Army Group D

Army Group D (Heeresgruppe D) was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II.

Army Group D
Heeresgruppe D
Active26 October 1940 –
Country Nazi Germany
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Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in France, its initial cadre coming from the disbanded Army Group C.

On 15 April 1941, the status of Army Group D was upgraded. From that date on, the commander of Army Group D was also to be considered Oberbefehlshaber West (or OB WEST – the Commander in Chief for the Western Theatre). As a result of this, Army Group D is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Army Group West.

Commanders

No. NameTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Witzleben, ErwinGeneralfeldmarschall
Erwin von Witzleben
(1881–1944)
25 October 194015 March 1942348 days
2
Rundstedt, GerdGeneralfeldmarschall
Gerd von Rundstedt
(1875–1953)
15 March 19422 July 19442 years, 109 days
3
Kluge, GüntherGeneralfeldmarschall
Günther von Kluge
(1882–1944)
2 July 194415 August 194444 days
(2)
Rundstedt, GerdGeneralfeldmarschall
Gerd von Rundstedt
(1875–1953)
15 August 194411 March 1945208 days
4
Kesselring, AlbertGeneralfeldmarschall
Albert Kesselring
(1885–1960)
11 March 194522 April 194542 days

Orders of battle

May 1941

May 1944

December 1944

References

  • Tessin, Georg (1980). Die Landstreitkräfte: Namensverbände / Die Luftstreitkräfte (Fliegende Verbände) / Flakeinsatz im Reich 1943–1945 [Ground forces: Named units and formations / Air forces (Flying units and formations / Anti–aircraft service in the Reich 1943–1945]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 (in German). 14. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-1111-0.
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