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21st Army
German: 21. Armee
On the outskirts of Berlin, April 1945, the Volkssturm takes anti-tank guns into combat position
Active27 April – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German army ( Wehrmacht)
SizeField army
Commanders
Only commanderKurt von Tippelskirch
Military unit
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The 21st Army (German: 21. Armee) was a German field army in World War II.

On 27 April 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe, the 21st Army was formed from Headquarters, 4th Army as part of Army Group Vistula (Heeresgruppe Weichsel) and fought until 8 May 1945.


Commanders

No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
1 Kurt von TippelskirchTippelskirch, KurtGeneral der Infanterie
Kurt von Tippelskirch
(1891–1957)
27 April 19458 May 194511 days

Citations

  1. Ziemke 2002, p. 485.
  2. Tessin 1970, p. 153.

References

Bibliography

  • Tessin, Georg (1970). "Die Landstreifkräfte 15–30" [Ground forces 15 to 30]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 4. Osnabrück: Biblio.
  • Ziemke, Earl F. (2002). Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Washington D.C.: Center of Military History, US Army. ISBN 9781780392875.
Armies of the German Army in World War II
Armies
Numbered
1 – 9
10 – 19
20 – 25
Named
Army Detachment
Panzer
Parachute


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