Army Liguria
Army Liguria |
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active | July 31, 1944 to May 2, 1945 |
Country |
German Empire Italian Social Republic |
Armed forces |
Wehrmacht Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano |
Armed forces | army |
Type | army |
structure | see structure |
management | |
Commander in chief | Maresciallo d'Italia Rodolfo Graziani |
The army Liguria ( Army High Command Liguria ) was a major unit of the Army of the Armed Forces in northern Italy at the end of World War II .
history
On July 31, 1944 the line-up took place under the Maresciallo d'Italia Rodolfo Graziani , the defense minister of the Repubblica Sociale Italiana and commander in chief of the republican-Italian armed forces fighting on the German side. It was a mixed German-Italian command authority, which had been formed from the staff of the Army Department von Zangen . She was under the Army Group C . From November 1944 to February 1945 it was also referred to as the Liguria Army Group as a result of the 14th Army being placed under its command . The Ligurian army surrendered on May 2, 1945.
Commanders
period of service | Rank | Surname |
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July 31, 1944 to May 2, 1945 | Maresciallo d'Italia | Rodolfo Graziani |
period of service | Rank | Surname |
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July 31, 1944 to April 20, 1945 | Major general | Walter Nagel |
April 20, 1945 to May 2, 1945 | Major general | Max Pemsel |
period of service | Rank | Surname |
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July 31, 1944 to May 2, 1945 | Colonel | Raban Freiherr von Canstein |
structure
Army troops
- Army Supply Troops 583
At times subordinate to major associations
- LXXXVII. Army Corps
- Army Corps "Lombardia": 232nd Infantry Division , (4th) Alpini Division "Monterosa" (it.)
- Army Corps Lieb: 3rd Infantry Division "San Marco" (it.)
- 14th Army
Web links
- Army High Command Liguria on archivesportaleurope.net
- German Army Group C. 7 April 1945 (PDF; 82 kB) Retrieved on September 15, 2011 (English).