German Seventh Army

The German Seventh Army was a World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...

field army. The Seventh Army was activated on August 25, 1939 with General Friedrich Dollmann Friedrich Dollmann

Friedrich Dollmann was a German general during World War II [i], most notably serving during the early p ...

in command. The Army was part of Army Group B during the Battle of Normandy Battle of Normandy

The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 [i] between Nazi Germany [i] in Western Europe [i] and the in ...

. It was commanded by SS Obergruppenf?hrer Paul Hausser Paul Hausser

Paul "Papa" Hausser was an officer in the German Army, achieving the high rank of Lieutenant General in ...

, former commander of II SS Panzer Corps. The Seventh Army did most of the fighting during Normandy and its only help was the new Fifth Panzer Army. The Fifteenth Army was stationed at the Pas de Calais Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais is a dpartement [i] in northern France [i] named after the strait which it borders [i] ...

for an invasion.

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The German Seventh Army was a World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...

field army.

The Seventh Army was activated on August 25, 1939 with General Friedrich Dollmann Friedrich Dollmann

Friedrich Dollmann was a German general during World War II [i], most notably serving during the early p...

in command. The Army was part of Army Group B during the Battle of Normandy Battle of Normandy

The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 [i] between Nazi Germany [i] in Western Europe [i] and the in ...

. It was commanded by SS Obergruppenf�hrer Obergruppenf�hrer

Obergruppenfhrer was a Nazi Party [i] paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 [i] as a rank of the SA [i] ...

Paul Hausser Paul Hausser

Pas-de-Calais is a dpartement [i] in northern France [i] named after the strait which it borders [i] ...

for an invasion. The Seventh Army was nearly wiped out in the Falaise Pocket Falaise pocket

During August 1944 [i] the Falaise pocket was the area between the four towns of Trun [i], Argentan [i] ...

. During Operation Market-Garden Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was an Allied [i] military operation in World War II [i]. ...

, the Seventh Army was in the Ardennes Ardennes

The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium [i] and Luxembourg [i] ...

on the Belgian Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe [i] bordered by the Netherlands [i] ...

-Luxembourg Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked [i] country in western Europe [i], bordered by Belgium [i] ...

border for Hitler's Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany [i] from 1933, and Fhrer [i] of Germany [i] from 1934 until h ...

offensive on the Western Front Western Front

Western Front was a term used during the First [i] and Second [i] World Wars to ...

. During the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge

The Ardennes [i] Offensive , officially named the Battle of the Ardennes by the U.S. Army [i] ...

it consisted of three infantry divisions and one parachute division. It's role was to protect the southern flank of Fifth Panzer Army, but was severely decimated again. After Remagen Remagen

Remagen is a city in Germany [i] in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate [i], district Ahrweiler [i]....

, when the Allies surrounded the Ruhr pocket Ruhr Pocket

The Ruhr Pocket was a battle [i] that took place at the end of World War II [i] in the Ruhr Area [i], Germany [i] ...

, the Seventh Army surrendered to the US First Army U.S. First Army

The United States [i] First Army is a field army [i] of the United States Army [i]. ...

.

Commanders

General Friedrich Dollmann Friedrich Dollmann

Friedrich Dollmann was a German general during World War II [i], most notably serving during the early p...
Waffen SS General Paul Hausser Paul Hausser

Paul "Papa" Hausser was an officer in the German Army, achieving the high rank of Lieutenant General in ...
General Heinrich Eberbach Heinrich Eberbach

Heinrich Eberbach was a noted General der Panzertruppen [i] in the German Army [i] of World War II [i] ...
General Erich Brandenberger Erich Brandenberger

Erich Brandenberger [i] was a German [i] General der Panzertruppe [i]....
General Hans Felber
General Hans von Obstfelder