60th Corps (German Empire)

The 60th Corps (German: Generalkommando zbV 60) was a corps formation of the German Army in World War I.

It was formed on 20 November 1916 by the establishment of Gruppe Mitau and was still in existence at the end of the war.

[5] With the onset of trench warfare, the German Army recognised that it was no longer possible to maintain the traditional Corps unit, that is, one made up of two divisions.

Therefore, under the Hindenburg regime (from summer 1916), new Corps headquarters were created without organic divisions.

[6] These new Corps were designated General Commands for Special Use (German: Generalkommandos zur besonderen Verwendung).