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21st Army (Wehrmacht)
The 21st Army was a German field army in World War II. On 27 April 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe, the 21st Army was formed from Headquarters, 4th Army as part of Army Group Vistula (''Heeresgruppe Weichsel'') and fought until 8 May 1945. Commanders Citations References Bibliography * * 21 Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 {{Germany-WWII-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Von Tippelskirch
__NOTOC__ Kurt Oskar Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm von Tippelskirch (9 October 1891 – 10 May 1957) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several armies and Army Group Vistula. He surrendered to the United States Army on 2 May 1945. Tippelskirch wrote several books, such as the ''History of the Second World War'', 1951. He died in 1957. World War II On 5 January 1941 he took command of the 30th Infantry Division, which participated in Operation Barbarossa. As part of Army Group North, the division prevented the breakthrough of a Soviet corps on the river Pola and then went on to counterattack. The battle lasted a week and Tippelskirch distinguished himself as commander of the division, he was awarded on 23 November, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In the winter of 1942, the 30th Infantry Division was encircled in the Demyansk Pocket, and Tippelskirch was ordered to be flown out. In August 1942, he was assigned as the liaison office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
