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Landwehr Corps
Landwehrkorps
Flag of the Staff of a Generalkommando (1871–1918)
Active2 August 1914 - post November 1918
CountryLandwehr Corps German Empire
TypeCorps
SizeApproximately 38,000 (on formation)
EngagementsWorld War I

The Landwehr Corps (German: Landwehrkorps) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.

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