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The 19th Army (German: 19. Armee) was a World War II field army. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A Field Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national Military forces for a formation superior to a Corps and beneath an

Formed in August 1943 in occupied southern France from Armeegruppe Felber (the LXXXIII. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Armeekorps), the 19th Army defended southern France, the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, Baden and southern Württemberg during the Allied invasion of southern France and other large Allied military operations that had as their goal the liberation of southern France and the invasion of southern Germany. The Vosges (voːʒ or Vosges Mountains are a Mountain range in eastern France, stretching along the west side of the Rhine valley Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France, on 15 August, 1944, as part of World War II. The 19th Army was largely destroyed during the battle for the Colmar Pocket in January and February 1945. Located in Alsace in eastern France, the Colmar Pocket (Poche de Colmar (Brückenkopf Elsaß was the site of a three-week operation during the Second World Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Rebuilt largely from Volkssturm and hastily trained replacement troops in early 1945, the 19th Army proved unable to parry the thrusts of its constant foe, the French First Army. The Volkssturm (lit "Folkstorm" "People's" or "National Militia" Sturm lit The First Army (Ire Armée was a field Army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. Split by deep French armored thrusts into Baden, the Black Forest, and Württemberg, the 19th Army was destroyed in the area of Stuttgart and Münsingen in late April 1945, with remnants of the army surrendering as late as May 8, 1945. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Münsingen is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

19th Army (19. Armee)
Active 26 Aug 1943 - 21 Apr 1945
Country Germany
Branch Heer
Type Field Army
Engagements World War II

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Commanders

Orders of Battle

August 15, 1944

February 19, 1945


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