Unit Emblems
Campaigns
Poland 1939
Eastern Front 1943-1945
History
The 8. Armee was established on 1 August 1939 and fought in the Polish Campaign from 1 September 1939 to 20 September 1939. On 20 October 1939 it was re-organized as Armee-Oberkommando 2 and was assigned to the Western Front.
The 8. Armee was re-established on 22 August 1943 from Armee-Abteilung Kempf. They fought entirely in the East and on the southern setors. The 8. Armee was in existence for 706 days of which 626 were spent fighting in the East.
Organization
Korück 530
Armee-Nachschubführer 531
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 511
after reformation
Korück 558
Kdr. Armee-Nachschubtruppen526
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 570
Höherer Arko 310
Commanders
Johannes Blaskowitz 8.1.1939
after reformation
Otto Wöhler 8.22.1943
Hans Kreysing 12.28.1944
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 West Poland.
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9.1.1939
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9.3.1939
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3
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a.
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Capture
of Kempen and Schildberg.
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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
Krotoschin, Bosjanowo and Lissa.
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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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Crossing
Over the Prosna River.
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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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Battle by
Wieruszow and Grabow.
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9.1.1939
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9.2.1939
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2
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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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Fighting
by Dziakoszyn and Osjakow.
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9.2.1939
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9.3.1939
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2
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b.
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Fighting
by Sieradz and Wartha.
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9.3.1939
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9.4.1939
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2
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3.
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Battle on
the Bzura.
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9.7.1939
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9.19.1939
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13
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a.
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Pursuit
Fighting to Rawka.
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9.7.1939
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9.10.1939
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4
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b.
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Battle by
Jeszow.
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9.9.1939
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9.9.1939
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1
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c.
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Fighting
for Sochaczew-Uniejow.
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9.9.1939
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9.14.1939
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6
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d.
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Battle by
Piekary.
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9.11.1939
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9.11.1939
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1
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e.
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Battle by
Jezionka.
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9.11.1939
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9.11.1939
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1
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f.
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Battle
for and West of Zyradow.
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9.12.1939
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9.12.1939
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1
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g.
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Advance
and Pursuit to the Weichsel River.
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9.15.1939
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9.19.1939
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5
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h.
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Defensive
Fighting by Lowicz.
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9.14.1939
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9.14.1939
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1
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i.
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Attack on
Kiernozia.
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9.15.1939
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9.15.1939
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1
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k.
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Destruction
Battle south of Wysogrod.
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9.16.1939
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9.19.1939
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4
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l.
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Fighting
in the Puszca Kampinoska.
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9.17.1939
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9.19.1939
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3
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4.
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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
Limianki and 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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Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Defensive
Battle in the Charkov Area.
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2.9.1943
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3.4.1943
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24
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2.
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Attacking
Battles in the Charkov Area.
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3.5.1943
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3.31.1943
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27
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3.
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Position
Fighting on the Upper Donets River.
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4.1.1943
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7.1.1943
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92
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4.
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Defensive
Battle in Southern Russia and Retreat to the Dnieper River.
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7.13.1943
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9.27.1943
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77
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a]
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Defensive
Battle in the Area West of Charkov.
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8.13.1943
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9.14.1943
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33
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5.
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Defensive
Battles on the Dnieper River.
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9.28.1943
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12.23.1943
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87
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a]
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Defensive
Battle near Cherkassy.
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11.13.1943
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12.13.1943
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31
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6.
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Defensive
Battles in the Southern Ukraine.
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12.24.1943
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4.27.1944
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126
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a]
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Battle
near Shaschkow and Jlinzy.
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12.28.1943
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1.31.1944
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35
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b]
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Defensive
Battle Around Kirovograd.
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1.5.1944
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1.18.1944
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14
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c]
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Defensive
Battle and Breakout Battle West of Cherkassy.
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1.24.1944
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2.25.44
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33
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d]
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Defensive
Battle Near Uman and Withdrawal Fighting Across the Bug and Dniester.
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3.5.1944
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3.26.1944
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22
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7.
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Defensive
Fighting in Northern Bessarabia.
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3.27.1944
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5.12.1944
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47
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8.
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Assault
North of Jassy.
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5.30.1944
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6.6.1944
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8
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9.
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Positional
Fighting Between the Dniester and Pruth.
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6.7.1944
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8.20.1944
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75
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10.
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Battle in
Bessarabia and Destruction near Jassy
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8.21.1944
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8.24.1944
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4
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11.
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Position
Fighting by Remnants in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains.
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8.25.1944
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9.27.1944
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34
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12.
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Fighting
in Eastern Hungary and the Carpathian Mountains.
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9.28.1944
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10.28.1944
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31
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13.
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Fighting
in Upper Hungary Between the Thieß and Gran.
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10.29.1944
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12.24.1944
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57
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14.
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Fighting
Around the Gran.
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12.25.1944
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4.15.1945
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112
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15.
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Withdrawal
Fighting North of Donau to Lower & Upper Austria then Moldau [Budweis].
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4.16.1945
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5.8.1945
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23
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Bibliography
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