Headquarters:    Kassa

8th Military District
Deputy Corps Commander
00.08.1940–00.10.1940	BG Iván Szilassy
01.06.1942–10.08.1943	BG Imre Széchy
10.08.1943–04.03.1945	BG Béla Tanitó

Lineage:
Constituted:	15.01.1939	New, as VIII Corps with an 8th Military District
Activated:	21.06.1941
Redesignated:	22.06.1941	as the Carpathian Army Group
Redesignated:	09.07.1941	as the VIII Corps (see notes below)
Disbanded:	06.10.1941	Raises Hungarian Occupation Command (see notes below)
Activated:	01.05.1943	On the East Front (see notes below)
Disbanded:	05.04.1944
Activated:	01.05.1944	as II Reserve Corps on the East Front.
Redesignated:	22.09.1944	as VIII Corps on the East Front
Discontinued:	00.05.1945	dissolved

Commanding Officers:
15.01.1939–01.08.1941	MG Ferenc Szombathelyi
01.08.1941–01.05.1943	MG Géza Lakatos
01.05.1943–05.04.1944	MG Dezsö László
05.04.1944–18.07.1944	BG Jénö Bor
18.07.1944–20.08.1944	MG Antal Vattay
20.08.1944–01.12.1944	MG Belá Lengyel
09.12.1944–00.05.1945	MG Dr. Gyula Hankovszky

Attachments:
01.02.1939–01.03.1940	HM (peace time garriosn)
01.03.1940–22.06.1941	VKF (peace time garrison)
22.06.1941–09.07.1941	17. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
09.07.1941–01.11.1941	Befh. HG Süd
01.11.1941–18.05.1943	VKF (peace time garrison)
18.05.1943–07.07.1943	H.O.F.C., Befh. HG Süd
07.07.1943–15.08.1943	H.O.F.C., Befh. HG Mitte
15.08.1943–08.10.1943	Second Army, Befh. HG Mitte
08.10.1943–01.04.1944	Second Army, Befh. Weissrethenien
01.04.1944–05.04.1944	en-route to Hungary
05.04.1944–01.05.1944	VKF (peace time garrison)
01.05.1944–05.05.1944	Befh. Weissruthenien, WB Ostland
05.05.1944–15.05.1944	Befh. Weissruthenien, Befh. HG Mitte
15.05.1944–27.07.1944	2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
27.07.1944–29.09.1944	9. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
29.09.1944–12.10.1944	En-route to back to Hungary
12.10.1944–28.10.1944	Third Army, Heeresgruppe Süd
28.10.1944–23.12.1944	Third Army, Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico
23.12.1944–19.03.1945	Third Army, Armeegruppe Balck
19.03.1945–00.04.1945	Third Army, Heersgruppe Süd

Organization:
Peace Time Organization to 1943:
Corps Headquarters    Corps Troops:	VIII Corps Artillery Command    VIII Bicycle Battalion    VIII Heavy Artillery Battalion (mot)    VIII Artillery Observation Battery    VIII Anti-Aircraft Battalion (mot)    VIII Signal Battalion    VIII Combat Engineer Battalion    VIII Corps Supply Services	(Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Nagyszóllös)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Huszt)    (Kassa)
Peace Time Organization from 1943:
Corps Headquarters    Attached units:	VIII Corps Supply Services Headquarters    VIII Corps Motorized Supply Services Headquarters    VIII Artillery Command    VIII Signal Command    VIII Labor Services Command    VIII independent Anti-Aircraft Company (mot)    VIII independent Heavy Artillery Battery (mot)    58th independent Combat Engineer Battalion	(Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Sátoraljaujhely)

Border Defense Units:    58th Border Police Battalion      • 1/58 Border Police Company (9 Patrols)      • 2/58 Border Police Company (14 Patrols)

(Sátoraljaujhely)    (Sátoraljaujhely)    (Szobránc)

NOTES: The VIII Corps Headquarters was designated as the Carpathian Army Group from 22.06.41 to 09.07.44. Raised the Hungarian Occupation Command on 06.10.1941 and returned to Hungary. Activated on 01.05.1943 on the East Front as a reduced-strength corps command echelon for the occupation forces west of the Dnieper River, relieving the Hungarian Occupation Group East. During the winter of 1943/1944 it was rebuilt to full corps headquarters strength. The Corps Headquarters raised the Hungarian Occupation Group on 01.04.44, and was transferred back to Hungary, where it was disbanded on 05.04.44. It was again activated on 01.05.44 as the II Reserve Corps Headquarters at the East Front. The position of Commanding General, VIII Corps was not filled until 29.09.44. The 8th Military District continued to exist in Hungary.