Army group Blumentritt
Commanders
| Period | Rank | Surname |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1945 - May 5, 1945 | General of the Infantry | Günther Blumentritt |
The Army Group Student , from April 10, 1945 Army Group Blumentritt was an army - United Association of the German Wehrmacht on the Western Front . It was a summary of all the troops still available between the Weser near Hameln and the North and Baltic Sea coasts. The army group was set up on March 28, 1945 and existed until the surrender on May 8, 1945. The name was derived from the two commanders-in-chief, Colonel General Kurt Student and General of the Infantry Günther Blumentritt .
Command structure (up to and including division level)
- April 12, 1945
-
General Command Ems (later renamed Deputy General Command XI Army Corps )
- Division No. 480
- Division staff z. b. V. (172nd Reserve Division)
- 2nd Marine Infantry Division
- 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division
- April 25, 1945
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Combat Commander Hamburg
- Hamburg North Division
- Hamburg South Division
- General Command Ems
- 15th Panzer Grenadier Division
- Division staff z. b. V. ( 172nd Reserve Division )
- Division No. 480
- 2nd Marine Infantry Division
- Combat commander Bremen
- Witthöft General Command
- Army Corps z. b. V.
- Oetken division headquarters
Remarks
- ↑ Cf. Charles B. MacDonald - The Last Offensive - The United States Army in World War II: The European Theater of Operations: [Army group student was] "a hastily created special force [formed] of units and staffs of Wehrkreise VI and XI , plus some naval troops in the downstream sector near Bremen. ... Established to control troops on the Weser River from Hameln to the Baltic Sea coast, Army Group Blumentritt tried to delay the Anglo-Canadian advance to keep the Baltic Sea ports open as long as possible so German refugees could continue fleeing the Soviet advance in the east. "