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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 ...
The 6th Army's flanks were protected by Romanian troops, who were quickly routed, and on 23 November, the pincers met at Kalach-na-Donu, thereby encircling the 6th Army. [17] A relief attempt was launched on 12 December by Hermann Hoth 's 4th Panzer Army , codenamed Operation Winter Storm .
The 6th Panzer Division (English: 6th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II, established in October 1939.. The division, initially formed as a light brigade, participated in the invasions of Poland, Belgium, France and the Soviet Union.
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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 ...
On 12 July, the garrison's parent formation, 3rd Panzer Army, counter-attacked. 6th Panzer Division, organised into two groups ("Pössl" and "Stahl") attacked eastwards from outside the encirclement (the divisional commander and Colonel-General Reinhardt personally accompanied the advance group). The opposing Soviet forces, taken by surprise ...
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.