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The 6th Panzer Army is best noted for its leading role in the Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945).. Although it never received an SS designation, calling it the 6th SS Panzer Army came into general use in military history literature after the Second World War, most likely due to being led by a SS General and commanding many SS units or to separate it from the Wehrmacht ...
2nd Hungarian Armored, 3rd Panzer, 6th Panzer: 6th Army 1945 19 February 8th Jäger, 101st Jäger: 8th Army: Hungary 1 March 8th Jäger, Kampfgruppe Kaiser: Hungary 12 April 46th Infantry, 182nd Infantry, 271st Infantry, 711th Infantry: 5 May Werner Schmidt-Hammer: 78th Infantry, 254th Infantry, 304th Infantry 1st Panzer Army: Army Group Ostmark
It was subsequently subordinate, in order, to the 19th Army in September 1944, [3] the 7th Army between October and December 1944, [4] the 6th Panzer Army in January 1945, [5] the 5th Panzer Army between February and March 1945, [6] and the 11th Army in April 1945.
IV SS Panzer Corps was transferred to the 6th Army's command [31] and a series of relief attempts, codenamed Operation Konrad, was launched during the 46-day-long Siege of Budapest. [32] After the failure of Konrad III, the 6th Army was made part of "Army Group Balck" (Armeegruppe Balck). This army group fell back to the area near Lake Balaton.
Battle of Lanzerath Ridge Part of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II 117th Infantry North Carolina National Guard at St. Vith Date December 16–17, 1944 Location Near Lanzerath, Belgium 50°21′34″N 6°19′45″E / 50.359487°N 6.329241°E / 50.359487; 6.329241 Result See aftermath Belligerents Germany United States Commanders and leaders Josef Dietrich I.G. von ...
The new formation was to consist of 6th Army, 4th Panzer Army and the remnants of the Romanian 3rd and 4th Armies. [ 1 ] : 1031 Army Group Don was created from the headquarters of the Eleventh Army in the southern sector of the Eastern Front on 22 November 1942.
On December 14 - 15, the 6th Panzer Division attempted to push towards Verkhne Kuumski where it was engaged by a series of Soviet armored forces, forcing a retreat back to the Aksai Front. on December 17 - 19, 1942, the LVII Panzer Corps launched attacks towards Verkhne Kumski again with the forces finally breaking through to Vassilyevska on ...
2nd SS Panzer, 159th Infantry, 276th Infantry 11 March 8 April 159th Infantry, 276th Infantry 11 May Army Group G: 12 June 15 July 12th SS Panzer, 21st Panzer, 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry, 16th LFD: 5th Panzer Army [Note 1] Army Group B: Normandy: 31 August 346th Infantry, 711th Infantry 16 September 59th Infantry, 712th Infantry: 15th Army ...