Army Group H

Army Group H
German: Heeresgruppe H
Allied advance in the Netherlands and in Northwestern Germany in April 1945. Army Group H is labelled H.Gr. H.
Active11 November 1944 – 4 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army (Wehrmacht)
TypeArmy Group
EngagementsWorld War II
(Western Front)
Commanders
FirstKurt Student
SecondJohannes Blaskowitz
LastErnst Busch

Army Group H (German: Heeresgruppe H) was a German army group during World War II, active between November 1944 and May 1945. It was deployed mainly in the German-occupied Netherlands. The staff was known as Supreme Commander North West (German: Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest) from 7 April. The army group surrendered at Lüneburg Heath on 4 May 1945.

H was the highest letter given to a German army group during World War II.[1]: 8 

  1. ^ Tessin, Georg (1977). Die Waffengattungen — Gesamtübersicht. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 (in German). Vol. 1. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3764810971.