Late 1940 to May 1941:
Following the Western Campaign, the corps initially remained in #France and #Belgium as an occupation force.
In May 1941, orders were issued to redeploy to eastern #Poland (the General Government), where the corps—operating under the #17th Army—prepared for the attack on the #Soviet Union.
June to December 1941:
With the launch of Operation #Barbarossa on June 22, #1941, the #corps advanced via #Rawa #Ruska toward #Lemberg (Lviv).
The route took the troops (at times referred to as #"Group Schwedler" after their commander, Viktor von Schwedler) through #Tarnopol and #Proskurov to the #Belaya #Tserkov area and to positions securing the banks of the #Dnieper during the #Battle of #Kiev.
By late autumn 1941, the force had advanced via #Stalino (Donetsk) into the #Voroshilovgrad (Luhansk) region.
