The XIII Army Corps Was Formed in 1936-37 As a Corps and Corps-^Rea Head- Quarters
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XIII. Armeekorps (XI11_ Army / :_; z] 35 The XIII Army Corps was formed In 1936-37 as a corps and corps-^rea head- quarters. It participated in the seizure and occupatlc^ cf Austria, the Sudeten area, and Czechoslovakia and fought in Poland in 1939 and in the West in 1940. In June 1941 it invaded Russia, advancing en the central sector of the eastern front via Baranovichi. Rcgachev, Mogilev, to the Desna River and beyond to Serpukhov near Moscow. Early in 1942 the corps was engaged in offensive and defensive operations in the Ressa-Ugra posi- tions and at Yukhnov and Kirov. In May 1942 it w^s transferred to the Kursk-Orel area on the southern sector of the eastern front and partici- pated in fierce defensive battles for Voronezh. In January 1943 it with- drew from Voronezh, ultimately falling back to the western banks of the Dnieper and engaging in the defense of Kiev. During the 1944 Soviet sum- mer offensive, the corps was destroyed. Late in 1944 the designation XIII Army Corps was given to Corps Felber, which took part in the Ardennes counteroffensive. Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame la, Gefechtsauftrag. A report on the combat mission of the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler in connection with the seizure of the Gola bridge and the safeguarding of the Prosna bridges during the Polish campaign. Oct 7, 1939 P II 4/b 509 1 la, Anlage z. KTB. Orders and reports relating to XIII Army Corps preparations for the campaign in Poland and the first days of the campaign. Aug 21 - Sep 1, 1939 P II 4/c 509 15 la, Meldungen und Befehle. Corps reports and orders pertaining to the period before and during the first days of the campaign in Poland. Aug 29 - Sep 8, 1939 P II 4/<* 509 209 la, Meldungen und Befehle. Reports and orders pertaining to the attack on and the seizure of Warsaw, after which the corps was withdrawn and shipped to its home station. Sep 22 - Oct 9, 1939 P II 4/f 509 597 la, Akten Einsatz Polen. Tactical information on the Polish campaign and the seizure of Warsaw. Aug 14 - Oct 3, 1939 E 134/1 509 823 la, Akten Einsatz Polen. Survey on operational areas and situations, reports on road conditions, and field orders in connection with the last phase of -m^ Se 2 theP .PolisPnM.iv,h campaign- . P^ 9 - Oct 13, 1939 E 134/2 509 1110 36 XIII. Armeekorps It am Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame la, Akten Einsatz Polen. Information on activities before the invasion of Poland, reports on road conditions, operations by air force and antiaircraft units, and general administrative directives and regulations in connection with the campaign in Poland. Aug 16 - Oct 13, 1939 E 134/3 509 1170 la, Akten Einsatz Westen, Chefsachen. Orders snd directives on final preparations for the western campaign and drafts of ultimatums to be issued at the time of occupation of enemy territory. Apr 1 - May 9, 1940 E 134/9 510 1 la, Akten Einsatz Westen. Operations orders for the western campaign. Feb 3 - May 8, 1940 E 134/11 510 204 la, Einsatz bei AOK 16. Combat orders, reports concerning experience gained during the final preparations for the western campaign, and information bulletins on enemy activities. May 9 - 26, 1940 E 134/12 510 391 la, Einsatz bei AOK 16. Corps orders snd special supply directives, reports on operations, and instructions on cooperation between Army and Air Force during combat. May 24 - Jun 8, 1940 E 134/13 510 679 la, Akten Einsatz Westen, Operationsbefehle. Operations orders for the western E 134/14- 510- 893, campaign. Jun 4 - Jul 17, 1940 E 134/16 511 1 la, Einsatz Polen, Erfahrungs- und Zustandsbericht. Report on experiences gained and situations encountered during the campaign in Poland. Oct 7, 1939 E 206/1 511 118 la, Frankreich Feldzug (unkorrigierter Text). A draft of a history of the campaign in France. 1940 E 206/2 511 175 la, Frankreich Feldzug, verschiedene Unterlagen. Various documents relating to the campaign in France. 1940 E 206/3 511 844 la, Sammlung einzelner Erlebnisberichte im Westfeldzug. A collection of individ- ual experience reports on the western campaign. 1940 E 206/4 512 1 la, Anlage z. KTB, Erfahrungsberichte im Westen. Experience reports on the western campaign. Jul 15 - 24, 1940 E 206/5 512 403 A!II. Armeekorps 37 Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame Ic, Tatigkeitsberichte. Activity reports of the Intelligence Branch. Jul 7, 1940 - Feb 28, 1941 ~ 206/6 512 471 la, Die 10. Division im polnischen Feldzug. A report on operations of the 10th Division during the Polish campaign in areas near the Prosna and Warta Rivers and at Lodz, the defense against the Polish offensive at Glowno, en- circlement of Polish units at the Bzura River, and the assault on and occu- pation of Warsaw. Jan 10 - Apr 27, 1940 E 206/7 512 676 la, Die 15. Division wahrend ihrer Zugehorigkeit zum XIII. A.K. An experience report of the 15th Division covering the period it was subordinate to the XIII Corps. May 1940 - Feb 1941 E 206/8 512 758 la, Kriegstagebuch und Erfahrungsberichte, Die 17. Division. War journal and experience reports of the 17th Division. 1940 E 206/9 512 940 la, Kriegstagebuch, Die 21. Division. War journal of the 21st Division. Jun 1940 E 206/10 512 1070 la, Erfahrungsberichte. Experience reports of the 10th, 17th, and 24th Divi- sions on activities during the campaign in Poland. 1939 E 206/11 512 1115 la, Hit dem XIII. A.K. in Polen. A history of the XIII Corps during operations and battles in Poland in which corps units took part. 1939 E 206/17 513 1 la, Kriegstagebuch, Polenfeldzug. War journal covering operations during the Polish campaign and the return of individual units to their respective stations in Germany after hostilities ceased. Aug 31 - Oct 15, 1939 E 276/1 513 43 la, Anlagen I u. II z. KTB. Orders and directives concerning transfer of the Dec 19, 1939 - corps from Poland to the West and preparations for the western campaign. May 5, 1940 W 978/cl 513 128 la, Anlage IV z. KTB. Corps orders, daily activity reports, and special supply instructions. Jun 9-24, 1940 W 978/f 513 267 Ic, Kriegstagebuch. War journal of the Intelligence Branch covering the western campaign. Feb 16 - Jun 4, 1940 W 978/k 513 601 38 XIII. Armeekorps Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame Ic, Anlagen z. KTB, Singehende Meldungen. Incoming messages containing in- telligence information. May 9 - Jun 6, 1940 W 978/L 513 614 Ic, Anlagen z. KTB, Feindmel'r-'.:03n. Information reports on the enemy. May 9 - Jun 4, 1940 W 978/m 513 666 la, Tatigkeitsbericht, Aisne-Offensive. Activity report pertaining to the Aisne offensive. Jun 5-24, 1940 W 978/p 513 745 la, Anlagen z. KTB 4, Armeebefeble. Tactical information on the German advance during the first months of t\? eas^rn campaign along the line Volkovysk, Bielsk, Bialowieza, Slonim, Baranovichi, Berezina River, Bykhov (Dnieper), Rogachev, Mogilev, Gherikov, the Sozh River sector, Chechersk, Gomel, Novozybkov, Klintsy, Starodub, Grabovka, and to the Desna River. Jun 25 - Sep 1, 1941 13607/2* 513 846 la, Allgemeine Anlagen z. KTB 4« Tactical information on the German advance during the beginning of the eastern campaign to Bolshaya Zimnitsa, Slav- gorod, and Cherikov in the Sozh River sector. Mar 4 - Jul 28, 1941 13607/3 513 1047 la, Anlagen z. KTB 4, Tagesmeldungen. Daily reports containing tactical in- formation on the German advance during the first weeks of the eastern campaign to Bclshaya Zimnitsa, Slavgorod, and Cherikov. Jun 17 - Jul 28, 1941 13607/4 514 la, Kriegstagebuch 5. War journal containing entries on tactical operations in connection with the German advance in the areas of Chechersk, Gomel, Novozybkov, Klintsy, Starodub, and Grabovka to the Desna River. Jul 29 - Sep 2, 1941 13607/8 514 187 la, Anlagen z. KTB 5. Corps orders pertaining to the advance along Chechersk, Gomel, Novozybkov, Klintsy, and the Desna River. Jul 29 - Sep 2, 1941 13607/9 514 246 la, Anlagen z. KTB 5, Tagesmeldungen. Daily reports on the German advance to Chechersk, Gomel, Novozybkov, Klintsy, and the Desna River. Jul 29 - Sep 2, 1941 13607/10 5H 373 Item 13607/1, the basic war journal, is not in the custody of the National Archives. XIII, Armeekorps 39 Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame la, Kriegstagebuch 6. War journal containing tactical information on the German advance to Chernigov, Mglin, Butchino, the Vetma River, the Bolva River sec- tor, Krasnaya, Kaluga, and Serpukhov to the Nara River. Sep 3 - Nov 5, 1941 13607/15 514 540 la, Anlagen z. KTB 6, Armeebefehle. Orders and tactical information in connec- tion with the German advance at Chernigov, Butchino, the Vetma River, and Krasnaya to the Nara River. Sep 4 - Get 29, 1941 13607/16 514 598 la, Allgemeine Anlagen z. KTB 6. Orders, directives, and reports concerning the German advance to Chernigov, Butchino, the Vetma River, and Krasnaya to the Nara River. Sep 2 - Nov 15, 1941 13607/17 514 715 la, Kriegstagebuch 7. War journal on tactical operations on the eastern front along the route approaching Moscow in the general areas of Serpukhov, Lopasnya, and the territory between the Protva and Nara Rivers. Nov 6 - Dec 18, 1941 13607/23 514 851 la, Anlagen z. KTB 7, Armeebefehle. Orders and tactical information on the continued German advance toward Moscow and the Russian counterattack near the Oka and Nara Rivers and southwest of Istra.