Armeekorps),[Note 1] was a corps-level unit of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
The visit came about partially because of the desire of Joseph Goebbels for a "photo opportunity" involving the dictator and German soldiers.
Hitler, visibly weakened, rushed through the visit and hurriedly left the frontline with his staff car.
By now, Himmler had been replaced as commander of Army Group Vistula by Gotthard Heinrici.
[13] In the last days of the war, CI Army Corps fought alongside the III SS Panzer Corps under 21st Army (von Tippelskirch), which was formed on 27 April 1945 in a desperate attempt to win the Battle of Berlin.