19th Army (Germany)

19th Army (Germany)
19th Army (19. Armee)
Active 26 August 1943 - 21 April 1945
Country Germany
Branch Heer (1935-1945)
Type Field Army
Engagements World War II

The 19th Army (German: 19. Armee) was a World War II field army of the German Army (Wehrmacht Heer).

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History

Formed in August 1943 in occupied southern France from Armeegruppe Felber (the LXXXIII. Armeekorps), the 19th Army defended southern France, the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, Baden and southern Württemberg during the Allied invasion of southern France and other large Allied military operations that had as their goal the liberation of southern France and the invasion of southern Germany. The 19th Army was largely destroyed during the battle for the Colmar Pocket in January and February 1945. Rebuilt largely from Volkssturm and hastily trained replacement troops in early 1945, the 19th Army proved unable to parry the thrusts of its constant foe, the French First Army. Split by deep French armored thrusts into Baden, the Black Forest, and Württemberg, the 19th Army was destroyed in the area of Stuttgart and Münsingen in late April 1945, with remnants of the army surrendering as late as 8 May 1945. Formal surrender was accepted by Maj. General Edward H. Brooks, Commander of the U.S. Army's VI Corps.


Commanders

  • Aug 1943 - Jun 1944 General der Infanterie Georg von Sodenstern
  • Jun 1944 - Dec 1944 General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese
  • Dec 1944 - Feb 1945 General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
  • Feb 1945 - Feb 1945 General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch
  • Feb 1945 - Mar 1945 General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder
  • Mar 1945 - Apr 1945 General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger

Orders of Battle

15 August 1944

  • IV. Luftwaffenkorps
    • 716. Infanterie-Division
    • 198. Infanterie-Division
    • 189. Infanterie-Division
  • LXXXV. Armeekorps
    • 338. Infanterie-Division
    • 244. Infanterie-Division
  • LXII. Reservekorps
    • 242. Infanterie-Division
    • 148. Infanterie-Division

19 February 1945

  • Direct control of Army HQ
    • 16. Volksgrenadier-Division
  • XVIII. SS Korps
    • 159. Infanterie-Division
    • Brigade 1005
    • Division Nr 805


Further reading

  • Tessin, Georg (1976). "Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945" (Volume IV), Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-1083-1.
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