Unit Emblems
Campaigns
Poland 1939
Italian Campaign 1943-1945
History
The 10. Armee was established on 6 August 1939. It was involved in the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 till it was disbanded on 10 October 1939 after the completion of the Polish campaign.
The 10. Armee was re-established on 15 August 1943 for operations in the Italian Theater. It continued to fight in Italy until it’s surrender on 2 May 1945. It was in existence in the Italian theater for a total of 627 days.
Organization
Korück 540
Armee-Nachschubführer 541
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 549
after reformation
Korück 594
Kdr. Armee-Nachschubtruppen 521
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 508
Höherer Arko 316
Commanders
Walter von Reichenau 8.26.1939
after reformation
Heinrich von Vietinghoff, gennant Scheel 8.15.1943
Traugott Herr 2.15.1945
Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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Polish Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Border
Fighting in Western Poland.
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9.1.1939
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9.4.1939
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4
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a.
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Forest
Fighting south of Koschentin.
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9.1.1939
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9.1.1939
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1
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b.
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Battle by
Lublinitz
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9.1.1939
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9.1.1939
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1
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c.
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Fighting
on the Liswarta.
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9.1.1939
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9.2.1939
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2
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d.
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Capture
of Wislun.
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9.2.1939
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9.4.1939
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3
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2.
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Fighting
on the Warthe Line.
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9.2.1939
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9.4.1939
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3
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a.
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Battle by
Janow.
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9.3.1939
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9.4.1939
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2
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b.
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Capture
of Tschenstochau.
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9.3.1939
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9.3.1939
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1
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c.
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Forest
Battles north of Kzobuck.
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9.2.1939
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9.2.1939
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1
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d.
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Capture
of Nowo-Radomsk.
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9.3.1939
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9.3.1939
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1
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3.
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Advance
on Warsaw.
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9.4.1939
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9.8.1939
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5
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a.
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Capture
of Jedrzejow.
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9.4.1939
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9.4.1939
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1
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b.
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Capture
of Kielce.
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9.4.1939
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9.4.1939
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1
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c.
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Fighting
in Lysa-Gora.
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9.5.1939
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9.8.1939
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4
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d.
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Capture
of Piotrkow.
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9.5.1939
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9.5.1939
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1
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e.
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Capture
of Tomaszow.
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9.6.1939
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9.6.1939
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1
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f.
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Fighting
for Widawki Positions.
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9.5.1939
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9.5.1939
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1
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g.
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Push over
Mszeczonow to the outskirts of Warsaw.
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9.8.1939
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9.8.1939
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1
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4.
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Battle by
Radom.
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9.8.1939
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9.12.1939
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5
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a.
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Fighting
by Wirzbica and Radom.
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9.8.1939
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9.8.1939
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1
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b.
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Pursuit
over Zwolen.
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9.8.1939
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9.8.1939
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1
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c.
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Fighting
by Ilza.
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9.9.1939
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9.9.1939
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1
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d.
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Fighting
for Radom.
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9.10.1939
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9.12.1939
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3
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5.
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Pursuit
Fighting Over the Weichsel River.
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9.10.1939
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9.20.1939
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11
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a.
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Fighting
by Pulawy.
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9.10.1939
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9.10.1939
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1
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b.
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Crossing
the Weichsel River by Gora-Kalwarja.
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9.10.1939
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9.10.1939
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1
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c.
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Fighting
by Osiek.
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9.11.1939
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9.11.1939
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1
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d.
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Capture
of Annopol.
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9.13.1939
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9.13.1939
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1
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e.
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Capture
of Deblin.
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9.15.1939
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9.15.1939
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1
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f.
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Fighting
by Krasnystaw.
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9.18.1939
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9.18.1939
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1
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g.
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Capture
of Lublin.
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9.18.1939
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9.18.1939
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1
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h.
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Battle
for Wieprz.
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9.20.1939
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9.20.1939
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1
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6.
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Fighting
for Warsaw and Modlin.
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9.20.1939
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9.28.1939
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9
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a.
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Encircling
of Warsaw.
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9.20.1939
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9.24.1939
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5
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b.
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Battle by
Sierakow.
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9.20.1939
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9.20.1939
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1
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c.
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Battle by
Lomianke-Mlociny.
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9.21.1939
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9.22.1939
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2
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d.
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Attack on
Warsaw.
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9.25.1939
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9.27.1939
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3
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e.
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Encircling
of Modlin.
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9.20.1939
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9.20.1939
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1
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7.
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Pursuit
Fighting East of the Weichsel River.
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9.28.1939
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10.7.1939
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10
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a.
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Battle by
Janow-Lubelski.
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9.28.1939
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9.30.1939
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3
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b.
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Battle
Southeast and South of Lublin.
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9.28.1939
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10.2.1939
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5
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c.
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Battle by
Kock-Adamow.
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10.2.1939
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10.7.1939
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6
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Italian Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Occupation
and securing the Apulien and Calabrien regions.
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8.21.1943
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9.9.1943
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20
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2.
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Occupation
and securing central Italy.
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8.21.1943
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11.20.1943
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92
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a.
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Battles
in the area of Rome
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9.8.1943
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9.10.1943
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3
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b.
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Battle
for Salerno [Allied Bridgehead]
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9.10.1943
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9.18.1943
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9
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3.
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Defensive
battles in south Italy and withdrawal on to the Garigliano and Sangro Rivers.
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9.19.1943
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11.20.1943
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63
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4.
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Defensive
battles in central Italy.
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11.21.1943
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5.11.1944
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173
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a.
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Defensive
battles at the Sangro River.
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11.28.1943
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1.4.1944
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38
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b.
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Defensive
battles at the Garigliano and Rapido Rivers.
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1.5.1944
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1.24.1944
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20
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c.
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First
defensive battle for Cassino.
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1.28.1944
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3.4.1944
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37
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d.
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Second
defensive battle for Cassino.
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3.15.1944
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3.24.1944
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10
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5.
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Defensive
battles in central Italy and rearguard actions on to the northern Appenin.
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5.12.1944
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8.25.1944
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106
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a.
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Third
defensive battle for Cassino and at the Liri River.
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5.12.1944
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5.31.1944
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21
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b.
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Withdrawal
from the Abruzzen region to the Trasimeno Lake and Chienti.
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6.1.1944
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6.23.1944
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23
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c.
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Defensive
battles at Trasimeno Lake and at the upper Arno and Tiber Rivers.
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6.19.1944
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8.25.1944
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68
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d.
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Defensive
battles at Ancona and withdrawal battles to the Adriatic Coast.
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7.1.1944
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8.25.1944
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56
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6.
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Defensive
battles in the northern Appenin Mountains and to the Adriatic Coast.
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8.26.1944
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10.26.1944
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62
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a.
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Defensive
battles for Rimini.
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8.26.1944
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9.21.1944
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27
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b.
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Defensive
battles north of Florence.
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9.13.1944
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10.26.1944
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44
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7.
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Positional
battles between the northern Appenin Mountains and the Adriatic Coast [Ravenna].
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10.27.1944
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4.8.1945
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164
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8.
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Rearguard
battles across the Po River and on to the Alps.
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4.9.1945
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5.2.1945
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24
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Bibliography
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Die deutschen Infanterie-Divisonen, Band 1-3, by Werner Haupt
Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945, Band 1-3, by Nobert Kannapin
Die Pflege der Tradition der alten Armee in Reichsheer und im der Wehrmacht, by Schirmer/Wiener
Die Truppenkennzeichen... der deutchen Wehrmacht u. Waffen-SS, Band 1-4, by Schmitz/Thies
Der Zweite Weltkrieg im Kartenbild, Band 1-3, by Klaus-Jurgen Thies
Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918-1939, by George Tessin
Verbände und Truppen der deutchen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS..., Band 1-14, by Georg Tessin
Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung 1815-1939, Teil 1, der deutschen Heer, Band 1-3, by Günter Wegner
Die Deutsche Wehrmacht u. Waffen-SS, Ihre Kommando. u. Großverbände... im Zweiten Weltkrieg, author unknown
Das Reichsheer und Seine Tradition, author unknown
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Reforging the Iron Cross, The Search for Tradition..., by Donald Abenheim
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German Army Order of Battle: Field Army and Officer Corps 1939-1945, by Victor Madej
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German Order of Battle 1944, author unknown
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