7th Army (Wehrmacht)

7. Armee 7th Army
Ensign of the German 7th Army from 1944
Active	1939–45
Country	Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Field army
Engagements	World War II
Battle honours	World War II Battle of France Battle of Normandy Battle of the Bulge
Commanders
Last commander	General Hans von Obstfelder
Notable commanders	General Friedrich Dollmann SS General Paul Hausser General Heinrich Eberbach General Erich Brandenberger General Hans Felber

The 7th Army (German: 7. Armee Oberkommando) was a World War II field army of the German land forces.

During the Battle of the Bulge it consisted of three infantry (212th, 256th, 352nd Volksgrenadier) divisions and one parachute (5th) division.^[1]

Commanders

• General Friedrich Dollmann (August 25, 1939 – June 28, 1944)
• Waffen SS General Paul Hausser (June 29, 1944 – August 20, 1944)
• General Heinrich Eberbach (August 21, 1944 – August 30, 1944)
• General Erich Brandenberger (September 3, 1944 – February 21, 1945)
• General Hans Felber (February 22, 1945 – March 25, 1945)
• General Hans von Obstfelder (March 26, 1945 – May 8, 1945)

See also

• 7th Army (German Empire) for the equivalent formation in World War I

References

1. Elstob, page 44.

Bibliography

• Elstob, Peter. Hitler's Last Offensive, Pen & Sword Military Classics #15, Barnsley, 2003. ISBN 0-85052-984-0