Army Group H

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

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 Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest (OB Nordwest, the Northwest High Command) under Ernst Busch. After being pushed from the Rhine by Operation Varsity, on 4 May 1945 OB Nordwest capitulated on the Lüneburger Heide to Field Marshal Montgomery.

Commanding generals

• Generaloberst Kurt Student (1 November 1944 – 28 January 1945)
• Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (28 January 1945 – 15 April 1945)
• Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch (15 April 1945 – 4 May 1945)

Order of Battle (1944)

• 1st Parachute Army
• 15th Army

References

Army Groups of the Wehrmacht
Army Group A Army Group Africa Army Group B Army Group C Army Group D Army Group Don Army Group E Army Group F Army Group G Army Group H Army Group Courland Army Group Centre Army Group North Army Group Oberrhein Army Group Ostmark Army Group North Ukraine Army Group South Army Group South Ukraine Army Group Vistula