Army Group H

Army Group H (Heeresgruppe H) was a German army group in the Netherlands and in Nordrhein-Westfalen during World War II.

Army Group H
Army Group H in April 1945
Active	11 November 1944 – 4 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army (Wehrmacht)
Type	Army Group
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Johannes Blaskowitz Ernst Busch Kurt Student

Army Group H (for Holland) was activated on 11 November 1944 in the Netherlands. It contained the 1st Parachute Army and the 15th Army (in January 1945 replaced by the 25th Army). It garrisoned the Netherlands with twelve divisions. In March 1945 the army group became Heeresgruppe Nordwest under Ernst Busch the "Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest" (OB Nordwest, the Northwest High Command). After being pushed from the Rhine by Operation Varsity, on 4 May 1945 OB Nordwest capitulated on the Lüneburger Heide to Field Marshal Montgomery.

Commanders

No.		Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Student, KurtGeneraloberst Kurt Student (1890–1978)	1 November 1944	28 January 1945	88 days
2		Blaskowitz, JohannesGeneraloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (1883–1948)	28 January 1945	15 April 1945	77 days
3		Busch, ErnstGeneralfeldmarschall Ernst Busch (1885–1945)	15 April 1945	4 May 1945	19 days

Order of Battle (1944)

• 1st Parachute Army
• 15th Army

Order of Battle (1945)

• 1st Parachute Army
• 25th Army

References

Bibliography

• Tessin, Georg (1980). Die Landstreitkräfte: Namensverbände / Die Luftstreitkräfte (Fliegende Verbände) / Flakeinsatz im Reich 1943–1945 [Ground forces: Named units and formations / Air forces (Flying units and formations) / Anti–aircraft service in the Reich 1943–1945]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 (in German). 14. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-1111-0.