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20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)

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Active
  
January 1942 – 1945

Size
  
Army

Branch
  
German Army

Country
  
Nazi Germany

Founded
  
1942

Engagements
  
World War II, Eastern Front

Notable commanders
  
Eduard Dietl, Lothar Rendulic

Similar
  
Wehrmacht, American Free Corps, 18th Army, Schalburg Corps, 7th Army

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.

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On 18 December 1944, the 20th Mountain Army absorbed the German 21st Army.

Commander-in-chiefs

  • Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Eduard Dietl (14. January 1942 - 23.June 1944)
  • General Lothar Rendulic (25. June 1944-21.January 1945)
  • General Franz Böhme (21 January 1945 - 7 May 1945)

    • Chiefs of staff

  • Generalleutnant Ferdinand Jodl (22 June 1942 – 1 March 1944)
  • Generalleutnant Hermann Hölter (1 March 1944 – 8 May 1945)

    • Units

    April 1942

  • 2nd Mountain Division
  • 6th Mountain Division
  • 7th Mountain Division
  • 163rd Infantry Division
  • 169th Infantry Division
  • 210th Infantry Division
  • SS Division Nord
  • Finnish 3rd Division

    • Supporting Units ~

  • 211th Panzer Battalion
  • 741st StuG Battalion
  • 742nd StuG Battalion

    • References

    20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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