20th Mountain Army (Wehrmacht)
Military unit
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The 20th Mountain Army (German: 20. Gebirgs-Armee), initially known as the Lapland Army (Armee Lappland), was a field army-level military formation of the German Army during World War II.
| 20th Mountain Army | |
|---|---|
| German: 20. Gebirgs-Armee | |
Men of the 20th Mountain Army at a position on Tanafjord, Norway, 1942 | |
| Active | January 1942–1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  German Army |
| Size | Field army |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eduard Dietl Lothar Rendulic |
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
Commanders-in-chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generaloberst Eduard Dietl (1890–1944) | 14 January 1942 | 23 June 1944 † | 2 years, 161 days | |
| 2 | Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic (1887–1971) | 25 June 1944 | 21 January 1945 | 210 days | |
| 3 | General der Gebirgstruppe Franz Böhme (1885–1947) | 21 January 1945 | 8 May 1945 | 107 days |
Chiefs of staff
- Generalleutnant Ferdinand Jodl (22 June 1942 – 1 March 1944)
- Generalleutnant Hermann Hölter (1 March 1944 – 8 May 1945)
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
See also
References
- "Armee Lappland / 20. Gebirgs-Armee". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 12 April 2005.
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