14th Army (Wehrmacht)

14th Army de 14. Armee 200px Army insignia 1 August – 13 October 19395 November 1943 – 2 May 1945 Nazi Germany 16px German Army (16px Wehrmacht) Field army Second World War invasion of Poland Italian Campaign Battle of Anzio Battle of Monte Cassino 1945 Spring offensive Wilhelm ListEberhard von MackensenJoachim Lemelsen The 14th Army (de 14. Armee) was a German field army in World War II. History Poland The 14th Army was activated on 1 August 1939 with General Wilhelm List in command and saw service in Poland until the end of the Polish campaign on 13 October 1939. Italy thumb|14th Army troops in the Anzio battle The 14th Army was reactivated for the defence of Italy in late 1943 when its headquarters was created using the headquarters personnel of Army Group B which had been abolished when Albert Kesselring was given command of all Axis troops in Italy. 14th Army was initially responsible for the defence of Rome and dealing with any amphibious landings the Allies might make to the rear of the German 10th Army, which was fighting on the defensive lines south of Rome.Michael Carver, Baron Carver Field Marshal Lord Carver The Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Italy 1943-1945 Sidgwick & Jackson London 2001 0-330-48230-0, p. 92 The 14th Army faced the Allied amphibious landings at Anzio in January 1944 and after the Allied breakthrough in May 1944 took part in the fighting retreat to the Gothic Line. The German armies in Italy finally surrendered on 2 May 1945 after being defeated during the Allies' Spring offensive.James Holland, Italy's Sorrow. A Year of War, 1944-1945, London, 2008, Harper Press. 978-0007176441 Commanders y y Commander y n n 1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S36487, Wilhelm List.jpg Generaloberst Wilhelm List List, Wilhelm 1880 1971 1 August 1939 13 October 1939 1939 08 01 1939 10 13 2 Mackensen.jpg Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen Mackensen, Eberhard 1889 1969 5 November 1943 4 June 1944 1943 11 05 1944 06 04 3 Joachim Lemelsen (1888-1954).jpg General der Panzertruppe Joachim Lemelsen Lemelsen, Joachim 1888 1954 5 June 1944 15 October 1944 1944 06 05 1944 10 15 4 Fridolin von Senger 1.jpg General der Panzertruppe Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin Etterlin, Fridolin 1891 1963 15 October 1944 24 October 1944 1944 10 15 1944 10 24 5 General der Artillerie Heinz Ziegler Ziegler, Heinz 1894 1972 24 October 1944 22 November 1944 1944 10 24 1944 11 22 6 Traugott Herr (cropped).jpg General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr Herr, Traugott 1890 1976 24 November 1944 16 December 1944 1944 11 24 1944 12 16 7 General der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch Tippelskirch, Kurt 1891 1957 16 December 1944 17 February 1945 1944 12 16 1945 02 17 (3) Joachim Lemelsen (1888-1954).jpg General der Panzertruppe Joachim Lemelsen Lemelsen, Joachim 1888 1954 17 February 1945 2 May 1945 1945 02 17 1945 05 02 See also 14th Army (German Empire) for the equivalent formation in World War I Notes 14 Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:German organizations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Military units and formations established in 1943