10th Army (Wehrmacht)
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10. Armee 10th Army | |
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Active | August 6, 1939 – October 10, 1939 August 15, 1943 – May 2, 1945 |
Disbanded | October 10, 1939 May 2, 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Engagements | World War II |
The 10th Army (German: 10. Armee) was a World War II field army of Wehrmacht (Germany).
A new 10th Army was activated in 1943 as part of Adolf Hitler's last stand, who saw action notably in late 1943 and early 1944 along the "Winter Line" at the Battle of San Pietro Infine and the Battle of Monte Cassino, before finally surrendering near the Alps. Among its troops at Cassino were the XIV Panzer Corps and Parachute divisions of the Luftwaffe.[1]
Commanders[]
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Walter von Reichenau (1884–1942) | Generaloberst6 August 1939 | 10 October 1939 | 65 days | |
2 | Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887–1952) | Generaloberst15 August 1943 | 24 October 1944 | 1 year, 70 days | |
3 | Joachim Lemelsen (1888–1954) | General der Panzertruppe24 October 1944 | 15 February 1945 | 114 days | |
4 | Traugott Herr (1890–1976) | General der Panzertruppe15 February 1945 | 2 May 1945 | 76 days |
See also[]
- 10th Army (German Empire) for the equivalent formation in World War I
References[]
- ^ James Holland, Italy's Sorrow. A Year of War, 1944-1945, London, 2008, Harper Press. ISBN 978-0007176441
- Walter Görlitz, "Reichenau," in Correlli Barnett ed., Hitler's Generals (New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989), pp. 208–18.
Categories:
- Field armies of Germany in World War II
- Military units and formations established in 1939
- 1939 establishments in Germany
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1939
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
- Military units and formations established in 1940