2 Battles of Germany's main generals

Head of State and Prime Minister, Supreme Commander:

Adolf Hitler (1934-1945.5), Denitz

Commander-in-Chief of the Army:

Marshal Fromburg (1920-1938 January), Marshal Bolauchic (1938-1941.12), Hitler (1941-1945.5)

Chief of Staff of the Army:

Admiral Halder (1934-1942.9), Admiral Zeitzler (1942.9-1944.7), Admiral Guderian (1944.7-1945.3), Admiral Clebs (1945.3-1945.5)

Eastern Front Battlefield:

Northern Army Group (renamed the Kurland Army Group in January 1945)

Marshal Leb (1941.6-1942.1), General Coach Cookele (1942.1-1944.1), Marshal Moder (1944.1-1944.3), General Lindman (1944.3-1944.7), General Frisner (1944.7-1944.8), General Schulaire (1944.8-1945.1), General Rendulick (1945.1), General Fitinghof (1945.1-1945.3), General Rendulick (1945.3-1945.4), General Hilpet (1945.4-2945.5)

Central Army Group

(Renamed the Northern Army Group in January 1945 and was dissolved in April 1945)

Marshal Bock (1941.6-1941.12), Marshal Kruger (1941.12-1943.10) Marshal Busch (1943.10-1944.6), Marshal Modell (1944.6-1944.8), General Reinhardt (1944.8-1945.1), General Rendulick 1945.1-1945.3), General Weix (1945.3-1945.4)

Southern Army Group

(In 1942, it was divided into two armies, A and B. The army group B continued most of it and was disbanded in early 1943)

Marshal Lundestet (1941.6-1941.12), Marshal Reichenau (1941.12-1942.1), Marshal Bock (1942.1-1942.7), General Weix (1942.7-1943)

Group A Army Group:

(It was separated from the Southern Army Group in July 1942, and was renamed the Southern Ukrainian Army Group in February 1944. It was called the Southern Army Group in August and September 1944, and was renamed the Eastern Border Army Group in May 1945)

Marshal Liszt (1942.7-1942.8), Hitler (1942.8-1942.11), Marshal Kleist (1942.11-1944.2), General Schuler (1944.2-1944.7), General Frisner (1944.7-1944.12), General Weiler (1944.12-1945.4), General Rendulick (1945.4-1945.5)

Don River Army Group

(Reorganized from the 11th Army in November 1942, renamed the Southern Army Group in January 1943, it was called the Northern Ukrainian Army Group in February 1944, it was called the A Army Group in August and September 1944, and it was called the Central Army Group in January 1945)

Marshal Tein (1942.11-1944.3), Marshal Model (1944.3-1944.9), General Harpe (1944.9-1945.1), General Xuerna (1945.1-1945.5)

Vistula Army Group (Newly established in January 1945)

Marshal Himmler (1945.1-1945.3), General Heinrich (1945.3-1945.5), General Student (1945.5)

Western Front Battlefield:

Commander-in-chief of the Western Front:

Marshal Lundestet (1942.3-1944.7), Marshal Kruger (1944.7-1944.9), Marshal Lundestet (1944.9-1945.3), Marshal Kesseling (1945.3-1945.5)

Group B Army Group

Marshal Rommel (1943.12-1944.10), Marshal Model (1944.10-1945.5)

G Army Group

Admiral Braskowitz (1943.12-1945.5)

Italy and Mediterranean Front (including North Africa battlefield)

Commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater Command:

Marshal Keseling (1944.11-1945.3), General Fitinghof (1945.3-1945.5)

North African Corps

(In January 1942, the rest of the Tunisian Army joined the Tunisian Army in March 1943)

Marshal Rommel (1940.9-1942.9), General Stum (1942.9-1942.10), Marshal Rommel (1942.10-1943.3)

Tunisian Army

Marshal Rommel (1943.3-1943.5), General Anime (1943.5) Army in northern Italy: Marshal Rommel (1943.8-1943.12), General Fitinghof (1943.12-1945.5)

Commander-in-Chief of the Navy:

Marshal Redel (1934-1942.2), Marshal Dunitz (1942.-1945.5) Commander of the surface fleet: General Lütjens (1934-1941.5) - Later, the commander-in-chief served as commander of the submarine force: Marshal Dunitz

Commander-in-Chief of Space:

Marshal of the Gorene Empire (1934-1945.5) Air Force Chief of Staff: Marshal Kesseling (1935-1937)

Air Force Major Air Force:

1st Air Force: Marshal Keseling (1938-1940.2)

2nd Air Force: Marshal Keseling (1940.2-1941.11)

3rd Air Force: Marshal Speer (1938-1940.11)

Airborne Force: Admiral Stutdenet (1939.9-1945.5)

SS Commander-in-Chief:

Marshal Himmler (1935-1945.5), General Heidrich (1945.5)

List of Nazi German Marshals

During World War II, Germany appointed a total of one empire (the Grand Marshal), a national leader (a fair marshal), and 26 senior officers of marshals, equivalent to 28 marshals.

1. Marshal of the Empire: Goren (1893~1946) was born in a bureaucratic family. He joined the army in 1912. He was awarded the title of Marshal of the Air Force on February 4, 1938. He was awarded the title of Marshal of the Imperial Force on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Karlsruch Military Academy and the Lichfield Military Academy. He served as the Speaker of the Prussian Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Minister of Aviation, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, and Chairman of the National Defense Committee. He participated in World War I and World War II. War criminals committed suicide two hours before his execution.

2. National SS leader: Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945, 34 years old at the time, and had less than 2 years in the military) was appointed as the "SS Empire Leader"

3. Bollomburg (1878-1946) was born in a family of soldiers. He joined the army in 1897. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on April 11, 1936. He graduated from the Lechfield Military Academy and the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the Minister of the Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces, Minister of Defense, Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He participated in World War I. He was forced to resign from his military post, was tried after the war, and died in prison.

4. Redell (1876-1960) was born in a teacher family. He joined the army in 1894. He was awarded the title of Navy Marshal on April 1939. He graduated from the Keel Naval Officer Academy. He served as Chief of Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. He participated in World War I and World War II. War criminals, sentenced to life imprisonment in 1946 and was released in 1955.

5. Bolaoxiche (1881-1948) was born in a military family. He joined the army in 1900. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Berlin Military Academy. He served as commander of the East Prussian Military Region, commander of the Fourth Army, and commander-in-chief of the Army. He participated in World War I and World War II. He died in a British military hospital after the war.

6. Keitel (1882~1946) was born in a farmer family. He joined the army in 1901. He was awarded the title of Field Marshal on July 19, 1940. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the German Armed Forces. He participated in World War I and World War II. War criminals were hanged.

7. Longdestedt (1875-1953) was born in a family of soldiers. He joined the army in 1892. He was awarded the title of Field Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Lechfield Military Academy and the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Army Group A, commander of the Southern Army Group, commander-in-chief of the German Army Group on the Western Front and commander of the Army Group D. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was dismissed four times and was imprisoned in Britain after the war. He was released due to illness in 1949.

8. Boke (1880~1945) was born in a military family. He joined the army in 1897. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Potsdam Military Academy and the Lichfield Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Northern Army Group, the commander of the Central Army Group, the commander of the Southern Army Group, and the commander of the A Army Group. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was dismissed twice and later died in air raids.

9. Loeb (1876~1956) was born in a civilian family. He joined the army in 1895. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the School of Artillery and Engineering and the Bavarian Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Army Group C Group and the commander of the Northern Group Army Group. He participated in the war of the Eight-Nation Alliance invading China, World War I and World War II. He was dismissed twice and was sentenced to three years in prison.

10. Lister (1880~1971) was born in a doctor's family. He joined the army in 1898. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the School of Artillery and Engineering and the Bavarian Military Academy. He served as the commander of the 12th Army, the commander of the Balkan occupation army, and the commander of the Army Group A. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and was released from illness in 1952.

11. Kruger (1882~1944) was born in a military family. He joined the army in 1901. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Fourth Army, the commander of the Central Army Group, and the commander-in-chief of the German Army on the Western Front. He participated in World War I and World War II. He committed suicide by taking poison.

12. Witzleben (1881~1944) was born in a noble family. He joined the army in 1901. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Prussian Military Preparation School and the Lichfield Military Academy. He served as the commander of the First Army Group, the commander of the D Army Group, and the commander of the Western Army Group. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was hanged.

13. Reichonau (1884~1942) was born in a military family. He joined the army in 1903. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Sixth Army and the commander of the Southern Army Group. He participated in World War I and World War II. He died of a heart attack (stroke).

14. Mirhi (1892~1972) joined the army in 1914. He was awarded the title of Air Marshal on July 19, 1940. He served as Deputy Minister of the Aviation Department, Director of the Air Force and Deputy Minister of the Air Force Department. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and soon his sentence was reduced to 15 years, and was pardoned in 1954.

15. Kesseling (1885-1960) was born in a teacher's family. He joined the army in 1904. He was awarded the title of Air Force Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the School of Artillery and Engineering. He served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commander of the Second Air Force, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army on the Southwest, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army on the West. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was sentenced to death in 1947, and later changed to life imprisonment and was released in 1952.

16. Speer (1885~1953) was born in a civilian family. He joined the army in 1903. He was awarded the title of Air Marshal on July 19, 1940. He graduated from the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Third Air Force and the commander of the French Air Force. He participated in World War I, Spanish Civil War, and World War II. He was tried twice, but both were declared innocent.

17. Rommel (1891~1944) was born in a teacher family. He joined the army in 1910. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on June 22, 1942. He graduated from the Danze Royal Officer Preparatory School. He served as commander of the German Expeditionary Force in North Africa, commander of the African Armored Army Group, commander of the B Army Group in Northern Italy, and commander of the B Army Group in France. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was forced to commit suicide by taking poison.

18. Qusiral (1881~1968) was born in a noble family. He joined the army in 1900. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on June 30, 1942. He graduated from the Cavalry School and the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Third Army, the commander of the 18th Army, and the commander of the Northern Army Group. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, changed to 12 years in 1951, and was released the following year.

19. Manstein (1887~1973) was born in a military family. He joined the army in 1906. He was awarded the title of Field Marshal on July 1, 1942. He graduated from the Lichfield Military Academy and the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the 11th Army, the commander of the Don Army Group, the commander of the Southern Army Group, and the commander of the Northern Ukrainian Army Group. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 1949 and was released in 1953.

20. Kleister (1881~1954) was born in a noble family. He joined the army in 1900. He was awarded the title of Field Marshal on 1943. He graduated from the Berlin Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Army Group A and the commander of the Army Group of Southern Ukrainian Army Group. He participated in World War I and World War II. After the war, he was captured by British troops and delivered to Yugoslavia as a war criminal. He was later extradited to the Soviet Union and died in prison.

21. Weix (1881~1954) was born in a civilian family. He joined the army in 1900. He was awarded the title of Field Marshal on November 31, 1943. He graduated from the Bavarian Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Army Group B, the commander of the German army in the southeast of the Balkans, and the commander of the Army Group F. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was captured by the US military after the war, and was later exempted from prosecution and was released in 1948.

22. Busch (1885~1945) was born in a middle-class family. He joined the army in 1904. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on 1943. He graduated from the Prussian Military Preparation School and the Lichfield Military Academy. He served as the commander of the 16th Army Group, the commander of the Central Army Group, and the commander of the German Army Group in northwestern Germany. He participated in World War I and World War II. He died in a British prisoner of war camp.

23. Denitz (1891~1980) was born in an intellectual family. He joined the army in 1910. He was awarded the title of Naval Marshal on 1943. He graduated from the Mowick Naval School in Flensburg. He served as the commander-in-chief of the German Navy and the commander of the submarine force, the head of state and the supreme commander of the armed forces. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

24. Paulus (1890~1957) was born in a civilian family. He joined the army in 1909. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on November 31, 1943. He graduated from the Prussian Military Preparation School. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the German Army and the Commander of the Sixth Army. He participated in World War I and World War II. He surrendered and was captured.

25. Richterhofen (1895-1945) was born in a noble family. He joined the army in 1913. He was awarded the title of Air Marshal on February 11, 1943. He graduated from Halle Aviation School and the Lichfield Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Fourth Air Force and the commander of the Second Air Force. He participated in World War I, Spanish Civil War, and World War II. He died of illness in a US prisoner of war camp.

26. Model (1891~1945) was born in a middle-class family. He joined the army in 1909. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on March 31, 1944. He served as commander of the Northern Army Group, commander of the Northern Ukrainian Army Group, commander of the Central Army Group, commander of the German Army Group on the Western Front, and commander of the B Army Group in France. He participated in World War I and World War II. He committed suicide.

27. Scherner (1892-1973) joined the army in 1914. He was awarded the title of Army Marshal on April 3, 1945. He served as commander of the Southern Ukrainian Army Group, commander of the Northern Army Group, commander of the Central Army Group, and commander-in-chief of the Army. He participated in World War I and World War II. He was imprisoned in the Soviet Union for 10 years and settled in West Germany after being released. In 1957, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and was released in 1960 for health reasons.

28. Gram (1892~1945) was born in a military family. He joined the army in 1912. He was awarded the title of Air Force Marshal on April 26, 1945. He graduated from the Bavarian Military Academy. He served as the commander of the Sixth Air Force and the commander-in-chief of the Air Force. He participated in World War I and World War II. He committed suicide by taking poison in a prisoner-of-war camp.

Nazi Germany's army group

During World War II, the army group was the highest level of combat unit of the Nazi German armed forces and played a huge role in the command of the German army. The army group was mostly commander and general. The German army group usually deployed in a war zone or in a strategic direction, arranged on a designated battlefield, and completed strategically important military tasks alone or with friendly and neighboring forces of the same level. It is usually composed of 2 to 4 field armies, 1 tank cluster (army group) and the reserve corps of the command. In addition, it is assigned an air force in combat.

The field army under the army group is composed of 3 to 5 armies, and in some cases, 6 armies can be formed. The entire army group usually has 35 to 50 divisions, and sometimes more infantry divisions, tank divisions and motorized divisions, equipped with 9,000 to 15,000 artillery and mortars, 500 to 1,000 tanks and attack artillery, and 500 to 1,500 combat aircraft. The total force is generally 200,000 to 700,000 people, and the commanders are mostly commanders.

During the entire war, Germany saw as many as 32 (times) of the army group numbers used for field battles, and 16 army groups appeared on the Soviet-German battlefield alone.

1.A Group Army Group

The army group was formed three times during the entire war:

1. In October 1939, it was adapted from the "Southern" Army Group that participated in the Battle of Poland. The commander-in-chief was Marshal Gerde von Lundstedt. It was abolished shortly after the Battle of France. In April 1941, it was reorganized into the Southern Army Group (see Southern Army Group 2).

2. On July 6, 1942, XTL ordered the Southern Army Group on the Soviet-German battlefield to be divided into two armies groups: "A" and "B", which were fought in the South Caucasus direction. In April 1944, it was renamed the Southern Ukrainian Army Group (see the Southern Ukrainian Army Group). The successive commanders-in-chief were Marshal William Lister (1942.7-1942.9), Adolph XTL (concurrent) (1942.9.9-11) and Marshal Evald von Kleist (1942.11-1944.3).
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