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473: 493: 1289:, it was the largest of the Western Allies' army groups in World War II. 12th Army Group occupied the middle of the Allied line, between the 21st and 6th Army Groups, and was sometimes referred to as the Central Army Group. This was the only army group in World War II that consisted entirely of U.S. troops. At its peak at end of the war, 12th Army Group consisted of the four aforementioned field armies, twelve corps, and over forty divisions – four-star General Bradley commanded over 1.3 million men in his army group, the largest number of American soldiers ever commanded by a single officer in the history of the United States Army. 487: 467: 1360: 25: 1551: 1114:
established six separate army groups during the Second World War, although no more than five existed simultaneously. The army groups were subordinate to the Allied theatre supreme commanders. Led by British and American officers, they included troops from numerous allied nations; the British–American
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In November 1991, the NATO heads of state and government adopted the "New Strategic Concept" at the NATO Summit in Rome. This new conceptual orientation led, among other things, to fundamental changes both in the force and integrated command structure. Structural changes began in June 1993, when HQ
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in 1915, to control forces on the eastern front. A total of eight army groups would ultimately be raised – four for service on each front, with one of the eastern front army groups being a multinational German and Austro-Hungarian formation. Originally the Imperial German army groups were not
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invasion. These two principal subordinate commanders had only limited peacetime authorities, and issues such as training, doctrine, logistics, and rules of engagement were largely a national, rather than NATO, responsibility.
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In both Commonwealth and U.S. usage, the number of an army group is expressed in Arabic numerals (e.g., "12th Army Group"), while the number of a field army is spelled out (e.g., "Third Army").
1391:(CENTAG). By World War II and previous standards, these two formations were only armies, as they contained four corps each. NORTHAG consisted, from north to south, of 983:, in September 1939, to control operations in central China. At the end of World War II, it consisted of 620,000 personnel in 25 infantry and one armored divisions. 879:
A Chinese "army group" was usually equivalent in numbers only to a field army in the terminology of other countries, as the regimental level was sometimes omitted.
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was the "Southern Army", also known as the "Southern Expeditionary Army". By November 1941, war with the western Allies appeared likely and
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for instance, was simultaneously commander of the 5th Army and Army Group German Crown Prince from August 1915 to November 1916.
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and alongside air force elements, the two army groups would have been responsible for the defence of Germany against any Soviet/
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By August 1945, these comprised two million personnel in 55 divisions and numerous smaller independent units. After the
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David C Isby & Charles Kamps Jr, Armies of NATO's Central Front, Jane's Publishing Company Limited, 1985
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separate formations, but instead additional responsibilities granted to certain army commanders.
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During the Cold War, NATO land forces in what was designated the Central Region (most of the
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for some operations. After the breakout from Normandy, it formed the northern wing of the
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and firm command established over the Northern Combat Area Command. General
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replaced Leese in July 1945, shortly before the war ended in August 1945.
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Army groups may be multi-national formations. For example, during
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All eight German army groups were named after their commanders.
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from Brazil, India, New Zealand and South Africa and a Greek
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and was sometimes referred to as the Northern Army Group.
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in May 1943 it was reorganized as the 15th Army Group.
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List of Army Groups of the National Revolutionary Army
569:(also known as the U.S. 6th Army Group) comprised the 1198:. Subsequently, the Seventh Army was replaced by the 1176:, but included French and American corps. After the 700:
Army Group Eichhorn-Kiev (31 Mar 1918 - 30 Apr 1918)
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The 11th Army Group originally comprised the 796:Army Group Eichhorn (30 Jul 1916 - 31 Mar 1918) 703:Army Group Eichhorn (30 Apr 1918 - 31 Jul 1918) 697:Army Group Linsingen (8 Sep 1915 - 31 Mar 1918) 110: 1447:were deactivated and replaced by Headquarters 910:A separate and distinct German military unit ( 737:Army Group Woyrsch (29 Aug 1916 - 15 Dec 1917) 551: 1874: 720:Army Group Scholtz (23 Apr 1917 - 6 Oct 1918) 96: 1194:it consisted of the British Eighth Army and 1058:("Air General Army", headquartered in Tokyo) 717:Army Group Below (11 Oct 1916 - 21 Apr 1917) 614: 1303:. Made up of the U.S. Seventh Army and the 799:Army Group Riga (31 Mar 1918 - 30 Apr 1918) 1881: 1867: 1549: 1135:, the Allies set up a seventh, fictitious 916:), which is also translated to English as 706:Army Group Kiev (31 Jul 1918 - 3 Feb 1919) 103: 89: 907:contained both German and Italian corps. 541:. The equivalent of an army group in the 69:Learn how and when to remove this message 1358: 1285:under the command of Lieutenant General 32:This article includes a list of general 781:Army Group Duke Albrecht of Württemberg 1895: 1046:("2nd General Army", headquartered in 1034:("1st General Army", headquartered in 1443:and Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) at 1231:. 21st Army Group was made up of the 1209:succeeded Alexander in December 1944. 1092:List of Soviet fronts in World War II 84: 1461: 938:Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army 732:Army Group Prince Leopold of Bavaria 18: 1354: 1078:The Soviet Army was organized into 514:organization consisting of several 13: 1223:who led the army group throughout 1119:also included Canadian and Polish 38:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 1914: 1449:Allied Land Forces Central Europe 1105: 811: 1476:. NATO. May 2011. 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