LXXXV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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

[1] The formations was named after its initial commander, Baptist Knieß.

[2] Under the supervision of the 19th Army, Group Knieß remained on defensive duty in France until the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944.

After a stay in the Saar Palatinate region between February and March 1945 under the 1st Army, the LXXXV was transferred back to the 7th Army in Hesse and Thuringia in April.

[1] At the end of the war, the LXXXV Army Corps was commanded by Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz, who had held that post since 26 March 1945.