The 10th Army () was a

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

field army of (Germany). A new 10th Army was activated in 1943 as part of

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's last stand, who saw action notably in late 1943 and early 1944 along the "

Winter Line The Winter Line was a series of German and Italian military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt and commanded by Albert Kesselring. The series of three lines was designed to defend a western section ...

" at the

Battle of San Pietro Infine The Battle of San Pietro Infine (commonly referred to as the "Battle of San Pietro") was a major engagement from 8–17 December 1943, in the Italian Campaign of World War II involving Allied forces attacking from the south against heavily fo ...

and the Battle of Monte Cassino, before finally surrendering near the

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. Among its troops at Cassino were the

XIV Panzer Corps XIV Panzer Corps (also: XIV Army Corps or XIV. ''Armeekorps'') was a corps-level formation of the German Army which fought on both the Eastern Front and in the Italian Campaign. History The XIV Panzer Corps was originally formed as the XIV Mot ...

and Parachute divisions of the

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

. James Holland, ''Italy's Sorrow. A Year of War, 1944-1945'', London, 2008, Harper Press.

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* Walter Görlitz, "Reichenau," in Correlli Barnett ed., ''Hitler's Generals'' (New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989), pp. 208–18. {{Authority control 10 Military units and formations established in 1939 1939 establishments in Germany Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Military units and formations established in 1940

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