Unit Emblems
Campaigns
Westwall 1939
Western Campaign 1940
Occupation of France 1940-1944
French Campaign 1944
West Wall 1944-1945
Eastern Front 1945
History
The 7. Armee was established on 25 August 1939. From 3 September 1939 through 9 May 1940 they were assigned as security on the Western Frontier in Oberrhein region. They were involved in the Western Campaign from 10 May 1940 through 25 June 1940 and then from 26 June 1940 through 5 June 1944 as occupying forces in France. With the Allied invasion on 6 June 1944, the 7. Armee fought in the West until end of April 1945. They were only involved in fighting in the east for the last 8 days of the war. The 7. Armee was in existence for 2,084 days.
Organization
Korück 550
Armee-Nachschubführer 551
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 558
later
Korück AOK 7 (in summer of 1944)
Kdr. Armee-Nachschubtruppen 575
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 531
Höherer Arko 319
Commanders
Friedrich Dollmann 8.25.1939
Paul Hausser (Waffen SS) 6.29.1944
Heinrich Eberbach 8.21.1944
Erich Brandenberger 9.3.1944
Hans Felber 2.22.1945
Hans von Obstfelder 3.26.1945
Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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Western Campaign
Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Security on the Western Border in the Oberrhein Area.
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9.3.1939
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5.9.1940
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250
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2.
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Security in the Western Fortifications.
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5.10.1940
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6.14.1940
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36
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3.
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Attack out of the Oberrhein Region.
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6.15.1940
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6.18.1940
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4
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4.
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Pursuit Fighting in Elsaß.
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6.18.1940
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6.20.1940
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3
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5.
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Destruction Battles in Lothringen.
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6.21.1940
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6.25.1940
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5
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6.
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Occupation of Eastern France.
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6.26.1940
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7.2.1940
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7
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7.
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Security of the Atlantic Coast in Southwest France.
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7.3.1940
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4.17.1941
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289
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8.
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Security of the Channel and the Atlantic Coast [Normandy-Bretagne].
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4.18.1941
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6.5.1944
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1,145
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9.
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Fighting in the Caen bridgehead.
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6.6.1944
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6.13.1944
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8
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10.
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Fighting in the Caen Bridgehead
and St. Lo.
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6.14.1944
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7.24.1944
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41
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a.
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Fighting on the Cotentin Peninsula.
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6.14.1944
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7.1.1944
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18
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b.
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Fighting for Cherbourg.
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6.20.1944
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6.26.1944
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7
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11.
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Battles in Normandy.
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7.25.1944
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8.19.1944
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26
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a.
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Encirclement
by Falaise.
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7.25.1944
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8.19.1944
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26
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b.
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Defense
of St. Malo
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7.25.1944
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8.17.1944
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24
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c.
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Defense
of Brest
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7.25.1944
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9.18.1944
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56
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d.
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Defense
of Lorient
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7.25.1944
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5.8.1945
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288
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e.
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Defense
of St. Nazaire
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7.25.1944
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5.8.1945
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288
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12.
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Retreat from the Seine River
to the German Border.
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8.21.1944
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9.10.1944
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21
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13.
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Defense of the Westwall
[Eifel].
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9.11.1944
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12.15.1944
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96
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14.
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Ardennes Offensive [Bastogne]
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12.16.1944
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1.2.1945
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18
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15.
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Retreat Fighting in Belgium to the Westwall.
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1.3.1945
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1.30.1945
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28
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16.
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Fighting in the Trier Area.
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1.31.1945
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3.14.1945
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43
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a.
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Loss of the Trier Region.
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3.1.1945
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3.1.1945
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1
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17.
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Fighting Between the Mosel and Rhein Rivers in Hunsrück.
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3.15.1945
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3.25.1945
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11
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a.
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Loss of Koblenz.
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3.17.1945
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3.17.1945
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1
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Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Withdrawal Fighting in Thüringen to Leipzig.
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5.1.1945
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5.8.1945
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8
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Bibliography
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Die deutschen Infanterie-Divisonen, Band 1-3, by Werner Haupt
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