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307:"). Several operational plans resulted, titled "Case Green", "Case Brown", and several operations with codenames such as "Bear", "Lynx", "Panther", and "Tiger". Ultimately, only the latter operation would be executed (starting on 14 June 1940).
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Western Campaign, after which it was moved to East Prussia to become Army Group North. When Army Group C was recreated from 1943 to 1945, it was used to coordinate German forces on the
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303:), the command of Army Group C was tasked in February 1940 with the conceptualization of a potential breakthrough attempt against the French fortifications along the border (the "
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forces on the same day), did forces of Army Group C launch an offensive against the French defenders of the
Maginot Line. Forces of the German 1st Army attacked from the
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Feldzugs und der Krieg in Italien 1943 bis 1945". In Frieser, Karl-Heinz; et al. (eds.).
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260:, Army Group A and Army Group B were deployed along the north and center of Germany's western border, leaving Army Group C in control of the
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474:, took charge of the new army group. The two most important armies under the command of Army Group C on the Italian theater were
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Frankfurt on 26 August 1939, from Army Group Command 2 (itself formed on 1 October 1919 as
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