10th Army (Wehrmacht)

The 10th Army (German: 10. Armee) was a World War II field army of Wehrmacht (Germany).

History

The 10th Army was activated on August 6, 1939, with General Walter von Reichenau in command, first seeing service in Poland until October 10, 1939. It was then renamed the 6th Army.

A new 10th Army was activated in 1943 as part of the defence of Italy, seeing action notably in late 1943 and early 1944 along the "Winter Line" at the Battle of San Pietro Infine and the Battle of Monte Cassino, before finally surrendering near the Alps. Among its troops at Cassino were the XIV Panzer Corps and Parachute divisions of the Luftwaffe.

Commanders

• General Walter von Reichenau (August 6, 1939 - October 10, 1939)
• General Heinrich von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (August 15, 1943 - October 24, 1944)
• General Joachim Lemelsen (October 24, 1944 - February 15, 1945)
• General Traugott Herr (February 15, 1945 - May 2, 1945)

See also

• 10th Army (German Empire) for the equivalent formation in World War I

References

• Walter Görlitz, "Reichenau," in Correlli Barnett ed., Hitler's Generals (New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989), pp. 208–18.
• Wehrmachtslexikon
• Die deutsche Wehrmacht