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.
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
Western CampaignCalendar of Battles and Engagements
1.
Security on the Western Border in the Oberrhein Area.
9.3.1939
5.9.1940
250
2.
Security in the Western Fortifications.
5.10.1940
6.14.1940
36
3.
Attack out of the Oberrhein Region.
6.15.1940
6.18.1940
4
4.
Pursuit Fighting in Elsaß.
6.18.1940
6.20.1940
3
5.
Destruction Battles in Lothringen.
6.21.1940
6.25.1940
5
6.
Occupation of Eastern France.
6.26.1940
7.2.1940
7
7.
Security of the Atlantic Coast in Southwest France.
7.3.1940
4.17.1941
289
8.
Security of the Channel and the Atlantic Coast [Normandy-Bretagne].
4.18.1941
6.5.1944
1,145
9.
Fighting in the Caen bridgehead.
6.6.1944
6.13.1944
8
10.
Fighting in the Caen Bridgeheadand St. Lo.
6.14.1944
7.24.1944
41
a.
Fighting on the Cotentin Peninsula.
6.14.1944
7.1.1944
18
b.
Fighting for Cherbourg.
6.20.1944
6.26.1944
7
11.
Battles in Normandy.
7.25.1944
8.19.1944
26
a.
Encirclementby Falaise.
7.25.1944
8.19.1944
26
b.
Defenseof St. Malo
7.25.1944
8.17.1944
24
c.
Defenseof Brest
7.25.1944
9.18.1944
56
d.
Defenseof Lorient
7.25.1944
5.8.1945
288
e.
Defenseof St. Nazaire
7.25.1944
5.8.1945
288
12.
Retreat from the Seine River to the German Border.
8.21.1944
9.10.1944
21
13.
Defense of the Westwall [Eifel]
9.11.1944
12.15.1944
96
14.
Ardennes Offensive [Bastogne]
12.16.1944
1.2.1945
18
15.
Retreat Fighting in Belgium to the Westwall.
1.3.1945
1.30.1945
28
16.
Fighting in the Trier Area.
1.31.1945
3.14.1945
43
a.
Loss of the Trier Region.
3.1.1945
3.1.1945
1
17.
Fighting Between the Mosel and Rhein Rivers in Hunsrück.
3.15.1945
3.25.1945
11
a.
Loss of Koblenz.
3.17.1945
3.17.1945
1
Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
1.
Withdrawal Fighting in Thüringen to Leipzig.
5.1.1945
5.8.1945
8
German Bibliography
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
Deutsche Rote Kreuz Suchdienst, Divisionsschicksale, author unknown
