21st Army (Wehrmacht)

The 21st Army was a German field army in World War II.

21st Army
21. Armee (AOK 21)
Active27 April 1945
Disbanded8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Commanders
Only commanderKurt von Tippelskirch

On 27 April 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe, the 21st Army was formed from Headquarters, 4th Army[1] as part of Army Group Vistula (Heeresgruppe Weichsel) and fought until 8 May 1945.

Volksturmmann with rocket-armored rifle in an open field in Schützenloch, late April 1945


Commanders

No. CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Tippelskirch, KurtGeneral der Infanterie
Kurt von Tippelskirch
(1891–1957)
[2]
27 April 19458 May 194511 days

Citations

  1. Ziemke 2002, p. 485.
  2. Tessin 1970, p. 153.
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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). 4. Osnabrück: Biblio.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Ziemke, Earl F. (2002). Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Washington D.C.: Center of Military History, US Army. ISBN 9781780392875.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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