IX SS Mountain Corps
| IX SS Mountain Corps | |
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SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch commanded IX SS Mountain Corps during its last months fighting in and around Budapest
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| Active | 21 June 1944 – 12 February 1945 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Branch |
 Waffen-SS
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| Type | Gebirgsjäger |
| Role | Mountain warfare |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
SS-Gruppenführer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch |
The IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian) (German: IX. Waffen-Gebirgskorps der SS (Kroatisches)), later simply IX SS Mountain Corps, was a German Waffen-SS alpine corps which saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II.
The IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian) was raised on 21 June 1944 in Bácsalmás, Hungary as a command formation for the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) and the 23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama (2nd Croatian) under the command of SS-Gruppenführer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig. The 13th SS Division was not initially transferred to the corps, being involved in fighting against Yugoslav Partisans in the Independent State of Croatia. In August, due to high rates of desertion from 13th SS Division, Sauberzweig proposed to disarm the Bosnians in both 13th SS Division and 23rd SS Division, but Heinrich Himmler instead opted to transport the 2,000 Bosnians of 23rd SS Division from Hungary to Bosnia and re-organise the remaining troops of both divisions there, with key support units from 13th SS Division centralised under IX SS Mountain Corps, which would also move to Bosnia from Hungary.
By September 1944, the Red Army had advanced to the border of Hungary, which placed the corps training area close to the front lines.Kama was not ready for combat and was disbanded; its volunteers went to strengthen the Handschar and the 31st SS Panzergrenadier Division. In mid-September, the corps was strengthened by several combat divisions, including the Handschar and went into action against Yugoslav partisans.
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