Army Group D | |
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Heeresgruppe D | |
Active | 26 October 1940 – |
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Army Group D (Heeresgruppe D) was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II.
Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in France, its initial cadre coming from the disbanded Army Group C.
On 15 April 1941, the status of Army Group D was upgraded. From that date on, the commander of Army Group D was also to be considered Oberbefehlshaber West (or OB WEST – the Commander in Chief for the Western Theatre). As a result of this, Army Group D is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Army Group West.
Commanders
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Erwin von Witzleben (1881–1944) | Generalfeldmarschall25 October 1940 | 15 March 1942 | 348 days | |
2 | Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | Generalfeldmarschall15 March 1942 | 2 July 1944 | 2 years, 109 days | |
3 | Günther von Kluge (1882–1944) | Generalfeldmarschall2 July 1944 | 15 August 1944 | 44 days | |
(2) | Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | Generalfeldmarschall15 August 1944 | 11 March 1945 | 208 days | |
4 | Albert Kesselring (1885–1960) | Generalfeldmarschall11 March 1945 | 22 April 1945 | 42 days |
Orders of battle
May 1941
- Seventh Army
- First Army
- Fifteenth Army
- Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the Netherlands
May 1944
December 1944
References
- Tessin, Georg (1980). Die Landstreitkräfte: Namensverbände / Die Luftstreitkräfte (Fliegende Verbände) / Flakeinsatz im Reich 1943–1945 [Ground forces: Named units and formations / Air forces (Flying units and formations / Anti–aircraft service in the Reich 1943–1945]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 (in German). Vol. 14. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-1111-0.