Reinhard, Hans

General der Infanterie

Commander of LXXXVIII corps from July 1, 1942 to December 21, 1944.

Schwalbe, Felix

General der Infanterie

Commander of LXXXVIII corps from December 22, 1945 until wars end.

Photos of Reinhard and Schwalbe courtesy of www.unithistories.com.

A number of archival files are available that cover the operations of this unit.  The LXXXVIII corps is one of the few units with microfilm records after June 30, 1944.

 

NARA Guide to LXXXVIII microfilm (1 MB, PDF)                         click here

FMS-B-343/156 - LXXXVIII corps Jun-Dec 1944 (102 MB, PDF)     click here

FMS-B-762 - LXXXVIII corps Oct-Mar 1945 (38 MB, PDF)             click here

FMS-B-774 - LXXXVIII corps Mar-Apr 1945 (40 MB, PDF)            click here

T314 R1622 (these files are not edited)

    raw files 1 (553 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                          click here

    raw files 2 (505 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 3 (554 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                          click here

    raw files 4 (427 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

T314 R1623

    raw files (729 MB, ZIP/JPEG file)                             click here

    KTB July 1944 (22 MB, PDF)                                    click here

    KTB August 1944 (33 MB, PDF)                               click here

    KTB September 1944 (119 MB, PDF)                       click here

    KTB October 1944 (226 MB, PDF)                           click here

    KTB November 1944 (110 MB, PDF)                       click here

    KTB December 1944 (89 MB, PDF)                         click here

T314 R1624

    gliederung (9.8 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    maps (382 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                                 click here

    raw files (101 MB, ZIP/PDF files)                              click here

T314 R1625

    gliederung (132 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    maps (124 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                                 click here

    raw files (748 MB, ZIP/PDF files)                             click here

T314 R1626

    gliederung (46 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    maps (243 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                                   click here

    raw files (320 MB, ZIP/PDF files)                             click here

T314 R1627

    maps (6 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 1 (200 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 2 (200 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 3 (200 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 4 (59 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                           click here

T314 R1667

    gliederung (1.4 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    maps (565 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                                 click here

    raw files 1 (322 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                          click here

    raw files 2 (310 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 3 (291 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

    raw files 4 (387 MB, ZIP/JPEG files)                         click here

Artillery, PAK, Flak lage spreadsheet (84 KB MS Excel)     click here

Strength Reports (500 KB MS Excel)                                    click here

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Most of the files were edited:  notated by source, photoshopped for clarity and binned by subject.  The FMS documents contain German maps and appendices where possible. 

The Excel files contain all appropriate information on personnel and equipment strength.

The NARA microfilm guide is courtesy of www.sturmpanzer.com