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Army Group D

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Active
  
26 October 1940 –

Country
  
Notablecommanders
  
Erwin von WitzlebenGerd von RundstedtGünther von KlugeWalter ModelAlbert Kesselring

Army Group D (Heeresgruppe D) was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II.

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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

  • 25 October 1940 – Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben
  • 15 March 1942 – Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
  • 2 July 1944 – Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge
  • 15 August 1944 – Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
  • 11 March 1945 – Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring
  • Orders of battle

    May 1941

  • Seventh Army
  • First Army
  • Fifteenth Army
  • Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the Netherlands
  • May 1944

  • Army Group G
  • Army Group B
  • Panzer Group West
  • First Fallschirm Army
  • December 1944

  • Army Group G
  • Army Group B
  • Army Group H
  • Sixth SS Panzer Army
  • References

    Army Group D Wikipedia


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