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Army Group H

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Engagements
  
World War II

Type
  
Army Group

Army Group H

Active
  
11 November 1944 – 4 May 1945

Branch
  
German Army (Wehrmacht)

Notable commanders
  
Johannes Blaskowitz Ernst Busch Kurt Student

Army Group H (Heeresgruppe H) was a German army group in the Netherlands and in Nordrhein-Westfalen during World War II.

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Army Group H (for Holland) was activated on 11 November 1944 in the Netherlands. It contained the 1st Parachute Army and the 15th Army (in January 1945 replaced by the 25th Army). It garrisoned the Netherlands with twelve divisions. In March 1945 the army group became Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest (OB Nordwest, the Northwest High Command) under Ernst Busch. After being pushed from the Rhine by Operation Varsity, on 4 May 1945 OB Nordwest capitulated on the Lüneburger Heide to Field Marshal Montgomery.

Commanding generals

  • Generaloberst Kurt Student (1 November 1944 – 28 January 1945)
  • Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (28 January 1945 – 15 April 1945)
  • Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch (15 April 1945 – 4 May 1945)
  • Order of Battle (1944)

  • 1st Parachute Army
  • 15th Army
  • References

    Army Group H Wikipedia