more footnotes date March 2011 Infobox military unit unit name Wehrmacht br Armed Forces of Germany image ... Cross , the emblem of the Wehrmacht . dates 1935 1945 country flag Nazi Germany allegiance Nazi ... march mascot battles Spanish Civil War br World War II anniversaries decorations battle honors The Wehrmacht IPA de ve maxt De Wehrmacht pronunciation.ogg Defence Force from lang de wehren , to defend ... Workers Nazi Party assumed control of the German government in 1933, the term Wehrmacht generically ..., thus, Britische Wehrmacht denoted British defence forces. The term Wehrmacht is in Article 47 of the 1919 ... Wehrmacht des Reiches The National President holds supreme command of all armed forces of the nation . From 1919, Germany s national defence force was known as the Reichswehr , until its renaming as the Wehrmacht on 16 March 1935. After World War II 1939 45 , the Allies abolished the Wehrmacht. In 1955 ... name. ref In German language German usage, Wehrmacht denotes all of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. Nevertheless, in English writing Wehrmacht is often used to refer specifically to the land forces army the correct German for this is Heer . For branch of service identification, Wehrmacht vehicles ... Sigrunen of the force. Waffen SS and Wehrmacht The Waffen SS , the combat branch of the Schutzstaffel SS the Nazi Party s paramilitary organization , became the de facto fourth branch of the Wehrmacht ... in parallel to the Wehrmacht , the Waffen SS field units were placed under the operational control of the Supreme High Command of the Armed Forces Oberkommando der Wehrmacht , OKW or the Supreme ... law introduced the name Wehrmacht , so not only can this be regarded as its founding date, but the organization and authority of the Wehrmacht can be viewed as Nazi creations regardless ... in late World War I , beginning in March and April 1918. The existence of the Wehrmacht was officially ... served in the Wehrmacht during its existence from 1935 1945 is believed to have approached 18.2 million ... more details
Die Wehrmacht was a German Military magazine , which was published from 1936 to 1944 to serve German Reich propaganda purpose. It promoted the newly formed Wehrmacht , official editor was the new Oberkommando der Wehrmacht from February 1938 onwards. Aimed at young readers, the price was only 25 Reichspfennig , and illustrated in colour, mainly by Theo Matejko . In September 1944 it was cancelled. External links http www.bundesarchiv.de foxpublic D5DAB4D10A062212000000003DD5F87F findmittelinfo.html German Federal Bundesarchiv on Die Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT Wehrmacht, Die Category Defunct magazines of Germany Category Wehrmacht Category Publications established in 1936 Category Publications disestablished in 1944 military mag stub Europe mag stub de Die Wehrmacht ... more details
unreferenced date May 2011 Infobox musical artist name Wehrmacht image background group or band origin Portland, Oregon Portland , Oregon , United States genre Thrash metal br Crossover thrash years active 1985 1989, 2009 present label New Renaissance Records website http www.myspace.com wehrmachtband Official Website current members Tito Matos br Marco Zorich br John Duffy br Shann Mortimer br Brian Lehfeldt Wehrmacht is an American thrash metal hardcore punk band, that was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1985. After releasing two albums on New Renaissance Records , the band split up. Later, both albums were re issued on one CD. Tito Matos and Marco Zorich went on to form Spazztic Blurr and Brian Lehfeldt went to Cryptic Slaughter . Matos now appears as a DJ under the name Mestizo69 and also continues as a vocalist. Lehfeldt also played with Sweaty Nipples and toured with Everclear band Everclear . His most recent projects are Drumattica and Tri polar . Shann Mortimer went on to play with the Nervous Christians and Bastard Children of the Roman Empire . He is now a criminal defense attorney. John Duffy has continued playing music, most recently with the band Kapuda . Despite the band s name they do not have Nazi ideals. Reunion On August 15, 2009, the band reunited to start playing again. Wehrmacht also played a show in Portland, Oregon on November 15, 2009 with Dirty Rotten Imbeciles ... Among their influences, the members of Wehrmacht list Destruction band Destruction , Slayer , Dirty Rotten Imbeciles D.R.I. , G.B.H , and Raw Power . Most label Wehrmacht as thrash metal , but they are also ... drums DEFAULTSORT Wehrmacht Category Musical groups established in 1985 Category Heavy metal musical groups from Oregon Category American thrash metal musical groups US metal band stub de Wehrmacht Band it Wehrmacht gruppo musicale no Wehrmacht band pl Wehrmacht grupa muzyczna pt Wehrmacht banda fi Wehrmacht yhtye ... more details
Infobox Television show name The Wehrmacht image caption genre Documentary creator writer director creat director developer starring theme composer opentheme endtheme composer country UK language English language English num series 1 num episodes 5 Production specific distributor Alba Home Vision executive producer co exec producer runtime 50 minutes Broadcast specific channel picture format audio format first aired 2007 last aired br Chronology preceded by followed by related External links website prod website The Wehrmacht is a 5 parts documentary that provides differentiated answers on the Wehrmacht role in the World War II based on the latest historical and comprehensive investigative research, bringing many new facts to light, among them documents proving for the first time ever, what many among the officers actually thought from Trent Park operation archives. ref http www.imdb.com title tt1342150 ref ref http www.amazon.co.uk dp B002BFGR2M ref ref http www.zdf.de ZDFde inhalt 22 0,1872,7121750,00.html ref ref http www.worldscinema.com 2010 04 ingo helm die wehrmacht eine bilanz aka.html ref Episode list The Blitzkrieg The Turning Point The Crimes Resistance To the Bitter End References reflist 1 History Shows DEFAULTSORT Wehrmacht Category Military television series ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Kriegschule was a general Military academy military school used for basic officer training in Nazi Germany up until the defeat in 1945. All Wehrmacht officers in World War II had passed through a Kriegsschule during their training. The Wehrmacht had five Kriegsschulen at Potsdam , Dresden , M nchen , Hannover and Wiener Neustadt . Officer candidates, known as Fahnenjunker s undertook an extensive eight week course, aimed at giving them a good knowledge of the basics of command. After completion of the course, the officer candidate moved off to his chosen Truppenschule or branch of service school. An example of a Truppenschule is Panzertruppenschule I in Munster, but there were also schools catering for all branches of service. Engineer s, physician s and veterinarian s studied longer at a military Akademie instead of progressing to a military branch school. See also Military training Military officer German Army Heer Wehrmacht Panzerwaffe Panzertruppenschule I Panzertruppenschule II Panzertruppenschule Kama coord missing Germany Category Military academies of Germany Category Military history of Germany during World War II Germany WWII stub de Kriegsschule ... more details
POV date June 2010 No footnotes date October 2008 The history of Poles in the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany , began with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. More than 225,000 citizens of the Polish Second Republic served in the Wehrmacht , ref Ryszard Kaczmarek Polacy w Wehrmachcie . Wydawnictwo Literackie, Krak w 2010. ISBN 978 83 08 04488 9 ref and some in the Kriegsmarine and Waffen SS . The majority of these Polish citizens were of German extraction, the so called Volksdeutsche , or members of ethnic minorities, such as Silesians, Kasubians, and Masurians whom the Nazis considered to be almost Germans. The Waffen SS on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front contained a sizable number of non Germans, but no Polish based unit was ever formed, partly due to Adolf Hitler s refusal to create such units until the later stages of the war though there were some Polish citizens of Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian, and Lithuanian origin, both in the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS . See cited text in the Volunteers and non volunteers section German stance At the end of the Polish ... Among the citizens of interwar Poland who served in the Wehrmacht, the Secretary of State ... in the Wehrmacht many deserted or were captured by Allies and later joined the Polish Armed Forces ... revenge on the Soviets, but Hitler bluntly refused. The Polnische Wehrmacht From the spring of 1944 .... The Polnische Wehrmacht WWII Polnische Wehrmacht originated in operations Weiser Adler and Berta ... Im Dienst der Deutschen Wehrmacht In service of German Wehrmacht and tabs in the form of a hussar wing or Polish white red flag. On October 24, 1944, Wehrmacht Headquarters officially announced this decision ... this attempt to enlist Poles into German service largely moot. Wehrmacht affair J zef Tusk s conscription to Wehrmacht proved to be controversial during the Polish presidential election, 2005 , when it was called the Wehrmacht affair Polish Afera wehrmachtowa . ref name w24 2 pl icon Barbara ... more details
unreferenced date January 2008 The 21st Army was also known as the Army Norway Wehrmacht Armee Norwegen . The 21st Army was formed on 19 December 1940. The units of the army were absorbed by the 20th Mountain Army Wehrmacht 20th Mountain Army on 18 December 1944. On 27 April 1945, towards the End of World War II in Europe end of the war in Europe , the 21st Army was reformed as part of Army Group Vistula Heeresgruppe Weichsel and fought until 2 May 1945. Commanders Colonel General Generaloberst Nikolaus von Falkenhorst 19 December 1940 18 December 1944 Infantry General General der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch 27 April 1945 2 May 1945 See also Army Norway Wehrmacht 20th Mountain Army Wehrmacht 20th Mountain Army Operation Barbarossa Operation Silver Fox Battle for Berlin End of World War II in Europe Germany WWII stub Armies of the German Army Category Field armies of Germany 21 Category Military units and formations established in 1940 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 de 21. Armee Wehrmacht et 21. armee Saksamaa fr 21e arm e Allemagne ja 21 pl 21 Armia III Rzesza ru 21 uk 21 ... more details
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unreferenced date November 2011 File WMLSA1944.jpg right thumb 2nd Class 18 years The Wehrmacht Long Service Award Lang de Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung was a List of military decorations of the Third Reich military service decoration of Nazi Germany issued for satisfactory completion of a given years of military service. Each branch of the Wehrmacht Army, Navy, and Air Force maintained their own version of the Long Service Award and the decoration was issued for 4 4th class , 12 3rd class , 18 2nd class , 25 1st class , and 40 1939 special class Years of Service. Recipients of lower year awards would wear the decoration simultaneously with higher level decorations. The Long Service Award was retroactive throughout a service member s career, encompassing Reichswehr service as well as service dating during and before World War I . As such, there were a handful of 40 year awards presented, even though the Third Reich itself existed for only twelve. The Waffen SS , considered an integral part of the German armed forces during World War II, maintained their own SS Long Service Award with similar award criteria to the standard military version. The Nazi Party had a similar award, the NSDAP Long Service Award which was given in three grades of ten years, fifteen years, and twenty five years of service. Category Military awards and decorations of Germany Wehrmacht cs Slu ebn vyznamen n Wehrmachtu de Dienstauszeichnung Wehrmacht ru uk ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name 131st Infantry Division image caption dates Oct 1940 country flagicon Nazi Germany Nazi Germany allegiance branch Heer 1935&ndash 1945 Heer type Infantry role garrison Hanover , Germany size Division military Division The 131st Infantry Division German 131. Infanteriedivision was a Heer 1935&ndash 1945 German Army infantry division in World War II . Operational history The 131st Infantry Division was activated in October 1940, primarily out of other divisions it included soldiers from the 31st Infantry Division Wehrmacht 31st and 269th Infantry Division Wehrmacht 269th Infantry Divisions , and cavalry from the 19th Infantry Division Wehrmacht 19th . ref name Mitcham1 Order of battle 431st Infantry Regiment 432nd Infantry Regiment 434th Infantry Regiment 131st Reconnaissance Battalion 131st Tank destroyer Battalion 131st Engineer Battalion 131st Signal Battalion 131st Divisional Resupply Troops Commanders Lieutenant General Heinrich Meyer Buerdorf Oct 1940 Jan 1944 Lieutenant General Friedrich Weber Jan Oct 1944 Major General of Reserves Werner Schulze Oct 1944 Jan 1945 Colonel Nobiz Jan April 1945 Sources Reflist refs ref name Mitcham1 cite book last Mitcham first Samuel W. title German Order of Battle 1st 290th Infantry divisions in World War II publisher Stackpole Books year 2007 pages 182 183 ref See also Division military , Military unit , List of German divisions in WWII German Army Heer , Wehrmacht Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT 131 Category Military units and formations established in 1940 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II ... more details
For other uses of OKW, see OKW disambiguation . Image Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht als Generalfeldmarschall.svg thumb 300px The command flag for a Generalfeldmarschall as the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht 1941 1945 The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht OKW English language English Supreme Command of the Armed Forces was part of the command structure of the armed forces Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II . Genesis The OKW was formed on 4 February 1938 following the Blomberg Fritsch Affair , which led to the dismissal of Generalfeldmarschall and Reich War Minister Werner von Blomberg and the dissolution of the Reichskriegsministerium Reich War Ministry . The OKW replaced the War ... of the military leadership of the Wehrmacht . Organization Image Chef OKW Version 1.svg thumb Command Flag for the Chief of the OKW 1938 1941 By June 1938, the OKW comprised four departments Wehrmacht ... Abteilung Abwehr counter intelligence F hrungsgruppe W Abwehr in der Wehrmacht counter intelligence ... WFA L being merged into the Wehrmacht F hrungsamt and losing its role as a subordinate ... actually originated as Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ... Wehrmacht 1962 . Category Military units and formations established in 1938 Category Wehrmacht Category ... ca Oberkommando der Wehrmacht cs Oberkommando der Wehrmacht da OKW de Oberkommando der Wehrmacht et Oberkommando der Wehrmacht es Oberkommando der Wehrmacht eu Oberkommando der Wehrmacht fr Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ko hr Oberkommando der Wehrmacht it Oberkommando der Wehrmacht he ... der Wehrmacht ja no Oberkommando der Wehrmacht pl Oberkommando der Wehrmacht pt Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ro Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ru sr fi Oberkommando der Wehrmacht sv Oberkommando der Wehrmacht tr Oberkommando der Wehrmacht uk vi Oberkommando der Wehrmacht zh ... more details
its parent formation, 2nd Army Wehrmacht Second Army by 2 February it had reached Heilsberg , where ... level along with the remainder of 4th Army Wehrmacht Fourth Army trapped in the Heiligenbeil pocket ... German Army Heer , Wehrmacht References http www.lexikon der wehrmacht.de Gliederungen Infanteriedivisionen ..., 2007. Germany WWII stub Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT 2 292 Category Military units ... 292 de 292. Infanterie Division Wehrmacht fr 292e division d infanterie Allemagne pl 292 Dywizja Piechoty ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The German 218th Infantry Division 218. Infanterie Division in German was a large military unit that served in World War II . It was constructed along the standard organizational lines for a German infantry division , and was entirely limited to leg and horse mobility. The 218th Infantry served in the Invasion of Poland 1939 Invasion of Poland as a reserve division for the 4th Army Wehrmacht 4th Army in Army Group Centre . The division was commanded by Woldemarr Freiherr Grote and comprised the German 323rd Infantry Regiment 323rd , German 386th Infantry Regiment 386th , and German 397th Infantry Regiment 397th infantry regiments. The 218th Infantry surrendered in the Courland pocket on May 8, 1945. Commanders Woldemarr Freiherr Grote N A N A See also German order of battle for Operation Fall Weiss List of German military units of World War II Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT 2 218 Category Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II Category Military units and formations established in 1939 Category 1939 establishments in Germany Germany WWII stub de 218. Infanterie Division Wehrmacht fr 218e division d infanterie Allemagne pl 218 Dywizja Piechoty III Rzesza ... more details
For the equivalent formation in World War I 5th Army German Empire Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Infobox Military Unit unit name 5. Armee br 5th Army abbreviation image caption dates 1939 country flag Nazi Germany branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label Culture and history nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot battles World War II anniversaries decorations battle honours Commanders current commander current commander label ceremonial chief ceremonial chief label colonel of the regiment colonel of the regiment label notable commanders identification symbol identification symbol label identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label The 5th Army Lang de 5. Armee was a field army of the Wehrmacht during World War II . History The 5th Army was activated on August 25, 1939 with General Curt Liebmann in command. It acted in defence of the Siegfried Line German Siegfriedstellung in the west before seeing operations in Poland. It acted as an occupied security force before disbanding on the Polish surrender. Commanders General Curt Liebmann August 25, 1939 November 4, 1939 Germany WWII stub Armies of the German Army Category Field armies of Germany 05 de 5. Armee Wehrmacht et 5. armee Wehrmacht fr 5e arm e Allemagne ja 5 pl 5 Armia III Rzesza pt 5 Ex rcito Alemanha ru 5 sl 5. armada Wehrmacht uk 5 ... more details
The Panzergrenadier Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark was a semi armoured warfare armoured formation of the Germany German Wehrmacht . It was raised in February 1945 to stop the Soviet offensive against the German capital of Berlin . It was named after the Kurmark region of Brandenburg . History Highlights 1945 Oder River Defense, Battle of Berlin Unit Formation The division was formed at Frankfurt on the Oder in March 1945 from elements of the Grossdeutschland Panzer Grenadier Ersatz Brigade . It was no more than an understrength unit formed from remnants, thrown into battle to halt the Soviet onslaught into the German heartland. Unit Actions The division was part of the 9th Army Wehrmacht German 9th Army Army Group Vistula and was deployed around Frankfurt on the Oder. It was surrounded alongside other Wehrmacht and SS formations of the 9th Army south east of Berlin. Remnants of the Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark managed to break the pocket and reached Jerichow on the Elbe where they surrendered to the United States Americans May 1945 . Commander Generalmajor Willy Langkeit 31 January 1945 7 May 1945 Order of Battle, April 1945 Panzer Regiment Kurmark Panzer Grenadier Regiment Kurmark Panzer F silier Regiment Kurmark former Grenadier Regiment 1235 Panzer Artillerie Regiment Kurmark Panzer Aufkl rungs Abteilung Kurmark Panzer Pionier Battalion Kurmark Panzer Nachrichten Abteilung Kurmark Versorgungstruppen Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark External links List of German divisions in World War II Wehrmacht Panzer Division Division military Battle of Berlin Sources http www.lexikon der wehrmacht.de Gliederungen Panzerdivisionen KurPD.htm German Armoured Divisions of World War II Category German World War II divisions Category History of Brandenburg Category Military units and formations established in 1945 Category German panzergrenadier divisions Kurmark bg de Panzer Grenadier Division Kurmark fr Panzergrenadier division Kurmark it Panzergrena ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name 24th Army 24. Armee image caption dates October 1944 May 1945 country Germany allegiance branch Heer 1935 1945 type Field Army role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles World War II notable commanders anniversaries The 24th Army German 24. Armee was a World War II field army of the Wehrmacht Heer German Army . History The army was formed in October 1944 and was tasked with the defence of southern Germany. The army was commanded by General of the Infantry Germany General der Infanterie Hans Schmidt general of the infantry Hans Schmidt . Formed on the basis of the staff of the V. Armeekorps , between February and April 1945, the army had no units assigned to it. Part of the Alpenfestung , its immediate task was to stop a possible Allied advance through neutral Switzerland . In April 1945, the 405th Division was transferred to it from the 19th Army Wehrmacht 19th Army to serve as the nucleus around which the 24th Army was to be built, but the army never had a paper strength of more than 9,000 men and capitulated to Allied 6th Corps commander Edward H. Brooks , along with the 19th Army, in May 1945 without having engaged in combat operations. Further reading MacDonald, Charles B. The Last Offensive The United States Army in World War II The European Theater of Operations , Dover Publications, 2007, ISBN 978 0 486 45556 3. Tessin, Georg 1976 . Verb nde und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939 1945 Volume IV , Biblio Verlag, Osnabr ck. ISBN 3 7648 1083 1. Armies of the German Army Category Field armies of Germany 24 Category Military units and formations established in 1944 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 de 24. Armee Wehrmacht et 24. armee Saksamaa fr 24e arm e Allemagne ja 24 pl 24 Armia III Rzesza ru 24 uk 24 ... more details
The 349th Infantry Division was a Germany German military unit which fought during World War II . The division was originally formed on 25 November 1943 in Wehrkreis I East Prussia , and fought mostly on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front , being effectively destroyed near Zolochiv by the Soviet Army s Lvov Sandomierz Offensive . The Division military division was reformed in September 1944 to the Volksgrenadier standard, being listed as commanded by Major General Karl Koetz . During the East Prussian Offensive in January 1945, it was encircled in the Heiligenbeil pocket near Mehlsack and destroyed. See also Division military , Military unit , List of German divisions in World War II List of German divisions in WWII German Army Heer , Wehrmacht Germany WWII stub Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT 3 349 Category Military units and formations established in 1943 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II 3 349 nl 349e Infanteriedivisie pl 349 Dywizja Piechoty III Rzesza ... more details
The Wehrmacht Security Divisions German Sicherungs Divisionen were Germany German military units which operated during World War II . History and organisation The Wehrmacht Security Divisions were set up at the beginning of 1941 and were intended to perform policing, security and anti partisan duties in the rear of the main German field armies, under the direction of the respective army rear area command, or Kor ck . They were organised from divisions initially raised in the 3rd wave of mobilisation, these being former Landwehr divisions largely manned by second line reservists. As support units, they were comparatively poorly equipped, and often made up of men who were for the most part unfit for frontline service through age or disability. As well as various guard Landessch tzen and police battalions, the divisions were supposed to be provided with one standard regiment of troops, plus an artillery detachment, as a strike force , though in practice this was often used for frontline duty as local conditions demanded. In many cases, the Security Divisions also included battalions of Ukrainian people Ukrainian , Russians Russian or France French soldiers as well as a unit of captured foreign tanks. Their exact organisation varied widely between individual formations and during the course of the war see the German 286th Security Division 286th Security Division for an example . Many ... divisions due to the chronic manpower shortages of the Wehrmacht in this period. War crimes Recent research has shown that the Security Divisions of the Wehrmacht were responsible for a large number ... to the immediate post war view, influenced by the Nuremberg Trials , that the Wehrmacht was not an inherently criminal organisation see War crimes of the Wehrmacht . Modern historians such as Omer Bartov Bartov and Shepherd see References, below argue that the Wehrmacht in general, and its Security ... in WWII German Army Heer , Wehrmacht Soviet partisans References Omer Bartov Bartov, Omer . Hitler ... more details
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See also Division military , Military unit , List of German divisions in WWII German Army Heer , Wehrmacht ... Wendel. http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 1048 5. Gebirgs Division . Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht ... in World War II Germany WWII stub de 5. Gebirgs Division Wehrmacht fr 5e division de montagne Allemagne ko 5 it 5. Gebirgs Division Wehrmacht ru 5 sl 5. gorska divizija Wehrmacht sv 5. Gebirgs Division uk 5 ... more details
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Location September 1939 I Army Corps Germany I 3rd Army Wehrmacht 3. Armee Army Group North North ... 1940 6th Army Wehrmacht 6. Armee Lower Rhine, Belgium, Lille June 1940 rowspan 2 I 4th Army Wehrmacht 4. Armee Somme , Loire July 1940 rowspan 3 7th Army Wehrmacht 7. Armee rowspan 3 Atlantic coast ... Wehrmacht 18. Armee rowspan 2 B rowspan 3 East Prussia April 1941 rowspan 5 I May 1941 Army Group C C June 1941 rowspan 13 North East Prussia Wolchow September 1941 16th Army Wehrmacht 16. Armee rowspan ... Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 1945 . Vol. III Die Landstreitkr fte 6 14 . Mittler ... accessdate 26 January 2012 Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT 0 011 Category Infantry divisions ... and formations disestablished in 1945 de 11. Infanterie Division Wehrmacht fr 11e division d infanterie ... more details
For the equivalent formation in World War I 8th Army German Empire Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Unit unit name 8. Armee br 8th Army abbreviation image caption dates 1939 1945 country flag Nazi Germany branch type Army role size command structure garrison garrison label Culture and history nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot battles World War II anniversaries decorations battle honours Commanders current commander current commander label ceremonial chief ceremonial chief label colonel of the regiment colonel of the regiment label notable commanders identification symbol identification symbol label identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label The 8th Army German 8. Armee Oberkommando was a World War II field army. Combat Chronicle The 8th Army was activated on August 1, 1939 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command. First seeing service in Poland participated in heavy fights during Battle of Bzura , the army was later reorganised into the 2nd Army Wehrmacht 2nd Army for the invasion of France, before later being reactivated as being part of the Ostfront in Russia. The army was involved in the defence of Hungary and Austria before finally surrendering. Commanders General Johannes Blaskowitz August 1, 1939 October 20, 1939 General der Infanterie Otto W hler August 22, 1943 December 27, 1944 General Hans Kreysing December 28, 1944 May 8, 1945 Armies of the German Army Category Field armies of Germany 08 bg 8 de 8. Armee Wehrmacht et 8. armee Saksamaa fr 8e arm e Allemagne nl 8e Leger Duitsland ja 8 pl 8 Armia III Rzesza pt 8 Ex rcito Alemanha ru 8 sl 8. armada Wehrmacht fi Saksan 8. armeija sv 8. Armee tr 8. Ordu Almanya uk 8 ... more details
The German Lapland Army AOK Lappland was one of the two army echelon headquarters controlling German troops in the far north of Norway and Finland during World War II . It was established in January 1942, and redesignated as the 20th Mountain Army 20. Gebirgsarmee in June 1942. On 18 December 1944, the 20th Mountain Army absorbed the 21st Army Wehrmacht German 21st Army . Commanders Colonel General Generaloberst Eduard Dietl June 1942 June 1944 General Germany General Lothar Rendulic June 1944 General Franz B hme 8 January 1945 7 May 1945 See also Army Norway Wehrmacht References http www.lexikon der wehrmacht.de Gliederungen ArmeenGeb 20GebArmee.htm Armee Lappland 20. Gebirgs Armee . German language article at www.lexikon der wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 12 April 2005. Germany WWII stub Armies of the German Army Use dmy dates date August 2010 Category Field armies of Germany 20 Category Military units and formations established in 1942 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category Mountain units and formations of Germany de 20. Gebirgs Armee et 20. m giarmee fr 20e arm e de montagne Allemagne ja 20 pl 20 Armia G rska pt 20 Ex rcito de Montanha Alemanha ru 20 sl 20. gorska armada Wehrmacht uk 20 ... more details
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