21st Army (Wehrmacht)

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21st Army
German: 21. Armee
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1985-092-29, vor Berlin, Volkssturm mit Panzerabwehrwaffe.jpg
On the outskirts of Berlin, April 1945, the Volkssturm takes anti-tank guns into combat position
Active27 April – 8 May 1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Heer - decal for helmet 1942.svg German army ( Balkenkreuz.svg Wehrmacht)
Size Field army
Commanders
Only commander Kurt von Tippelskirch

The 21st Army (German : 21. Armee) was a German field army in World War II.

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On 27 April 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe, the 21st Army was formed from Headquarters, 4th Army [1] as part of Army Group Vistula (Heeresgruppe Weichsel) and fought until 8 May 1945.


Commanders

No.PortraitCommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Tippelskirch, KurtGeneral der Infanterie
Kurt von Tippelskirch
(1891–1957)
[2]
27 April 19458 May 194511 days

Citations

  1. Ziemke 2002, p. 485.
  2. Tessin 1970, p. 153.

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References

Bibliography

  • Tessin, Georg (1970). "Die Landstreifkräfte 15–30" [Ground forces 15 to 30]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 4. Osnabrück: Biblio.
  • Ziemke, Earl F. (2002). Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Washington D.C.: Center of Military History, US Army. ISBN   9781780392875.