List_of_World_War_II_military_units_of_Germany

List of World War II military units of Germany

List of World War II military units of Germany

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This is a list of German military units during World War II which contains all military units that served with the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht).

Major units above corps level are listed here. For smaller units, see list of German corps in World War II and list of German divisions in World War II.

Army commands (Oberbefehlshaber)

OB stands for Oberbefehlshaber or Supreme Command

  • OB Niederlande – Netherlands – (7 April 1945 – 6 May 1945)
  • OB Nord – North Reich – (2 May – 8 May 1945)
  • OB Nordwest – Northwest Reich – (11 November 1944 – 4 May 1945)
  • OB Ost (Oberost) – East – (3 October 1939 – 21 July 1940)
  • OB Oberrhein – Upper Rhine – (26 November 1944 – 25 January 1945)
  • OB Süd – Mediterranean and North African theatre – (2 December 1941 – 16 November 1943)
  • OB Südost – Balkans and Greece – (1 January 1943 – 8 May 1945)
  • OB Südwest – Italy – (21 November 1943 – 2 May 1945)
  • OB West – France, Low countries, Western Germany – (10 October 1940 – 22 April 1945)

Army groups

See also: List of German Army Groups in WWII

Heeresgruppen

Armeegruppen

These were temporary groupings of armies below the formal army group level.

  • Panzer Group Guderian
  • Panzer Group Kleist
  • Army Group Weichs
  • Army Group Ruoff
  • Army Group Hoth
  • Army Group Raus/Henrici
  • Army Group Wöhler
  • Army Group Fretter-Pico/Balck
  • Army Group Student
  • Army Group Antonescu
  • Army Group Dumitrescu
  • Army Group Ligurien
  • Army Group Felber
  • Army Group Frießner
  • Army Group Blumentritt
  • Army Group Steiner

Armies (Armeeoberkommando)

Armored groups (Panzergruppe)

Corps

Main article: List of German corps in World War II

Divisions

Main article: List of German divisions in World War II

Brigades

Main article: List of German brigades in World War II

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