10th Army (Wehrmacht)

German field army (1943 to 1945) August 2009 10th Army de 10. Armee Insignia of the German 10. Armee (Wehrmacht).svg Insignia of the 10th Army of the Wehrmacht. August 6, 1939 – October 10, 1939August 15, 1943 – May 2, 1945 Nazi Germany 16px German army (16px Wehrmacht) Field army World War II October 10, 1939May 2, 1945 The 10th Army (de 10. Armee) was a World War II field army of the de Wehrmacht (Germany). A new 10th Army was activated in 1943 in response to the Allied invasion of Italy. It saw action notably in late 1943 and early 1944 along the "Winter Line" at the Battle of San Pietro Infine and the Battle of Monte Cassino, before finally surrendering near the Alps. Among its troops at Cassino were the XIV Panzer Corps and Parachute divisions of the Luftwaffe.James Holland, Italy's Sorrow. A Year of War, 1944–1945, London, 2008, Harper Press. 978-0007176441 September 2023 Commanders y y Commander y n n 1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B05284, Walter v. Reichenau.jpg Generaloberst Walter von Reichenau Reichenau, Walter 1884 1942 6 August 1939 10 October 1939 1939 08 06 1939 10 10 2 Heinrich von Vietinghoff.jpg Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff Vietinghoff, Heinrich 1887 1952 15 August 1943 24 October 1944 1943 08 15 1944 10 24 3 Joachim Lemelsen (1888-1954).jpg General der Panzertruppe Joachim Lemelsen Lemelsen, Joachim 1888 1954 24 October 1944 15 February 1945 1944 10 24 1945 02 15 4 Traugott Herr (cropped).jpg General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr Herr, Traugott 1890 1976 15 February 1945 2 May 1945 1945 02 15 1945 05 02 See also 10th Army (German Empire) for the equivalent formation in World War I References Walter Görlitz, "Reichenau," in Correlli Barnett ed., Hitler's Generals (New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989), pp. 208–18. Category:German organizations established in 1939 10 Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations established in 1943 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945