| 24th Army | |
|---|---|
| German: 24. Armee | |
 At the end of 1944, the Panzer V of the 24th Army in northern Italy | |
| Active | October 1944 – May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  German army (  Wehrmacht) |
| Type | Field army |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 24th Army (German : 24. Armee) was a World War II field army of the German Army.
The army was formed in October 1944 and was tasked with the defence of southern Germany. The army was commanded by General der Infanterie Hans Schmidt. Formed on the basis of the staff of the V. Armeekorps, between February and April 1945, the army had no units assigned to it. Part of the Alpenfestung, its immediate task was to stop a possible Allied advance through neutral Switzerland. In April 1945, the 405th Division was transferred to it from the 19th Army to serve as the nucleus around which the 24th Army was to be built, but the army never had a paper strength of more than 9,000 men and capitulated to the American VI Corps commander Edward H. Brooks, along with the 19th Army, in May 1945 without having engaged in combat operations.
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General der Infanterie Hans Schmidt (1877–1948) | November 1944 | 6 May 1945 | 6 months |
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