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List of World War II military units of Germany

This is a list of German military units during World War II which contains all military units that served with the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht).

Major units above corps level are listed here. For smaller units, see list of German corps in World War II and list of German divisions in World War II.

Army commands (Oberbefehlshaber)

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OB stands for Oberbefehlshaber or Supreme Command

  • OB Niederlande – Netherlands – (7 April 1945 – 6 May 1945)
  • OB Nord – North Reich – (2 May – 8 May 1945)
  • OB Nordwest – Northwest Reich – (11 November 1944 – 4 May 1945)
  • OB Ost (Oberost) – East – (3 October 1939 – 21 July 1940)
  • OB Oberrhein – Upper Rhine – (26 November 1944 – 25 January 1945)
  • OB Süd – Mediterranean and North African theatre – (2 December 1941 – 16 November 1943)
  • OB Südost – Balkans and Greece – (1 January 1943 – 8 May 1945)
  • OB Südwest – Italy – (21 November 1943 – 2 May 1945)
  • OB West – France, Low countries, Western Germany – (10 October 1940 – 22 April 1945)

Army groups

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See also: List of German Army Groups in WWII

Heeresgruppen

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Armeegruppen

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These were temporary groupings of armies below the formal army group level.

Armies (Armeeoberkommando)

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Armored groups (Panzergruppe)

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Corps

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Main article: List of German corps in World War II

Divisions

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Main article: List of German divisions in World War II

Brigades

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Main article: List of German brigades in World War II

See also

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