20th Mountain Army (Germany) – Wikipedia
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The 20 It is mountain army (in German : 20. Mountains Army ), also known as Army Lapland (in French: “Lapland army”), was an army (grouping of units) of the HEER (Wehrmacht army) during the Second World War.
L’ Army Lapland ( Lapland army or AOK Lapland ) is one of the two army-general districts controlling German troops in northern Norway and Finland during the Second World War. It is established in and is renamed 69. Mountainous the June 22, 1942 .
The December 18, 1944 , the 20. Mountains Army absorb the 21 It is army ( Army Norway ) dissolved; Its elements were absorbed by Hitler . Mountainous , which, after having made a difficult withdrawal from Finland, assumes the responsibility of the garrisons based in Norway.
Of At 8 , the commander of Hitler Company . Mountainous also served as Wehrmacht commander Norway .
The 20. Mountains Army goes to the British forces the .
Successive commanders [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Chiefs of staff [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- III It is Finnish body
- 3 It is Finnish division
- SS-Division “Nord”
- Finnish division J
- 1/3 163. Infantry-Division
- Reinforced mountain hunter regiment 139
- 7. Mountain division
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- 169. Infantry-Division
- 2/3 163. Infantry-Division
- Panzer department 211
- Mountains Army Corps Norway
- December 22, 1942
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- Reinforced mountain hunter regiment 139
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- SS Mountain Division “Nord”
- 7. Mountain division
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- 169. Infantry-Division
- 163. Infantry-Division
- Panzer department 211
- XIX. Mountains Army Corps
- 2. Mountain division + 2/3 214. Infantry division
- 6. Mountain division
- Command 210. Infantry Division
- April 9, 1943
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- SS Mountain Division “Nord”
- 7. Mountain division
- Police Mountain Hunter Regiment 18
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- 169. Infantry-Division
- 163. Infaterie-Division
- Panzer department 211
- XIX. Mountains Army Corps
- 2. Mountain division + 2/3 214. Infantry division
- Grenadier-Regiment 388
- Reinforced mountain hunter regiment 139
- 6. Mountain division
- 210. Infantry-division
- Air Force Field Regiment 503
- Grenadier-Regiment 193
- August 21, 1943
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- SS Mountain Division “Nord”
- 7. Mountain division
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- 169. Infantry-Division
- 163. Infantry-Division
- Panzer department 211
- XIX. Mountains Army Corps
- 2. Mountain division + Grenadier Regiment 388
- 6. Mountain division
- Reinforced mountain hunter regiment 139
- 210. Infantry-division
- Air Force Field Regiment 503
- Grenadier-Regiment 193
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- 2. Mountain division
- Fight group West
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- 7. Mountain division
- Division group Kräutler + 7th mountain division
- 6. SS mountain division “Nord”
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- 169. Infantry-Division
- 163. Infantry-Division
- Panzer department 211
- XIX. Mountains Army Corps
- Fighting group East
- 6. Mountain division
- Divisional Group Rossi
- 210. Infantry-division
- October 13, 1944
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- Fight group West
- Divisionsgruppe K (Division z.b.V. 140)
- 7. Mountain division
- 6. SS mountain division “Nord”
- Mg-Ski-Brigade “Finland”
- Panzer department 211 (- 1st company)
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- 169. Infantry-Division
- 163. Infantry-Division
- 1./panzer department 211
- XIX. Mountains Army Corps
- 6. Mountain division + Grenadier Brigade 388
- 2. Mountain division
- 210. Infantry-division
- Divisionsgruppe van der Hoop (formed from the div.gr. Rossi) (Grenadier-Brigade 193 + Grenadier-Brigade 503)
- Cycling reconnaissance brigade “Norway”
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- XVIII. Mountains Army Corps
- Armyeabteilung Narvik
- XXXIII. Army corps
- 14. Feld-Division (L)
- 702. Infantry-division
- 295. Infantry-Division
- LXX. Army corps
- 280. Infantry-Division
- 274. Infantry-Division
- February 19, 1945
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- Divisionsstab z.b.V. 613
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- Mg-Ski-Brigade “Finland”
- Panzer brigade “Norway”
- Army department Narvik
- 71. Armeekorps
- 230. Infantry-division
- 210. Infantry division + fortress brigade Lofoten
- 199. Infantry Division + Grenadier-Brigade 503
- 7. Mountain division
- XXXIII. Army corps
- 14. Feld-Division (L)
- 702. Infantry-division
- 295. Infantry-Division
- 169. Infantry-Division
- LXX. Army corps
- 280. Infantry-Division
- 274. Infantry-Division
- first is mars 1945
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- Divisionsstab z.b.V. 613
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- Mg-Ski-Brigade “Finland”
- Panzer brigade “Norway”
- Armyeabteilung Narvik
- XXXIII. Army corps
- 14. Feld-Division (L)
- 702. Infantry-division
- 295. Infantry-Division
- 199. Infantry-Division
- LXX. Army corps
- 280. Infantry-Division
- 274. Infantry-Division
- 169. Infantry-Division
- April 12, 1945
- À la disposition the LA 20 20 bully-armee
- Armyeabteilung Narvik
- XXXIII. Army corps
- 14. Feld-Division (L)
- 702. Infantry-division
- 295. Infantry-Division
- LXX. Army corps
- 280. Infantry-Division
- 274. Infantry-Division
- Divisionsstab z.b.V. 613
- XXXVI. Mountains Army Corps
- Mg-Ski-Brigade “Finland”
- Panzer brigade “Norway”
- Source
- Bibliography
- (of) Hermann Hölter: Army in the Arctic. The operations of the German Lapland Army. Podzun Verlag, Bad Nauheim 1953.
- (in) Earl F. Ziemke: The German Northern Theater of Operations, 1940–1945 (see also http://www.history.army.mil/Books/70-7_02.htm )
- (of) Roland Kaltenegger: War in the Arctic. The operations of the Lapland Army 1942-1945. Stocker Verlag, Graz/Stuttgart 2003, (ISBN 3-7020-1018-1 ) .
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