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the offensive commenced. At the start of the
Vistula-Oder Offensive, the Soviet forces facing Army Group Centre outnumbered the Germans on average by 2:1 in troops, 3:1 in artillery, and 5.5:1 in tanks and self-propelled artillery. The Soviet superiority in troop strength grows to almost 3:1 if 200,000
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Despite the focus on the south, Army Group Centre continued to see fierce fighting throughout the year. While the Soviet attacks in early 1942 had not driven the
Germans back, they had resulted in several Red Army units being trapped behind German lines. Eliminating the pockets took until July, the
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January 1945 should note that the army groups in the east changed names later that month. The force known as "Army Group Centre" at the start of the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive on 12 January 1945 was renamed "Army Group North" less than two weeks after
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operational methods for which purpose it commanded two panzer groups rather than one. A quick and decisive victory over the Soviet Union was expected by mid-November. The Army Group's other operational missions were to support the army groups on its northern and southern flanks, the army group
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allies launched their surprise offensive into the Soviet Union. Their armies, totaling over three million men, were to advance in three geographical directions. Army Group Centre's initial strategic goal was to defeat the Soviet armies in
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was able to repel these attacks and stabilise its front, despite continuing large-scale partisan activity in its rear areas. Meanwhile, the German strategic focus on the
Eastern Front shifted to southwestern Russia, with the launching of
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same month in which the
Soviets made another attempt to break through the army group's front; the attempt failed, but the front line was pushed back closer to Rzhev. The largest Soviet operation in the army group's sector that year,
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The army group was officially created by Adolf Hitler when he issued FĂŒhrer
Directive 21 on 18 December 1940, ordering German forces to prepare for an attack on Soviet Russia in 1941. The first
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with the surrender of all German forces to the Allies. The three Soviet Fronts involved in the campaign had altogether 2.5 million men, 6,250 tanks, 7,500 aircraft, 41,600
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January and February 1945, Army Group Centre sustained 140,000 casualties, including 15,000 dead, 77,000 wounded (not counting non-evacuees), and 48,000 missing.
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Withdrawal of Army Group Centre to Belorussia up to the Spring of 1944". In Frieser, Karl-Heinz; et al. (eds.).
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started concentrating forces along the front line in central Russia for a summer offensive against Army Group Centre. The Red Army also carried out a
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Some of the Army Group Centre continued to resist until 11 May 1945, by which time the overwhelming force of the Soviet Armies sent to liberate
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2205:]. VerbĂ€nde und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und WaffenâSS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939â1945 (in German). Vol. 14. OsnabrĂŒck: Biblio.
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became Army Group Centre. Army Group Centre fought in the defence of
Slovakia and Bohemia-Moravia as well as sections of the German heartland.
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expected another attack on Army Group Centre in early 1943. However, Hitler had decided to strike first. Before this strike could be launched,
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and the first Army Group Centre was renamed "Army Group North". The second iteration of Army Group Centre was formed by the redesignation of
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Lakowski, Richard (2008). "Der
Zusammenbruch der deutschen Verteidigung zwischen Ostsee und Karpaten". In MĂŒller, Rolf-Dieter (ed.).
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Ground forces: Named units and formations / Air forces (Flying units and formations) / Antiâaircraft service in the Reich 1943â1945
1945:
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The following major anti-partisan operations were conducted in the rear of Army Group Centre, alongside many smaller operations:
2068:. Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg (in German). Vol. 10/1. MĂŒnchen: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. pp. 491â681.
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GĂŒnther von Kluge would remain the army group's commander until he was injured in October 1943 and replaced by Field Marshal
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was launched to forestall any possible Soviet spring offensives, by evacuating the Rzhev Salient to shorten the frontline.
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started the attack over the river Neisse with a short but massive bombardment by tens of thousands of artillery pieces.
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2173:. Germany and the Second World War. Vol. 8. Translated by Smerin, Barry. Clarendon Press. pp. 602â620.
2154:. Germany and the Second World War. Vol. 8. Translated by Smerin, Barry. Clarendon Press. pp. 522â601.
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1579:(nicknamed "Stalin Organs" by the Germans), and 95,383 motor vehicles. The campaign started with the
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delayed the German advance for two months. The advance of Army Group Centre was further delayed as
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by early August. In terms of casualties this was the greatest German defeat of the entire war.
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and occupy Smolensk. To accomplish this, the army group planned for a rapid advance using
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277:, who would command the army group until his desertion in May 1945 after Germany
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The Eastern Front 1943â1944: The War in the East and on the Neighbouring Fronts
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that the main Soviet summer offensive would be launched further south, against
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ordered a postponement of the offensive against Moscow in order to conquer
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in June. This operation, aimed at the oilfields in the southwestern
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The commander in chief of Army Group Centre as of 28 June 1944 was
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Name of two German Army Groups in the Eastern Front of World War II
1339:. Around 7,000 deaths were recorded at the hands of German forces.
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2112:(in German). Vol. VIII. MĂŒnchen: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt.
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militia are not included in German personnel strength totals.
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2nd Panzer Army, 3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
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2nd Panzer Army, 3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
208:, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, as one of the three
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1211:, took place in November. It was launched concurrently with
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By 7 May 1945, the day that German Chief-of-Staff General
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For the French army group during the First World War, see
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2096:; Schmider, Klaus; Schönherr, Klaus; Schreiber, Gerhard;
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3rd Panzer Group, 9th Army, 4th Army, 2nd Panzer Group,
2947:
Marching into Darkness: The Wehrmacht and the Holocaust
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where on 18 May 1945 he was arrested by the Americans.
1529:
On 25 January 1945, Hitler renamed three army groups.
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3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army, z. Vfg.
1215:, the counteroffensive against the German assault on
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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2nd Panzer Army, 3rd Panzer Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
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2nd Panzer Army, 3rd Panzer Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
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7th ID, 23rd ID, 258th ID, 268th ID, 221st Sec.Div.
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as the replacement for the first Army Group Centre.
1652:gave them no option but to surrender or be killed.
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290:Order of battle of Army Group Centre, 22 June 1941
2791:Guidelines for the Conduct of the Troops in Russia
1971:17 January 1945 (Heeresgruppe A) / 25 January 1945
1591:. Before dawn on the morning of 16 April 1945 the
1331:: conducted 17 April â 12 May 1944 in the area of
1164:The commander in chief as of 19 December 1941 was
2981:Military units and formations established in 1941
2063:
1537:, Army Group Centre became Army Group North, and
1278:The commander in chief as of 12 October 1943 was
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1493:The commander in chief as of 16 August 1944 was
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269:in June 1944. When Model was transferred to the
1006:20th Pz, SS "Das Reich" Mot.Div., 3rd Mot.Div.
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2976:Army groups of the German Army in World War II
482:7th Pz, 20th Pz, 14th Mot.Div., 20th Mot.Div.
265:, who would then be replaced by Field Marshal
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1427:3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
1419:3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
1411:3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
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2919:Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933â1945
2066:Die MilitÀrische Niederwerfung der Wehrmacht
2110:Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg
1312:: conducted 26 March â 6 April 1942 by the
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192:) was the name of two distinct strategic
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567:131st ID, 134th ID, 252nd ID, 286th ID
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2830:Persecution of Soviet prisoners of war
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1080:251st ID, 102nd ID, 256th ID, 206th ID
938:137th ID, 263rd ID, 183rd ID, 292nd ID
2954:The Wehrmacht: History, Myth, Reality
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1701:
1504:3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army,
844:95th ID, 296th ID, 262nd ID, 293rd ID
749:October 1941 detailed order of battle
212:formations assigned to the invasion.
2237:, (New York: Penguin Press, 2011).
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861:9th Pz, 16th Mot.Div., 25th Mot.Div.
25:
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1606:3rd Panzer Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army
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1300:Anti-partisan operations in Belarus
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1050:5th ID, 35th ID, 106th ID, 129th ID
912:197th ID, 7th ID, 23rd ID, 267th ID
806:260th ID, 17th ID Reserve: 112th ID
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273:in August 1944, he was replaced by
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2940:Hitler's War in the East 1941â1945
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1628:1st Panzer Army, 4th Panzer Army,
254:and was replaced by Field Marshal
45:it lacks sufficient corresponding
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1583:. Army Group Centre commanded by
1455:The Soviet offensive, code-named
1294:Belarusian anti-partisan campaign
666:boundary for the later being the
2774:Hitler's speech of 30 March 1941
2133:Germany and the Second World War
1944:
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1432:Destruction of Army Group Centre
629:Campaign and operational history
368:2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
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2725:Police Regiment Special Purpose
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1362:. Around 7,500 deaths recorded.
1186:Second Rzhev-Sychevka Offensive
887:17th Pz, 18th Pz, 29th Mot.Div.
223:in mid-1944, it was renamed to
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2017:
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1681:surrender of all German forces
1467:by mid-July, and reaching the
1408:September 1943 order of battle
1234:, 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army
708:September 1941 order of battle
110:22 June 1941 â 25 January 1945
1:
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1611:February 1945 order of battle
1595:under the command of General
1525:Defence of the Reich campaign
1416:November 1943 order of battle
1403:Wotan Line defensive campaign
1286:February 1943 order of battle
1239:February 1942 order of battle
1157:November 1941 order of battle
1118:6th Pz, 7th Pz, 14th Mot.Div.
874:3rd Pz, 4th Pz, 10th Mot.Div.
537:137th ID, 263rd ID, 292nd ID
112:25 January 1945 â 11 May 1945
2825:Kamianets-Podilskyi massacre
2479:Kommandostab ReichsfĂŒhrer-SS
2440:Army Group Rear Area Command
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1603:January 1945 order of battle
1558:the end of the war in Europe
1424:January 1944 order of battle
1271:January 1943 order of battle
1223:January 1942 order of battle
285:Order of battle at formation
7:
2902:Myth of the clean Wehrmacht
2897:War crimes of the Wehrmacht
2641:Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
2000:Army Group Centre Rear Area
1983:
1501:August 1944 order of battle
1436:In the spring of 1944, the
1370:against the German forces.
1099:), Subordinated to 9th Army
1037:255th ID, 162nd ID, 86th ID
954:), Subordinated to 4th Army
700:August 1941 order of battle
347:10th Mot. Infantry Division
10:
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2933:Hitler's Generals on Trial
1805:1 year, 297 days
1387:April 1943 order of battle
1379:March 1943 order of battle
1297:
1255:Campaign in central Russia
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995:5th Bz, 11th Pz, 251nd ID
780:56th ID, 31st ID, 167th ID
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592:8th ID, 28th ID, 161st ID
497:12th Pz, 18th Pz, 19th Pz
21:Army Group Centre (France)
18:
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1148:110th ID, 26th ID, 6th ID
982:10th Pz, 2nd Pz, 258th ID
674:July 1941 order of battle
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243:of Army Group Centre was
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2467:Commanding organisations
2100:; Wegner, Bernd (2007).
1656:May 1945 order of battle
1625:May 1945 order of battle
1450:Army Group North Ukraine
1247:May 1942 order of battle
1063:8th ID, 28th ID, 87th ID
869:(Geyr von Schweppenburg)
2926:Hitlerâs Bandit Hunters
2753:2nd SS Infantry Brigade
2748:1st SS Infantry Brigade
2281:German Army (1935â1945)
2193:. Hamburg Edition, 2000
1314:707th Infantry Division
925:268th ID, 15th, 78th ID
718:Bitter fighting in the
426:255th Infantry Division
397:167th Infantry Division
351:267th Infantry Division
309:537th Signals Regiment
301:Secondary subordinates
60:more precise citations.
2689:Police Regiment Centre
2540:Max von Schenckendorff
2197:Tessin, Georg (1980).
2005:Police Regiment Centre
422:45th Infantry Division
418:34th Infantry Division
414:31st Infantry Division
393:29th Infantry Division
329:Geyr von Schweppenburg
295:Army-level formations
189:
100:
2802:Nazi security warfare
2707:Police Regiment South
2684:Police Regiment North
2427:Army Group Rear Areas
2025:"FĂŒhrer Directive 21"
1619:17th Army (Wehrmacht)
1581:battle of Oder-Neisse
1356:German security units
1135:1st Pz, 36th Mot.Div.
298:Primary subordinates
235:Formation and Command
2651:Hans-Adolf PrĂŒtzmann
2011:Notes and references
1919:Georg-Hans Reinhardt
1871:Generalfeldmarschall
1828:Generalfeldmarschall
1785:Generalfeldmarschall
1742:Generalfeldmarschall
1495:Georg Hans Reinhardt
640:Operation Barbarossa
634:Operation Barbarossa
389:18th Panzer Division
385:17th Panzer Division
335:1st Cavalry Division
307:Army group reserves:
206:Operation Barbarossa
2892:War of annihilation
2535:Edwin von Rothkirch
2279:Army Groups of the
2094:Frieser, Karl-Heinz
1954:Schörner, Ferdinand
1617:, 4th Panzer Army,
1593:1st Ukrainian Front
1535:Army Group Courland
1457:Operation Bagration
1438:Soviet High Command
1337:Gruppe von Gottberg
1320:regiment, south of
1170:GĂŒnther Blumentritt
850:XLVIII Panzer Corps
607:162nd ID, 256th ID
343:4th Panzer Division
339:3rd Panzer Division
291:
225:Army Group Courland
219:was trapped in the
196:that fought on the
2846:High Command Trial
2797:Mogilev conference
2743:SS Cavalry Brigade
2555:Security Divisions
2520:Kuno-Hans von Both
2219:Ustinov, Dmitriy.
2098:UngvĂĄry, KrisztiĂĄn
1962:Ferdinand Schörner
1666:Army Group Ostmark
1635:Army Group Ostmark
1585:Ferdinand Schörner
1506:IV SS Panzer Corps
1442:deception campaign
1083:161st ID (Reserve)
880:XLVII Panzer Corps
720:Battle of Smolensk
473:XXXIX Panzer Corps
375:XLVII Panzer Corps
289:
275:Ferdinand Schörner
241:commanding officer
194:German Army Groups
190:Heeresgruppe Mitte
101:Heeresgruppe Mitte
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2962:
2839:War crimes trials
2783:Barbarossa Decree
2646:Friedrich Jeckeln
2489:Army Group Centre
2474:Army High Command
2431:GermanâSoviet War
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1981:
1980:
1968:
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1839:
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1790:GĂŒnther von Kluge
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1659:4th Panzer Army,
1374:Operation Citadel
1368:Operation Concert
1360:Third Panzer Army
1261:army high command
1226:2nd Panzer Army,
1166:GĂŒnther von Kluge
999:LVII Panzer Corps
990:(von Vietinghoff)
988:XLVI Panzer Corps
867:XXIV Panzer Corps
831:45th ID, 134th ID
793:52nd ID, 131st ID
744:Operation Typhoon
648:On 22 June 1941,
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