- Army Group D
Army Group D ("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 disbandedArmy 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 consideredOberbefehlshaber 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
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25 October 1940 -Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben
*15 March 1942 - GeneralfeldmarschallGerd von Rundstedt
*2 July 1944 - GeneralfeldmarschallGünther von Kluge
*15 August 1944 - GeneralfeldmarschallGerd von Rundstedt
*11 March 1945 - GeneralfeldmarschallAlbert Kesselring Orders of battle
May 1941
* Seventh Army
* First Army
* Fifteenth Army
* Commander of all German troops of Occupation in theNetherlands May 1944
*Army Group G
*Army Group B
*Panzer Group West
* First Fallschirm ArmyDecember 1944
*Army Group G
*Army Group B
*Army Group H
* Sixth SS Panzer ArmySee also
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German General Staff
*Wehrmacht
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