Active 1939 Type Field army Founded 1939 Engagement World War II | Country Nazi Germany Engagements World War II Branch German Army | |
Similar 18th Army, American Free Corps, 7th Army, Luftflotte 5, Schalburg Corps |
The 5th Army (German: 5. Armee) was a field army of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
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The 5th Army was activated on 25 August 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.
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