2nd Army (Wehrmacht)

2nd Army
German: 2. Armee
Insignia
ActiveAugust 1939
October 1939 – April 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German army ( Wehrmacht)
TypeField army
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders

The 2nd Army (German: 2. Armee) was a field army of the German Army during World War II.

History

1939–1941

The 2nd Army headquarters was briefly established in Berlin from Group Command 1 on 26 August 1939 and at the beginning of the Invasion of Poland it was renamed Army Group North on 2 September.[1]

The 2nd Army was reestablished on 20 October 1939, with Generaloberst Maximilian von Weichs in command, by renaming the 8th Army, which had been moved from Poland to the west. After the beginning of the Battle of France the army was assigned to Army Group A in June 1940, when it fought across the Aisne and around Reims. In April 1941, the army was involved in the invasion of the Balkans, capturing Belgrade in a rapid offensive.

1941–1945

From 1941 until the end of the war the army was deployed in the Eastern Front, starting with the Operation Barbarossa as part of Army Group Centre.[1] It advanced from Białystok to Mogilev, Gomel, Chernigov, Bryansk successively and defended against Soviet counterattack near Kursk. In 1942 the 2nd Army covered the northern wing of Case Blue operating in the surroundings of Voronezh under Army Group B. With Hans von Salmuth as the commander, it suffered a major defeat during the Voronezh-Kastornensk operation, the Soviet winter offensive that followed the battle of Stalingrad. On 4 February 1943 Walter Weiß replaced von Salmuth as commander.[1]

General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken became commander of the army on 10 March 1945. The army was renamed Army East Prussia (AOK Ostpreußen) on 7 April and was pivotal in the defence of East and West Prussia before end of World War II in Europe on 9 May 1945.[2]: 115–119 [3]: 20f. 

Commanders

No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
1
Fedor von Bock
Bock, FedorGeneraloberst
Fedor von Bock
(1880–1945)		26 August 19392 September 19397 days
2
Maximilian von Weichs
Weichs, MaximilianGeneraloberst
Maximilian von Weichs
(1881–1954)		20 October 193915 November 19412 years, 26 days
3
Rudolf Schmidt
Schmidt, RudolfGeneral der Panzertruppe
Rudolf Schmidt
(1886–1957)		15 November 194115 January 194261 days
(2)
Maximilian von Weichs
Weichs, MaximilianGeneraloberst
Maximilian von Weichs
(1881–1954)		15 January 194214 July 1942180 days
4
Hans von Salmuth
Salmuth, HansGeneraloberst
Hans von Salmuth
(1888–1962)		15 July 19423 February 1943203 days
5
Walter Weiß
Weiß, WalterGeneraloberst
Walter Weiß
(1890–1967)		4 February 19439 March 19452 years, 33 days
6
Dietrich von Saucken
Saucken, DietrichGeneral der Panzertruppe
Dietrich von Saucken
(1892–1980)		10 March 19457 April 194528 days
Organization of 2nd Army during operations in the Balkans[4]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Tessin 1973, pp. 83–88.
  2. ^ Beevor, Antony (2002). Berlin: The Downfall 1945. Penguin Books. ISBN 0670886955.
  3. ^ Tessin, Georg (1966). Die Landstreitkräfte 001–005. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. Vol. 2. Verlag E. S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3764808713.
  4. ^ Nafziger, George. "German 2nd Army, Invasion of the Balkans, 1 April 1941" (PDF). The Nafziger Orders of Battle Collection. United States Army Combined Arms College. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Bibliography

  • Tessin, Georg (1973). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 [Formations and Units of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS in World War II, 1939–1945]. Vol. 2. Bissendorf: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-0871-3.

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