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XVI SS Army Corps
Active	January 1945 – February 1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Size	Corps

The XVI SS Army Corps was a short-lived corps of the Waffen-SS, which was formed in January 1945 in Pomerania.

The core of the corps was the 1st Latvian SS Division. It fought in the Piła (Schneidemühl) - Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) area against the Soviet East Prussian offensive and was dissolved in February after the retreat from that area.

Commanders

The corps' only commander was SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Maria Demelhuber.

References

1. Die Organisation des Terrors - Der Dienstkalender Heinrich Himmlers 1943-1945 pag.213

Sources

• okh.it
• Axis History
• Rolf Stoves: "Die gepanzerten und motorisierten deutschen Großverbände 1935—1945", Nebel-Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-89555-102-3

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