Main German generals in World War 2(2/2)
3. It was adapted from the Northern Ukrainian Army Group on September 23, 1944, and the commander-in-chief was General Joseph Harpe. It was renamed the Central Army Group on January 26, 1945 (see Central Army Group 2).
2.B Group Army Group
Has been formed three times:
1. It was established after the Battle of Poland in 1939, and the commander-in-chief was Marshal Ferdo von Burke. He achieved brilliant results in the Battle of France. In 1940, the Army Group Command moved to the Soviet-German border and was reorganized into the Central Army Group Command. (See Central Army Group 1)
2. On the 6th of the 1942 month of the Soviet battlefield, it was organized by the Southern Army Group. The commanders-in-chief were Marshal Burke (1942.7) and Marshal Maximilian von Weix (1942.7-1943.2)
3. It was established in northern Italy in August 1943, and the commanders-in-chief were Marshal Rommel (1943.8-1944.8) and Marshal Walter Model (1944.8-1945.4)
Three.C Group Army Group
It has been formed twice
1. It was formed on the Zifiger defense line in August 1939. Commander Marshal Ritter von Lebre was responsible for defending the West in the early stages of the war. During the French battle, he collaborated with the Egyptian army to encircle and annihilate the French army's heavy army. In 1941, it was reorganized into the Northern Army Group (see Northern Army Group 2).
2. It was established in southern Italy in November 1943, and the commanders-in-chief were Marshal Albert Kesseling (1943.11-1945.3) and General Von Fitinghof Scher (1945.3-1945.5)
Two of the above three army groups participated in the Polish Battle and the Western Front (A, B Army Group), and the C Army Group participated in the Western Front. They belonged to the elite field army group of the German army and also became the main force on the Soviet-German battlefield in the future. Their combat effectiveness can be said to be the best among the German army.
Fourth.D Army Group
It was formed in Paris, France on October 25, 1940, commanded the German troops of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1944, it was a newly formed Army Group B. In 1944, the commanders-in-chief were Marshal Erwin von Witzleben (1940.10-1942.3) and Marshal von Lundstedt (1942.3-1944.5).
Five.E Group Army Group
The army group was expanded from the 12th Army in the Balkans at the end of 1942 and early 1943. It is mainly responsible for fighting against the Yugoslav army, and Commander-in-Chief General Alexander Lear.
Sixth.F Army Group
It was established in the Balkans in September 194 and was also the headquarters of the Southeast German General Office, commanding the German troops in the region. The commander-in-chief was Marshal Von Weix.
The above three armies are basically troops stationed in the occupied areas and can be said to be not a field force. Their combat effectiveness is of course greatly reduced, so they did not play any major role in the war. In the later stages of the war, they were basically annihilated or surrendered by the Allies in an integral manner.
Seventh.G Army Group
It was formed in southern France on May 12, 1944. The commanders-in-chief were General Johannes Braskowitz (1944.5-9), General Hermann Barker Armored Forces (1944.9-12), General Johannes Braskowitz (1944.12-1945.1), General Paul Haussel SS (1945.1-1945.4), and General Friedrich Schultz Infantry (1945.4-1945.5).
Eighth.H Group Army Group
It was formed in the northern part of the Western Front in September 1944. The number was abolished on April 6, 1945 and was affiliated with the German Western Front General Command. The successive commanders-in-chief were General Kurt Studente (1944.11-1945.1), and General Johannes Braskowitz.
The two army groups introduced above were both army groups that were awarded to defend the Atlantic barriers in the late war. At this time, NAZ Germany was at a loss, and its troops were far from reaching the scale of the army group, but it was just a false reputation. As a result, it was basically annihilated by the Allies in the 1945 battle.
9. Northern Army Group
The army group has been formed three times:
1. It was formed on the eve of the Invasion Expo in 1939. Commander-in-Chief Marshal Von Burke was reorganized into the German Central Army Group in September 1939 after the Battle of Poland (see Central Army Group 1).
2. On the eve of the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, it was adapted from the C Group of Army C (see C Group 1) and has been fighting on the northern wing of the Eastern Front battlefield, and is responsible for assault missions from the Baltic countries and the Leningrad defense line. In January 1945, the department was adapted into the Kurland Army Group (see Crown Army Group). The commanders-in-chief were Marshal Ritter von Leb (1941.6-1942.1), Marshal Qusiral (1942.1-1944.1), Marshal Model (1944.1-1944.3), General Linderman (1944.3-1944.7), General Frisner (1944.7), and Marshal Scherner (1944.8-1945.1).
3. It was adapted from the Central Army Group on January 26, 1945 and was disbanded after a crushing defeat in East Prussia in February 1945. The successive commanders-in-chief were General Lotal Lendulick (1945.1-1945.3) and General Walter Weiss (1945.3-1945.4).
10. Southern Army Group
Four times during the war:
1. It was formed on the eve of the invasion of Poland in August 1939. After the Battle of Poland, Marshal Gerd von Lundstedt was reorganized into the Army Group A in October 1939 (see Army Group A in 1).
2. On the eve of the Soviet-German War, it was formed by the A Group Group, responsible for the combat mission of the southern wing of the Soviet-German battlefield. It was divided into two armies A and B Groups in July 1942. The successive commanders were Marshal Gerder von Lundstedt (1941.6-1941.12), Marshal Walter von Reichenau (1941.12-1942.1), and Marshal von Burke (1942.1-1942.7).
3. It was adapted from the Don Army Group in 1943, and the commander-in-chief was Marshal Erich von Manstein. After the Battle of Ukraine in 1944, it was renamed the Northern Ukrainian Army Group.
4. It was adapted from the Southern Ukrainian Army Group on September 23, 1944, and was adapted into the Ermark Army Group in April 1945. The successive commanders were General Johannes Frisner (1944.9-1944.12), General Otto Weiler (1944.12-1945.3) and General Lotal Lendulick (1945.4-1945.5).
Eleven. Central Army Group
The army group has been formed twice:
1. Before the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, it was adapted from the B Army Group. Commander-in-Chief Marshal Burke. The army group attacked the main force of the Soviet Union. It fought in the central part of the Eastern Front for a long time and participated in the Battle of Moscow and the Battle of Kursk. In the early stages of the war, it repeatedly encircled and annihilated the Soviet heavy army group. In January 1945, it was renamed the Northern Army Group. The commanders in charge were Marshal Burke (1941.6-1941.12), Marshal Kruger (1941.12-1943.10), Marshal Ernst Busch (1943.10-1944.6), Marshal Walter Moder (1944.6-1944.8), General Hans Reinhart (1944.8-1945.1).
2. It was adapted from the Army Group A on January 26, 1945. Commander-in-Chief Marshal Ferdinand Scherner was surrounded and annihilated by the Soviet army in Czechoslovakia and Bohemia in 1945.
Twelve. Don River Army Group
It was formed in January 1942, and the commander-in-chief was responsible for the rescue operations of Stalingrad for Marshal Manstein. After the battle, it was reorganized into the Southern Army Group in February 1943 (see Southern Army Group 3).
These four armies participated in almost all German battles on the European battlefield, and could be said to have experienced many battles. It was these German troops who caused unprecedented disasters to the Soviet army in the early stages of the Soviet-German War. Putting aside the factors of Germany's sudden attack at the beginning of the war, the German army's ability to cause huge losses to the Soviet Union in the Soviet-German War is inseparable from their rich combat experience and excellent military qualities. Especially those excellent military commanders, their superb military command ability is amazing.
Thirteen. African Army Group
The army group was formed in Tunisia in February 1943. Its predecessor was the German African Army, commander-in-chief Marshal Erwin Rommel. Soon he was taken over by General Hans-Jurgen von Anime. In May of that year, he was completely wiped out by the Allies in the Battle of Tunisia.
The African Legion once achieved brilliant victory under the command of Marshal Rommel, but due to various reasons (mainly XTL), the power difference between the two sides was caused, so its destruction was inevitable.
Fourteen. Southern Ukrainian Army Group
It was renamed from the A Army Group (see A Army Group 3) on April 5, 1944, and was reorganized into the Southern Army Group (see Southern Army Group 4) on September 23, 1944. Marshal Ferdinand Scherner (1944.3-7) and General Johannes Friesner.
Fifteen. Northern Ukrainian Army Group
On April 5, 1944, the Southern Army Group (see Southern Army Group 3) was renamed, and was reorganized into the A Army Group in September 1944 (see Army Group 3). The commander-in-chief Marshal Walter Model (1944.3-8) and General Joseph Harpe (1944.9-1945.1)
At this time, the comparison of war power was already one-sided, and the role played by these two armies could only delay the pace of Germany's defeat. Despite this, the crazy resistance of the German army still made the Soviet army pay a heavy price on the road to victory.
Sixteen. Vistula Army Group
It was formed on 25th of 1945 and was responsible for the task of defending West Prussia, Boramenia and Berlin. In April, the army participated in the Berlin Battle, and most of it was annihilated. It was on the occasion of fleeing to the Western Front to surrender to the Allies. The commanders-in-chief were Heinrich Himmler (1945.1-3), General Gorhart Heinrich (1945.3-4), General Kurt Studente (not in office in 1945.4-5) Infantry General Kurt von Tiperskierhi (1945.5, agent)
Seventeen. Kurland Army Group
On January 26, 1945, the Northern Army Group (see Northern Army Group 2) was renamed, and the Kurland Peninsula was trapped until the end of the war. The commanders-in-chief were General Lotal Lendulick (1945.1), General Fitinghof (1945.1-1945.3), General Rendulick (1945.3-1945.4) and General Carl Hilpet (1945.4-1945.5).
Eighteen. Erstermark Army Group
It was adapted from the Southern Army Group (see Southern Army Group 4) in April 1945. General Lotal Lendulick, commander-in-chief, was surrounded and annihilated by the Soviet army in Czechoslovakia and Bohemia in 1945.
Nineteen. East Prussian Army Group
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