LXXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

Armeekorps) was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.

Before October 1944, it carried the designation z. b. V., marking it as a corps 'for special deployment'.

The LXXII Army Corps z. b. V. was formed on 13 February 1944 in southern Russia.

[1] Beginning in October 1944, the designation z. b. V. was dropped and the corps subsequently referred to as LXXII Army Corps.

After subordination to the 8th Army between February and April 1945, it was transferred to the newly formed Army Group Ostmark.