20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)
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.
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
Chiefs of staff
- Generalleutnant Ferdinand Jodl
- Generalleutnant Hermann Hölter
Units
April 1942:- 2nd Mountain Division
- 6th Mountain Division
- 7th Mountain Division
- 163rd Infantry Division
- 169th Infantry Division
- 210th Infantry Division
- SS Division Nord
- Finnish 3rd Division
Supporting units
- 211th Panzer Battalion
- 741st StuG Battalion
- 742nd StuG Battalion