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Overview[]

Heeresgruppe A was a German Army Group active during the Second World War.

History[]

Heeresgruppe A was formed from Heeresgruppe Süd on 26 Oct 1939 in the Eifel/Hunsrück region. It took part in the Western Campaign against the French, during the Ardennes breakout, the Somme advance, and at Dunkirk. Heeresgruppe A was reorganized after the fighting at Dunkirk. The gruppe moved between the Aisne and Mosel rivers.

Heeresgruppe A was renamed to Oberbefehlshaber West on 10 Oct 1940. The gruppe was later renamed as Abschnittstab Winter, Abschnittstab Silesia, and Abschnittstab Schlesien as a disguising effort where it moved to occupied Poland to prepare for the upcoming invasion of the Soviet Union.

The gruppe was reformed into the Heeresgruppe Süd on 22 Jun 1941.

Heeresgruppe A was reformed from the breakup of Heeresgruppe Süd in Jul 1942, Heeresgruppe B was also formed in this breakup. Heeresgruppe A was sent to Stalingrad.

At some point Heeresgruppe A was dissolved, and later reformed once more before the end of the war.

Organization[]

Commanders
Dates Rank Name Notes
First Formation
15 Oct 1939 - 19 Jul 1940 General Gerd von Rundstedt
19 Jul 1940 - 22 Jun 1941 Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
Second Formation
10 Jul 1942 - 10 Sep 1942 Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm List
10 Sep 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 Adolf Hitler Direct control
21 Nov 1942 - Jun 1943 Generalfeldmarschall Ewald von Kleist
Jun 1943 - Jul 1943 General der Gebirgstruppe Hubert Lanz
Jul 1943 - 25 Mar 1944 Generalfeldmarschall Ewald von Kleist
25 Mar 1944 - 31 Mar 1944 Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner
Third Formation
No data No data No data
Order of Battle
Dates Units Notes
First Formation
Nov 1939 - Dec 1939 Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 12. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
Jan 1940 - May 1940 Insignia of the 2 2. Armee, Insignia of the 4 4. Armee, Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 12. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
Jun 1940 Insignia of the 2 2. Armee, Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 12. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee + Panzergruppe Guderian
Jul 1940 Insignia of the 6 6. Armee, Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 9. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
Aug 1940 Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 9. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
Sep 1940 - Oct 1940 Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 9. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
Nov 1940 - Dec 1940 Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 9. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
Jan 1941 - Apr 1941 Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 9. Armee, Insignia of the 16 16. Armee
May 1941 Icon used to portray an Armee within the Wehrmacht. 8. Armee, Insignia of the 17 17. Armee
Second Formation
Aug 1942 Icon used to portray a Panzer-Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Panzer-Armee, Insignia of the 11 11. Armee, Insignia of the 17 17. Armee, 3. Romanian Army Armeegruppe Ruoff commanded the 11. and 17. Armee
Sep 1942 - Dec 1942 Icon used to portray a Panzer-Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Panzer-Armee, Insignia of the 17 17. Armee, 3. Romanian Army Armeegruppe Ruoff commanded the 11. and 17. Armee. Crimea
Jan 1943 Icon used to portray a Panzer-Armee within the Wehrmacht. 1. Panzer-Armee, Insignia of the 17 17. Armee Crimea
Feb 1943 Insignia of the 17 17. Armee Crimea
Mar 1943 - Sep 1943 Insignia of the 17 17. Armee Crimea, Kertsch
Oct 1943 - Dec 1943 Insignia of the 6 6. Armee, Insignia of the 17 17. Armee
Jan 1944 - Feb 1944 Insignia of the 17 17. Armee, 3. Romanian Army Transnistria
Mar 1944 Insignia of the 6 6. Armee, Insignia of the 17 17. Armee, 3. Romanian Army
Third Formation
No data No data No data
Flag of Germany (1935 to 1945) Germany (Deutsches Reich) War Flag of Germany (1938-1945)
Order of Battle
1919 - 1945
High Command
Reichskriegsflagge (1938 to 1945) Wehrmacht
Command Structure
O.K. OKW (OKHOKLOKM)
XXXXXX — Theatre
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer O.B. NiedelandeNordNordwestOstSüdSüdostSüdwestWest
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Marine Oberkommando NordseeNorwegenOstseeSüdWest
XXXXX — Army Groups
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Heeresgruppe ABCDEFGHAfrikaDonKurlandMitteNordNordukraineOberrheinOstmarkSüdSüdukraineWeichsel
Armeegruppe Ruoff
XXXX — Armies
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Armee 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.14.15.16.17.18.19.21.24.25.LapplandLigurienNorwegenOstpreußen
Panzer-Armee 1.2.3.4.5.6.Afrika
Gebirgs-Armee 20.
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallschirm-Armee 1.
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Panzer-Armee 611
XXX — Army Corps
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Armee-Korps I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.XXII.XXIII.XXIV.XXV.XXVI.XXVII.XXVIIIXXIX.XXX.XXXII.XXXIIIXXXIV.XXXV.XXXVIII.XXXIX.XXXX.XXXXI.XXXXII.XXXXIII.XXXXIV.XXXXVI.XXXXVII.XXXXVIII.L.LI.LII.LIII.LIV.LV.LVII.LIX.LXII.LXIII.LXIV.LXV.LXVI.LXII.LXVIII.LXIX.LXX.LXXI.LXXII.LXXIII.LXXIV.LXXV.LXXVI.LXXVIII.LXXX.LXXXI.LXXXII.LXXXIII.LXXXIV.LXXXV.LXXXVI.LXXXVII.LXXXVIII.LXXXIX.LXXXX.LXXXXI.LXXXXVII.
Gebirgs-Korps XV.XVIII.XIX.XXI.XXII.XXXVI.XXXXIX.LI.
Kavallerie-Korps I.
Panzer-Korps III.IV.VII.XIV.XXIV.XXXVIII.XXXIX.XXXX.XXXXI.XXXXVI.XXXXVII.XXXXVIIILVI.LVII.LVIII.LXXVI.FeldherrnhalleGroßdeutschland
Special Purpose [[]]
Reserve-Korps [[]]
Sonstige [[]]
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallschirm-Korps I.II.
Feld-Korps I.II.III.IV.
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Armee-Korps VI.X.XII.XIII.XIV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.
Gebirgs-Korps V.IX.
Kavallerie-Korps VIII.XV.
Panzer-Korps I.II.III.VII.XI.
XX — Divisions
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Geb.-Div. 123456789157188
Grenadier-Division 619313644.45541542543544545546547548549550551552553558559560561562563LehrOstpreußen 1Ostpreußen 2
Infanterie-Division 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435364144454647485052565758596061626468697172737576777879818283848586878889919293949596979899100101102104106110111112113121122123125126129131132134137159161162163164167168169170181183196197198205206207208209211212213214215216217218221223225227228231232237239245246250251252253254255256257258260262263267268269271272275276277278280282290291292293294295296297298299302304305306319320321323326327328329330332333334335336337339340342349352353357359361362367370371376377383384385387389392702704707708709710711712713714715716717718719999BöhmenBreslauBerlinDembaDöllersheimDresdenDonauErnst Moritz ArndtFerdinand von SchillFriedrich Ludwig JahnGeneralgouvernementGrafenwöhrGroß-BornGüstrowHamburgHannoverJütlandKurlandMielauMilowitzMünsingenMährenNeuhammerOstpreußenPotsdamRhönSchlageterSchlesienSeelandScharnhorstTheordor KörnerUlrich von HuttenWahnWildfleckenz.b.V. 1z.b.V. 2z.b.V. 3z.b.V. 4
Infanterie-Division (mot.) 21029
Panzer-Division 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262745116155178179232233273BergenFallschirmFeldherrnhalle 1Feldherrnhalle 2HolsteinJüterbogKempfLehrMünchebergNorwegenSchlesien
Panzergrenadier-Division 3101415161820252990 (Afrika)233BrandenburgFallschirmFeldherrnhalleGroßdeutschlandKurmark
Schatten-Division DennewitzGroßgörschenKatzbachMöckernNiedergörsdorf
Volksgrenadier-Division 349
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe F.J.D. 12345678910112021ErdmannFallschirmjäger-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Division
Lw.F.D. 12345678910111213141516171819202122
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Mar.Inf.Div. 1231116
Emblem of the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD RAD-Division 1234
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Geb.-Div. 6 "Nord"7 "Prinz Eugen"13 "Handschar"21 "Skanderberg"23 "Kama"24 "Karstjäger"
Gren.-Div. 1415192025 "Hunyadi"2627 "Langemarck"29303132 "30. Januar"33 "Charlemagne"34 "Landstorm Nederland"35 "Polizei"3638 "Nibelungen"
Kav.-Div. 8 "Florian Geyer"223337
Pz.Gren.-Div. 4 Polizei11 "Nordland"16 "Reichsführer SS"17 "Göts von Berlichingen"18 "Horst Wessel"23 "Nederland"28 "Wallonien"
Pz.-Div. 1 "LSSAH"2 "Das Reich"3 "Totenkopf"5 "Wiking"9 "Hohenstaufen"10 "Frundsberg"12 "Hitlerjugend"
X — Brigades
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Gren.-Brig. 92193388503761113111321133113411351136Lehr
Inf.-Brig. 599
Pz.-Brig. 1234568101821100101102103104105106107108109110111112113Norwegen
Sch.-Brig. 123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Misc. Brigaden 1001005AfrikaBaurLötzen
K.G. von Broich
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Marine-Flak I.II.III.IV.V.Bordflak Nord
Misc. Brigaden NordWeber
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Gren.Brig. FranzosischeItalienischeWeissruthenische
Pz.Gren.Brig. 4.49.51.Nederland
W.Brig. 1
III — Regiments
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Art.-Reg. 1210293883190295
Art.-Reg. (mot.) 10
Inf.-Reg. 1351520222529413643506471858692191194211369516517518
Inf.-Reg. (mot.) 5152025417186
Gren.-Reg. 187118
Füsilier-Regiment 22
Jgr.-Reg. 54227
Pz.-Reg. 1011243536201202203204
Pz.Art.-Reg. 10
Pz.Gren.-Reg. 8202941155200361210121022103210421052106210721082109211021112112211322022206Afrika 288KurfustKurmark
s.Pz.Jgr.-Rgt. 656
K.G. EdelsheimLancken
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallsch.Jgr.-Reg. 134
Fallsch.Art.-Reg. 1
Emblem of the Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Mar.Art.-Reg. 15102122242630404150
Mar.Flak.-Reg. 12348914202224303132
Mar.Gren.-Reg. 567
Mar.Inf.-Reg. 12348910
Mar.Sch.-Reg. 12342632111112113Kopenhagen
Misc. Regiments 20. EinsatzBadermannvon BergerGebauerJohnKühnemannKuffes (?)von Pflugk-HarttungSchindler (?)West 1West 2West 3Zapp
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Standarten Der FührerDeutschlandGermaniaKurt EggersLeibstandarteNordwest
Pz.Gren.Reg. 12
Pz.Reg. 1
II — Battalions
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Pi.-Batl. 336
Pz.-Abt. 51521031292163013865035052101210221032104210521062107210821092110211121122113Norwegen
Pz.-Abt. (Fl.) 100
Pz.Aufkl.-Abt. 103
Pz.Gren.-Bat. Norwegen
Pz.Jgr.-Ers.u.Ausb.-Abt. 7
Stu.G.-Abt. 185197177244
Stu.Pz.-Abt. 216
s.Pz.-Abt. 501502503504505506507508509510511301
s.Pz.Jgr.-Abt. 653654
Stu.-Bat. Norwegen
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallsch.Pz.Jgr.-Abt. 1
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Heimwehr-Batl. Danzig
Karstwehr-Batl. SS-Karstwehr-Bataillon
schw.Pz.-Abt. 101102103104
Wach-Batl. 123356BerlinBöhmen-MärenDebicaNordNordwestObersalzbergOranienburgOsloPrag
Armband of the Volkssturm Volkssturm V.S.-Batl. 1 Feuerschutzpolizei1 Freiburger1 Poznan1 Tilsit-Ragnit1/1411/1431/3321/3911/391/11/191/21/391/31/391/410 Badisches10/8/110/8/1 Hessen-Nassau12/61 • many more • 114 • more
I — Companies
Emblem of the Heer - the land forces of the Wehrmacht. Heer Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1353
Beobachtungs-Abteilung 13
Nachrichten-Abteilung 1
Pz.Jgr.-Kp. 601
Pz.-Kp. 312313314
s.Pz.Jgr.-Kp. 614653 (St123)
Emblem of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Fallsch.Flak-Abt. 1
Fallsch.San.-Abt. 1
Emblem of the Waffen SS Waffen SS Vielfach-W.-Batr. 101551552
Wach-Kp. 78910HegewaldKnabengrube
W.-Abt. 101102103104105107500501502503504505506
W.-Batr. 500
W.-Grp. KrostaNickmann
W.-Ausb.-u.-Ersatz-Abt. SS-Werfer-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Abteilung
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