Army Group D

Army Group D (Heeresgruppe D) was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II.

Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in France, its initial cadre coming from the disbanded Army Group C.

On 15 April 1941, the status of Army Group D was upgraded. From that date on, the commander of Army Group D was also to be considered Oberbefehlshaber West (or OB WEST - the Commander in Chief for the Western Theatre). As a result of this, Army Group D is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Army Group West.

Commanders

 * 25 October 1940 - Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben
 * 15 March 1942 - Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
 * 2 July 1944 - Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge
 * 15 August 1944 - Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
 * 11 March 1945 - Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring

Orders of battle
May 1941
 * Seventh Army
 * First Army
 * Fifteenth Army
 * Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the Netherlands

May 1944
 * Army Group G
 * Army Group B
 * Panzer Group West
 * First Fallschirm Army

December 1944
 * Army Group G
 * Army Group B
 * Army Group H
 * Sixth SS Panzer Army