German Nineteenth Army

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The German Nineteenth Army was a Wehrmacht field army that fought primarily on the Western Front during World War II, notably in the later defensive campaigns in France and Germany.

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German Nineteenth Army canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht field army
military unit
allegiance Nazi Germany
branch Heer NERFINISHED
category German army units of World War II
commander Brandenberger, Erich NERFINISHED
Erich Brandenberger NERFINISHED
Friedrich Wiese NERFINISHED
Wiese, Friedrich NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
dateFormed 1943-08-21
dateOfSurrender 1945-05
disbandedAfter German surrender in 1945
engagedIn Allied invasion of southern France NERFINISHED
Operation Dragoon NERFINISHED
retreat operations from France into Germany
formedFrom German LXIV Army Corps NERFINISHED
front Western Front in Europe NERFINISHED
garrisonOrHeadquarters Alsace (later) NERFINISHED
southern France (initial)
historicalEra World War II era
initialAreaOfOperations southern France
laterAreaOfOperations Alsace NERFINISHED
Upper Rhine NERFINISHED
southwestern Germany
notableFor defensive campaigns in France
defensive campaigns in Germany
opposedBy Allied forces on the Western Front
French Army NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
participatedIn battles in the Black Forest region
defense of the Colmar Pocket
partOf German Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED
retreatedThrough Rhône valley NERFINISHED
role defense of southern France
status disbanded
subordinateTo Army Group G NERFINISHED
Army Group Oberrhein NERFINISHED
surrenderedTo Allied forces
theater Western Front NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1943–1945
type field army
usedLanguage German

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Colmar Pocket defendedBy German Nineteenth Army
Battle of the Colmar Pocket combatant German Nineteenth Army