OB West
High Commander in the West (Oberbefehlshaber West (German: initials OB West) was the overall commander of the Westheer, the German Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War II. It was directly subordinate to German Armed Forces High Command. The area under the command of the OB West varied as the war progressed. At its farthest extent it reached the French Atlantic coast. By the end of World War II in Europe it was reduced to commanding troops in Bavaria.
Commanders
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | 10 October 1940 | 1 April 1941 | 173 days | |
| 2 | Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben (1881–1944) | 1 May 1941 | 15 March 1942 | 348 days | |
| (1) | Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | 15 March 1942 | 2 July 1944 | 2 years, 109 days | |
| 3 | Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge (1882–1944) | 2 July 1944 | 17 August 1944 | 46 days | |
| - | Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model (1891–1945) Acting | 17 August 1944 | 3 September 1944 | 17 days | |
| (1) | Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | 3 September 1944 | 11 March 1945 | 189 days | |
| 4 | Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (1885–1960) | 11 March 1945 | 22 April 1945 | 42 days |
Order of battle from June 1944 to January 1945
| OB West | ||||||||
| Army Group B | Panzer Group West | Army Group G | Army Group H | Army Group D | ||||
| Seventh Army | Fifteenth Army | Sixth SS Panzer Army (Dec 1944 – Jan 1945) | Fifth Panzer Army | First Army | Nineteenth Army | 1st Parachute Army | 25th Army | Structure of the OB West |
| LXXXIV Corps | LXXXVIII Corps | I SS Panzer Corps | I SS Panzer Corps | XII Corps | LXII Corps | II Parachute Corps | XXX Corps | |
| II Parachute Corps | LXXXVIII Corps | II SS Panzer Corps | XLVII Panzer Corps | XXIV Corps | LXXXV Corps | LXXXVI Corps | ||
| LIII Corps (dec. 1944) | LXXXVI Corps | LXVII Corps | II SS Panzer Corps | XXIV Corps | LXXXV Corps | LXXXVI Corps | ||
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