XVI SS Corps

XVI SS Army Corps
ActiveJanuary 1945 – February 1945
Country Germany
Branch Waffen-SS
SizeCorps

The XVI SS Army Corps was a short-lived corps of the Waffen-SS, which was formed in January 1945 in Pomerania.

The core of the corps was the 1st Latvian SS Division. It fought in the Piła (Schneidemühl) - Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) area against the Soviet East Prussian offensive and was dissolved in February after the retreat from that area.

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