1st Army (Wehrmacht)

1st Army
‹See Tfd›German: 1. Armee
Active26 August 1939 – 6 May 1945
Country Germany
Branch German Army (Heer)
TypeField army
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Erwin von Witzleben
Johannes Blaskowitz
Joachim Lemelsen
Kurt von der Chevallerie
Otto von Knobelsdorff
Kurt von Tippelskirch
Hans von Obstfelder
Hermann Foertsch
Rudolf Koch-Erpach

The 1st Army (‹See Tfd›German: 1. Armee) was a field army of the German Army which participated in World War II. Formed 26 August 1939 in the Wehrkreis XII military district and surrendering on 6 May 1945 near Munich, it fought exclusively on the Western Front.