Lineage Arbeitstab von Rundstedt 12.Armee (1) Heeresgruppe Süd (1) Heeresgruppe A (1) Abschnittstab Winter Heeresgruppe Süd (2) Heeresgruppe A (2) Campaigns Eastern Front 1942-1944 History Heeresgruppe A (chronologically the second Heeresgruppe to be known by this name during WWII) was formed from the breakup of Heeresgruppe Süd in July of 1942. Heeresgruppe Süd was split […]
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Lineage Arbeitstab von Rundstedt 12.Armee (1) Heeresgruppe Süd (1) Heeresgruppe A (1) Abschnittstab Winter Heeresgruppe Süd (2) Heeresgruppe B (2) Campaigns Eastern Front 1942-1943 Italian Front 1943 Western Front 1944-1945 History Heeresgruppe B (chronologically the second Heeresgruppe to be known by this name during WWII) was formed from the breakup of Heeresgruppe Süd 2 in […]
Lineage 11.Armee Heeresgruppe Don Campaigns Eastern Front 1943 History Heeresgruppe Don was formed on Novermber 21st, 1942 from the 11.Armee under the able command of Gen.FM Erich von Manstein. After the Soviets fully encircled the 6.Armee in Stalingrad, Heeresgruppe Don was formed and given the directive to lead a relief operation codenamed Operation Wintertempest. It […]
Lineage Arbeitstab von Rundstedt 12.Armee (1) Heeresgruppe Süd (1) Campaigns Poland 1939 History Heeresgruppe Süd was formed from Arbeitstab von Rundstedt. Arbeitstab von Rundstedt was a covername used to hide the formation of a new Heeresgruppe beyond the already existing Heeresgruppen of the Werhmacht. Knowledge of the formation of a new Heeresgruppe would likely clue […]
Lineage Arbeitstab von Rundstedt 12.Armee (1) Heeresgruppe Süd (1) Heeresgruppe A (1) Abschnittstab Winter Heeresgruppe Süd (2) Campaigns Eastern Front 1941-1942 History On October 10th, 1940, Heeresgruppe A (the predecessor to this second formation of Heeresgruppe Süd) was named Oberbefehlshaber West. It was later disguised as Abschnittstab Winter (also Abschnittstab Silesia/Schlesien) and moved to occupied […]
Heeresgruppe 1 Heeresgruppe 2 Heeresgruppe 3 Heeresgruppe 4 Heeresgruppe 5 Heeresgruppe 6 Heeresgruppe A (1) Heeresgruppe A (2) Heeresgruppe A (3) Heeresgruppe Afrika Heeresgruppe B (1) Heeresgruppe B (2) Heeresgruppe C (1) Heeresgruppe C (2) Heeresgruppe D Heeresgruppe Don Heeresgruppe E Heeresgruppe F Heeresgruppe G Heeresgruppe H Heeresgruppe Kurland Heeresgruppe Ligurien Heeresgruppe Mitte (1) Heeresgruppe […]
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Lineage Reichswehrgruppenkommando 1 (Übergangsheer) Gruppenkommando 1 (Reichsheer) History Gruppenkommando 1 was formed in January of 1921 from the Reichswehrgruppenkommando 1, of the Übergangsheer. Gruppenkommando 1 was based in Berlin. In 1933, it came under the control of the newly formed Wehrmacht as the Reichswehr wasreformed, and in 1938, it was renamed as Heeresgruppen-Kommando 1. Units […]
Lineage Reichswehrgruppenkommando 2 (Übergangsheer) Gruppenkommando 2 (Reichsheer) History Gruppenkommando 2 was formed in January of 1921 from the Reichswehrgruppenkommando 2, of the Übergangsheer. It was based in Kassel. In 1933, Gruppenkommando 2 came under the control of the newly formed Wehrmacht as the Reichswehr wasreformed, and in 1938, it was renamed as Heeresgruppen-Kommando 2. Units […]
Unit Emblems Lineage 5.Fahr-Abteilung (Reichsheer) Fahr-Abteilung Landsberg Beobachtungs-Abteilung 5 Campaigns Western Campaign 1940 Eastern Front 1941-1945 History Beobachtungs-Abteilung 5 was formed on October 15th, 1935 from Fahr-Abteilung Landsberg