20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)

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20th Mountain Army
German: 20. Gebirgs-Armee
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-100-0787-20, Nordeuropa, Kustenbatterie.jpg
ActiveJanuary 1942–1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Nazi Germany
BranchWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  German Army
Size Field army
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Eduard Dietl
Lothar Rendulic

The 20th Mountain Army, initially known as the Lapland Army, was a field army-level military formation of the German Army during World War II.

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The 20th Mountain Army was one of the two army echelon headquarters controlling German troops in the far north of Norway and Finland during World War II. It was formed in June 1942 by renaming the Lapland Army command, which had been formed in January. On 18 December 1944, the 20th Mountain Army took over the role of Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Norwegen from the dissolved Army Norway.

Commanders

Commanders-in-chief

No.PortraitCommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1984-019-20, Eduard Dietl.jpg
Dietl, EduardGeneraloberst
Eduard Dietl
(1890–1944)
14 January 194223 June 1944 2 years, 161 days
2
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1995-027-32A, Lothar Rendulic.jpg
Rendulic, LotharGeneraloberst
Lothar Rendulic
(1887–1971)
25 June 194421 January 1945210 days
3
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J21813, Franz Bohme.jpg
Böhme, FranzGeneral der Gebirgstruppe
Franz Böhme
(1885–1947)
21 January 19458 May 1945107 days

Chiefs of staff

Units

April 1942:

Supporting units

See also

References