Army Group D () was a
German Army Group which saw action during
World War II
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.
Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in
France
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, 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
''Oberbefehlshaber West'' (German language, German: initialism, initials ''OB West'') (German: "Commander-in-Chief n theWest") was the overall commander of the ''Westheer'', the German armed forces on the Western Front (WWII), Western Front dur ...
(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
Orders of battle
May 1941
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Seventh Army
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First Army
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Fifteenth Army
* Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the
Netherlands
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May 1944
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Army Group G
Army Group G () fought on the Western Front of World War II and was a component of OB West.
History
Army Group G was initially deployed as an '' Armeegruppe''-type formation on 28 April 1944, but was later upgraded to ''Heeresgruppe''-type on 1 ...
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Army Group B
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Panzer Group West
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First Fallschirm Army
December 1944
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Army Group G
Army Group G () fought on the Western Front of World War II and was a component of OB West.
History
Army Group G was initially deployed as an '' Armeegruppe''-type formation on 28 April 1944, but was later upgraded to ''Heeresgruppe''-type on 1 ...
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Army Group B
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Army Group H
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Sixth SS Panzer Army
References
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{{Army Groups Germany
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Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945