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Sigurd Helge
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In order to save some research work for me, could someone name each and every commander for the Deutsches Afrikakorps from it's formation in Feb -41 until it was finally disbanded in May -43.
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Rommel
Mueller-Gebhard ?
Cruwell
Nehring
Bayerlein
v.Vaerst
v.Thoma
Fehn
v.Liebenstein
Buelowius
Ziegler
Cramer

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Thanks Jerry,

I'm ever so grateful!!!
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Kommandeure:
19. Februar 1941 - 15. August 1941 Generalleutant Erwin Rommel
15. August 1941 - 08. März 1942 Generalleutnant Ludwig Crüwell
09. März 1942 - 31. August 1942 Generalleutnant Walther K. Nehring (Verwundet vor Trobruk am 31. August)
31. August 1942 Oberst i.G. Fritz Bayerlein
31. August 1942 - 17. September 1942 Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst
17. September 1942 - 4. November 1942 General der Panzertruppe Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (gefangengenommen)
4. November 1942 - 19. November 1942 Oberst Fritz Bayerlein
19. November 1942 - 16. Januar 1943 General der Panzertruppe Gustav Fehn (verwundet)
16. Januar 1943 - 17. Februar 1943 Generalmajor Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein (verwundet)
17. Februar 1943 - 05.März 1943 Generalleutnant Heinz Ziegler
05. März 1943 - 12. Mai 1943 General der Panzertruppe Hans Cramer

Korpsstab
Stabschefs: Oberstleutnant i.G. von dem Borne
Oberst i.G. Bayerlein
Oberst i.G. H.W. Nolte

Ia: Major i.G. Ehlert
Major i.G. Wüstefeld
Major i.G. Westphal
Major i.G. Trevert

IIa: Major Schräpler
Oberst Schulte-Heuthaus

Ic: Hauptmann Graf Baudissin (gefangen genommen)
Major i.G. F.W. von Mellenthin
Hauptmann Laubinger
Hauptmann Liebl

From

http://www.deutsches-afrikakorps.de/html/gesamt.htm

Hope this helps.
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Abel
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Post by Volker »

Hallo all,

one addition to the very comprehensive information above:

Crüwell was also captured when his Fieseler Storch was shot down during the Gazala battle.

Regards,

Volker
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