| Army Group North Rear Area | |
|---|---|
| Rückwärtiges Heeresgebiet Nord | |
| Active | 1941-44 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Part of | Army Group North and Army High Command |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Franz von Roques Kuno-Hans von Both |
Army Group North Rear Area (Rückwärtiges Heeresgebiet Nord) was one of the three Army Group Rear Area Commands, established during the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union. Initially commanded by General Franz von Roques, it was an area of military jurisdiction behind Wehrmacht's Army Group North.
The Group North Rear Area's outward function was to provide security behind the fighting troops. It was also a site of mass murder during The Holocaust and other crimes against humanity targeting the civilian population. In the words of historian Michael Parrish, the army commander "presided over an empire of terror and brutality".[1]
- ^ Parrish 1996, p. 127.