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The 18th Army (German: 18. Armee) was a World War II field army in the German Wehrmacht.
| 18th Army | |
|---|---|
| German: 18. Armee | |
 Georg Lindemann visiting the trenches at Leningrad | |
| Active | 4 November 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  German army ( Wehrmacht) |
| Type | Field Army |
| Size | Field army |
| Engagements | World War II |
Formed in November 1939 in Military Region (Wehrkreis) VI, the 18th Army was part of the offensive into the Netherlands (Battle of the Netherlands) and Belgium (Battle of Belgium) during Fall Gelb and later moved into France in 1940. The 18th Army was then moved East and participated in Operation Barbarossa in 1941.
The Army was a part of the Army Group North until early 1945, when it was subordinated to Army Group Kurland. In October 1944, the army was encircled by the Red Army offensives and spent the remainder of the war in the Courland Pocket.
On 22 July 1940, the 18th Army consisted of XXVI Corps (161st and 271st Infantry Divisions), XXX Corps (76th and 258th Infantry Divisions), Higher Command XXXV (162nd and 292nd Infantry Divisions), III Corps (62nd and 75th Infantry Divisions), XVII Corps (297th and 298th Infantry Divisions) and Higher Command XXXIV (68th and 257th Infantry Divisions), as well as XXXXIV Corps and 291st Infantry Division as reserves and limited authority extended to Panzer Group Guderian with XXXX Corps and XVI Corps.[1]: 208
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generalfeldmarschall Georg von Küchler (1881–1968) | 5 November 1939 | 16 January 1942 | 2 years, 72 days | |
| 2 | Generaloberst Georg Lindemann (1884–1963) | 16 January 1942 | 29 March 1944 | 2 years, 73 days | |
| 3 | General der Artillerie Herbert Loch (1886–1976) | 29 March 1944 | 2 September 1944 | 157 days | |
| 4 | General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (1889–1965) | 5 September 1944 | 8 May 1945 | 245 days |
Chiefs of the Generalstab
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