21st Army (Wehrmacht)

The 21st Army (German: 21. Armee) was a German field army in World War II.

21st Army
German: 21. Armee
On the outskirts of Berlin, April 1945, the Volkssturm takes anti-tank guns into combat position
Active	27 April – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German army ( Wehrmacht)
Size	Field army
Commanders
Only commander	Kurt von Tippelskirch

On 27 April 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe, the 21st Army was formed from Headquarters, 4th Army^[1] as part of Army Group Vistula (Heeresgruppe Weichsel) and fought until 8 May 1945.

Commanders

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Tippelskirch, KurtGeneral der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891–1957) [2]	27 April 1945	8 May 1945	11 days

Citations

1. Ziemke 2002, p. 485.
2. Tessin 1970, p. 153.

References

Bibliography

• Tessin, Georg (1970). "Die Landstreifkräfte 15–30" [Ground forces 15 to 30]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 4. Osnabrück: Biblio.
• Ziemke, Earl F. (2002). Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Washington D.C.: Center of Military History, US Army. ISBN 9781780392875.