m (Remove some templates. interwiki links, delink non military terms, add link to Wikipedia and cleanup, replaced: {{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} → {{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}) |
(→top: Fix image display and cleanup) |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{Infobox |
+ | {{Infobox military unit |
| unit_name = ''16. Armee''<br>16th Army |
| unit_name = ''16. Armee''<br>16th Army |
||
| abbreviation = |
| abbreviation = |
||
| − | | image = |
+ | | image = Logo-armee-16.jpg |
| + | |image_size=150px |
||
| − | | |
+ | |caption= |
| dates = 22 October 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
| dates = 22 October 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
||
| country ={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
| country ={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
||
| branch = |
| branch = |
||
| type = [[Army]] |
| type = [[Army]] |
||
| − | | role = |
||
| size = |
| size = |
||
| − | | command_structure = |
||
|garrison= |
|garrison= |
||
| − | |garrison_label= |
||
| − | <!-- Culture and history --> |
||
| − | | nickname = |
||
| − | | patron = |
||
| − | | motto = |
||
| − | | colors = |
||
| − | | colors_label = |
||
| − | | march = |
||
| − | | mascot = |
||
| battles = [[World War II]] |
| battles = [[World War II]] |
||
| − | | anniversaries = |
||
| decorations = |
| decorations = |
||
| − | | battle_honours = |
||
| − | <!-- Commanders --> |
||
|current_commander= |
|current_commander= |
||
| − | |current_commander_label= |
||
| − | |ceremonial_chief= |
||
| − | |ceremonial_chief_label= |
||
| − | |colonel_of_the_regiment= |
||
| − | |colonel_of_the_regiment_label= |
||
| − | |notable_commanders = |
||
| − | |identification_symbol= |
||
| − | |identification_symbol_label= |
||
| − | |identification_symbol_2= |
||
| − | |identification_symbol_2_label= |
||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''16th Army''' ({{lang-de|16. Armee}}) was a [[World War II]] [[field army]]. |
The '''16th Army''' ({{lang-de|16. Armee}}) was a [[World War II]] [[field army]]. |
||
| − | It took part in the [[Battle of France]]. It was then deployed with [[Army Group North]] during [[Operation Barbarossa]], the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It fought its way into northern Russia where in January 1942 part of it was encircled by the Soviets near |
+ | It took part in the [[Battle of France]]. It was then deployed with [[Army Group North]] during [[Operation Barbarossa]], the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It fought its way into northern Russia where in January 1942 part of it was encircled by the Soviets near Demyansk. Hitler forbade a withdrawal and the Army was re-supplied by air until a land corridor was opened in April 1942. It was subsequently involved in the siege of [[Siege of Leningrad|Leningrad]]. The Soviets relieved Leningrad in January 1944. |
| − | On February 19, 1944, the Soviet [[2nd Baltic Front]] launched a fresh set of attacks against the German 16th Army around Kholm. The Soviet [[22nd Army (Soviet Union)|22nd Army]] made good progress in the initial assault. These attacks greatly diminished the 16th Army. It, along with the 18th Army was cut off in the |
+ | On February 19, 1944, the Soviet [[2nd Baltic Front]] launched a fresh set of attacks against the German 16th Army around Kholm. The Soviet [[22nd Army (Soviet Union)|22nd Army]] made good progress in the initial assault. These attacks greatly diminished the 16th Army. It, along with the 18th Army was cut off in the Courland Peninsula when the Soviets launched their [[Operation Bagration|summer]] and autumn offensives of 1944. It stayed trapped there until the end of the war. After the war, 250,000 German troops trapped in the [[Courland Pocket]] were marched into captivity, many were never heard from again.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} |
==Commanders== |
==Commanders== |
||
| Line 55: | Line 32: | ||
''General der Infanterie'' [[Ernst-Anton von Krosigk]] 10 March 1945 - 16 March 1945 |
''General der Infanterie'' [[Ernst-Anton von Krosigk]] 10 March 1945 - 16 March 1945 |
||
| − | ''General der Gebirgstruppen'' [[Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach]] 17 March 1945 - 10 May 1945<ref name=m9004260>[http://eng.9may.ru/09.05.1945/eng_inform/m9004260 May 10th, 1945 (From the Soviet Information Bureau Our Victory)] part of the |
+ | ''General der Gebirgstruppen'' [[Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach]] 17 March 1945 - 10 May 1945<ref name=m9004260>[http://eng.9may.ru/09.05.1945/eng_inform/m9004260 May 10th, 1945 (From the Soviet Information Bureau Our Victory)] part of the RIA Novosti [http://eng.9may.ru/eng_press/ 60 anniversary of surrender project]</ref> |
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 61: | Line 38: | ||
{{Armies of the German Army}} |
{{Armies of the German Army}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Wikipedia|16th Army (Wehrmacht)}} |
{{Wikipedia|16th Army (Wehrmacht)}} |
||
| + | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
Latest revision as of 16:05, 15 December 2019
| 16. Armee 16th Army | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 22 October 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |
 Nazi Germany |
| Type | Army |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 16th Army (German language: 16. Armee) was a World War II field army.
It took part in the Battle of France. It was then deployed with Army Group North during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It fought its way into northern Russia where in January 1942 part of it was encircled by the Soviets near Demyansk. Hitler forbade a withdrawal and the Army was re-supplied by air until a land corridor was opened in April 1942. It was subsequently involved in the siege of Leningrad. The Soviets relieved Leningrad in January 1944.
On February 19, 1944, the Soviet 2nd Baltic Front launched a fresh set of attacks against the German 16th Army around Kholm. The Soviet 22nd Army made good progress in the initial assault. These attacks greatly diminished the 16th Army. It, along with the 18th Army was cut off in the Courland Peninsula when the Soviets launched their summer and autumn offensives of 1944. It stayed trapped there until the end of the war. After the war, 250,000 German troops trapped in the Courland Pocket were marched into captivity, many were never heard from again.[citation needed]
Commanders
Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch 22 October 1939 - 11 October 1943
General der Artillerie Christian Hansen 11 October 1943 - 1 July 1944
General der Infanterie Paul Laux 2 July 1944 - 30 August 1944
Generaloberst Carl Hilpert 3 September 1944 - 10 March 1945
General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk 10 March 1945 - 16 March 1945
General der Gebirgstruppen Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach 17 March 1945 - 10 May 1945[1]
References
- ↑ May 10th, 1945 (From the Soviet Information Bureau Our Victory) part of the RIA Novosti 60 anniversary of surrender project
| |||||||||||
The original article can be found at 16th Army (Wehrmacht) and the edit history here.