Army Group D
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| unit_name | Army Group D |
| native_name | |
| dates | 26 October 1940 – 1945 |
| country | Nazi Germany |
| branch | [[File:Heer - decal for helmet 1942.svg |
| notable_commanders | {{plainlist |
| :: |
| unit_name = Army Group D | native_name = | dates = 26 October 1940 – 1945 | country = Nazi Germany | branch = [[File:Heer - decal for helmet 1942.svg|16px]] Heer ([[File:Balkenkreuz.svg|16px]] Wehrmacht) | notable_commanders = {{plainlist|
Army Group D () was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II.
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
| showorder = y | showimage = y | officeholder_title = Name | showtermlenght = y | showparty = n | showdefencebranch = n | order = 1 | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1978-043-13, Erwin v. Witzleben.jpg | military_rank = Generalfeldmarschall | officeholder = Erwin von Witzleben | officeholder_sort = Witzleben, Erwin | born_year = 1881 | died_year = 1944 | term_start = 25 October 1940 | term_end = 15 March 1942 | timeinoffice = | order = 2 | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S37772, Gerd v. Rundstedt.jpg | military_rank = Generalfeldmarschall | officeholder = Gerd von Rundstedt | officeholder_sort = Rundstedt, Gerd | born_year = 1875 | died_year = 1953 | term_start = 15 March 1942 | term_end = 2 July 1944 | timeinoffice = | order = 3 | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-139-14, Günther v. Kluge.jpg | military_rank = Generalfeldmarschall | officeholder = Günther von Kluge | officeholder_sort = Kluge, Günther | born_year = 1882 | died_year = 1944 | term_start = 2 July 1944 | term_end = 15 August 1944 | timeinoffice = | order = (2) | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S37772, Gerd v. Rundstedt.jpg | military_rank = Generalfeldmarschall | officeholder = Gerd von Rundstedt | officeholder_sort = Rundstedt, Gerd | born_year = 1875 | died_year = 1953 | term_start = 15 August 1944 | term_end = 11 March 1945 | timeinoffice = | order = 4 | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R93434, Albert Kesselring.jpg | military_rank = Generalfeldmarschall | officeholder = Albert Kesselring | officeholder_sort = Kesselring, Albert | born_year = 1885 | died_year = 1960 | term_start = 11 March 1945 | term_end = 22 April 1945 | timeinoffice =
Orders of battle
May 1941
- Seventh Army
- First Army
- Fifteenth Army
- Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the Netherlands
May 1944
December 1944
References
- {{cite book |last=Tessin |first=Georg |title=Die Landstreitkräfte: Namensverbände / Die Luftstreitkräfte (Fliegende Verbände) / Flakeinsatz im Reich 1943–1945 |trans-title=Ground forces: Named units and formations / Air forces (Flying units and formations / Anti–aircraft service in the Reich 1943–1945 |work= Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 |volume=14 |publisher=Biblio |location=Osnabrück |year=1980 |isbn=3-7648-1111-0 |language=German
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