Army Corps / XV AK (German: XV. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Army before and in the early stages of World War II.

It was set up on 10 October 1938. It was also known as Gruppe Hoth / Panzergruppe Hoth during the invasion of France. It was reorganized into Panzergruppe 3 on 16 November 1940.[1]

  1. ^ Axis History Factbook Accessed: 13 May 2012