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 disbanded Army 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 considered Oberbefehlshaber 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

• 25 October 1940 - Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben
• 15 March 1942 - Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
• 2 July 1944 - Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge
• 15 August 1944 - Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
• 11 March 1945 - Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring

Orders of battle

May 1941

• Seventh Army
• First Army
• Fifteenth Army
• Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the Netherlands

May 1944

• Army Group G
• Army Group B
• Panzer Group West
• First Fallschirm Army

December 1944

• Army Group G
• Army Group B
• Army Group H
• Sixth SS Panzer Army

See also

• German General Staff
• Wehrmacht