Military unit
Army Group D (German: Heeresgruppe 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
No.
|
Portrait
|
Name |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office
|
1 | | Witzleben, ErwinGeneralfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben (1881–1944) | 25 October 1940 | 15 March 1942 | 348 days |
2 | | Rundstedt, GerdGeneralfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | 15 March 1942 | 2 July 1944 | 2 years, 109 days |
3 | | Kluge, GüntherGeneralfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge (1882–1944) | 2 July 1944 | 15 August 1944 | 44 days |
(2) | | Rundstedt, GerdGeneralfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) | 15 August 1944 | 11 March 1945 | 208 days |
4 | | Kesselring, AlbertGeneralfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (1885–1960) | 11 March 1945 | 22 April 1945 | 42 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] (in German). Vol. 14. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-1111-0.