18th Army (Wehrmacht)


The 18th Army was a World War II field army in the German Wehrmacht.
Formed in November 1939 in Military Region VI, the 18th Army was part of the offensive into the Netherlands and Belgium during Fall Gelb and later moved into France in 1940. The 18th Army was then moved East and participated in Operation Barbarossa in 1941.
The Army was a part of the Army Group North until early 1945, when it was subordinated to Army Group Kurland. In October 1944, the army was encircled by the Red Army offensives and spent the remainder of the war in the Courland Pocket.

History

On 22 July 1940, the 18th Army consisted of XXVI Corps, XXX Corps, Higher Command XXXV, III Corps, XVII Corps and Higher Command XXXIV, as well as XXXXIV Corps and 291st Infantry Division as reserves and limited authority extended to Panzer Group Guderian with XXXX Corps and XVI Corps.

Commanders

Chiefs of the Generalstab

10 May 1940

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Category:Military units and formations established in 1939
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
Category:1939 establishments in Germany