Army Group G
| Army Group G | |
|---|---|
Heer (  Wehrmacht) | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Johannes Blaskowitz Hermann Balck Paul Hausser Friedrich Schulz |
Army Group G (
History
Army Group G was initially deployed as an Armeegruppe-type formation on 28 April 1944, but was later upgraded to Heeresgruppe-type on 12 September 1944.[2]: 13
When the
French First Army and the United State Seventh Army.[7]
Army Group G fought in the
Army Group Oberrhein. In January 1945 the Army Group attacked in Operation Nordwind ("North Wind"), the last big German counter-attack on the Western Front.[8]
With the failure of Nordwind and the ejection of the Germans from the Colmar Pocket, Army Group Oberrhein was dissolved and Army Group G reassumed responsibility for the defense of southwestern Germany.
Unable to halt the offensive by Allied troops that cleared the Rhineland-Palatinate and subsequently assaulted over the Rhine River, Army Group G's troops nevertheless fought to defend the cities of Heilbronn, Crailsheim, Nuremberg, and Munich during April 1945.
Army Group G surrendered to U.S. forces at Haar, in Bavaria, in Germany on May 5, 1945.[9]
Commanders
The following persons served as commanders of the group.[10]
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (1883–1948) | 8 May 1944 | 21 September 1944 | 136 days | |
| 2 | General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck (1893–1982) | 21 September 1944 | 24 December 1944 | 94 days | |
| (1) | Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (1883–1948) | 24 December 1944 | 29 January 1945 | 36 days | |
| 3 | SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Paul Hausser (1880–1972) | 29 January 1945 | 2 April 1945 | 63 days | |
| 4 | General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz (1897–1976) | 2 April 1945 | 5 May 1945 | 33 days |
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Order of battle
| Army Group Headquarters troops | |
|---|---|
| Army group signals regiment 606 | |
| Subordinated units | |
| 1944 | |
| May 1944 | First Army, Nineteenth Army |
| August 1944 | Nineteenth Army |
| September 1944 | Nineteenth Army, First Army, Fifth Panzer Army |
| 1945 | |
| January 1945 | First Army |
| February 1945 | First Army, Nineteenth Army |
| March 1945 | First Army, Seventh Army, Nineteenth Army |
| April 1945 | First Army, Nineteenth Army |
Notes
- ^ Cole (references) End Notes Archived October 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 3764810971.
- ^ Pogue (references) CHAPTER XII The Campaign in Southern France p.227
- ^ Pogue (references) p.228
- ^ Fact File : Antwerp Captured, BBC, June 2003
- ^ Pogue (references) p.229
- ^ Pogue (references) p.230
- ^ a b 100th Infantry Division Association References
- ^ Peter Young, ed. World Almanac of World War II. St. Martin's Press
- ^ Tessin 1980, p. 91.
References
- Cole, Hugh M. UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR: The European Theater of Operations THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
- Pogue, Forrest C. United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations: The Supreme Command
- 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. )
- The German View website of the 100th (U.S.) Infantry Division Association