The German Eighteenth Army (German: 18.Armee Oberkommando) was a World War II field army. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict...

Formed in November 1939 in Military Region (Wehrkreis) VI, the Eighteenth Army invaded the Netherlands (Battle of the Netherlands) and Belgium during Fall Gelb and moved into France in 1940. The Eighteenth Army was then moved east and invaded Russia during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The army fought with Army Group North until early 1945, when it was subordinated to Army Group Kurland. In October 1944, the army was cut off by Red Army advances (Courland Pocket) and spent the remainder of the war in the Courland peninsula of Latvia. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Kingdom of the Netherlands Germany Commanders Henry G. Winkelman, Jan Joseph Godfried baron van Voorst tot Voorst Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Strength 9 divisions, 676 guns, 1 tank (inoperational), 124 aircraft Total: 350,000 men 22 divisions, 1,378 guns, 759 tanks, 1150 aircraft Total: 750,000... In World War II, Battle of France or Case Yellow (Fall Gelb in German) was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, executed 10 May 1940 which ended the Phony War. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Germany Romania Finland Italy Hungary Slovakia Soviet Union Commanders Adolf Hitler General (later Mareşal) Ion Antonescu Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Joseph Stalin Strength ~ 3. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Army Group North (Heeresgruppe Nord in German) was a high level command grouping of military units operating for Germany during World War II. The army group coordinated the operations of attached army corps, reserve formations, and direct-reporting units. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Workers and Peasants Red Army (Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия, Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya; RKKA or usually simply the Red Army) were the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and that in 1922 became the army of the Soviet Union. ... Soviet advances on the Eastern Front (WWII), 1943-08-01 to 1944-12-31 In 1944 some 200,000 German soldiers were trapped in the Courland Pocket by the Red Army of the Soviet Union. ... Coat of arms of Courland Courland (Latvian: ; German: ; Latin: Curonia / Couronia; Lithuanian: ; Estonian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is an historical Baltic province now part of Latvia. ...

November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Von Brauchitsch was the high army commander from 1938 to 1941 Heer (German: Heer ) is the german word for Army, though in English it refers to the Army branch of the Wermacht. ... A nations army is its military, or more specifically, all of its land forces. ...

Commanders

• Nov 1939 - Jan 1942 General Georg von Küchler
• Jan 1942 - Mar 1944 General Georg Lindemann
• Mar 1944 - Sep 1944 General Herbert Loch
• Sep 1944 - May 1945 General Ehrenfried Boege

November is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word Jan has the following meanings: Shorthand for the month January Common male name in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic and Norway that means delicate flower. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Field Marshal Georg von Küchler Georg Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Küchler (May 30, 1881 - May 25, 1968) was a German field marshal during World War II. Born in Philippsruhe castle near Hanau, Küchler led the German German Eighteenth Army in 1940 in the invasion of neutral Holland... The word Jan has the following meanings: Shorthand for the month January Common male name in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic and Norway that means delicate flower. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Mar, one of the ancient divisions or provinces of Scotland, comprised the larger portion of Aberdeenshire, extending from north of the Don southward to the Mounth. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Georg Lindemann (1884 - 1963) was a German cavalry officer and field commander who served in the Heer during The Great War and World War II. He survived the Second World War and after several years incarceration, was released. ... Mar, one of the ancient divisions or provinces of Scotland, comprised the larger portion of Aberdeenshire, extending from north of the Don southward to the Mounth. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Sep or, as an acronym, SEP, can mean: September - the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Sep or, as an acronym, SEP, can mean: September - the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Orders of Battle

May 10, 1940

• XXVI Army Corps
  • 256th Infantry Division
  • 254th Infantry Division
  • SS "Der Führer" Division

• X Army Corps
  • SS "Adolf Hitler" Division
  • 227th Infantry Division
  • 1st Cavalry Division

• Direct control of Army Headquarters
  • SS "Verfügungstruppe" Division
  • 9th Panzer Division
  • 208th Infantry Division
  • 225th Infantry Division

July 1, 1941

• XXXVIII Army Corps
  • 58th Infantry Division
  • 291st Infantry Division

• XXVI Army Corps
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 61st Infantry Division
  • 217th Infantry Division

• I Army Corps
  • 11th Infantry Division
  • 21st Infantry Division

July 15, 1944

• XXVIII Army Corps
  • 12th Luftwaffe Division
  • Kampfgruppe Hoefer
  • 21st Infantry Division
  • 30th Infantry Division

• XXXVIII Army Corps
  • 121st Infantry Division
  • 32nd Infantry Division
  • 21st Luftwaffe Division
  • 83rd Infantry Division

• L Army Corps
  • 218th Infantry Division
  • 19th SS Division
  • 126th Infantry Division
  • 93rd Infantry Division
  • 15th SS Division
  • Kampfgruppe Streckenbach

• Direct control of Army Headquarters
  • Headquarters VI SS Corps
  • 207th Security Division
  • 300th Division zbV (Estonian border guard units)

April 12, 1945

• L Army Corps
  • 11th Infantry Division
  • 290th Infantry Division

• II Army Corps
  • 563rd Volksgrenadier Division
  • 126th Infantry Division
  • 263rd Infantry Division
  • 87th Infantry Division

• I Army Corps
  • 225th Infantry Division
  • 132nd Infantry Division

• X Army Corps
  • 30th Infantry Division
  • 121st Infantry Division
  • Kampfgruppe Gise

• Direct control of Army Headquarters
  • 52nd Security Division
  • 14th Panzer Division

Further Reading

• Kurowski, Franz (2000). "Todeskessel Kurland", Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Wölfersheim-Berstadt. ISBN 3-7909-0716-2.
• Tessin, Georg (1976). "Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945" (Volume IV), Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-1083-1.