14.Armee-Oberkommando

Unit Emblems

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Campaigns

  • Polish Campaign 1939
  • Italian Campaign 1943-1945

History

The 14. Armee was established on 1 August 1939. It was involved in the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 till it was disbanded on 13 October 1939 after the completion of the Polish campaign. The 14. Armee was re-established on 18 November 1943 for operations in the Italian Theater. It continued to fight in Italy until it’s surrender on 2 May 1945. It was in existence in the Italian theater for a total of 532 days.

Organization

Korück 520
Armee-Nachschubführer 521
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 521

after reformation

Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 524
Korück 511
Kdr der Armee-Nachschubtruppen 583

Commanders

Wilhelm List 8.1.1939
after reformation
Eberhard von Mackensen 11.5.1943
Joachim Lemelsen 6.5.1944

Calendar of Battles and Engagements

Polish Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
1.BreakthroughFighting in West Galicia.9.1.19399.3.19393
a.Fightingfor the Frontier Fortifications by Nicolai.9.1.19399.2.19392
b.Battle byJablonca, Rawa, Wyzna and Rabka Jordanow.9.1.19399.3.19393
c.Battle inJablunka-Paß and Zwardon-Sattel.9.1.19399.1.19391
d.Breakthroughof the Bunker groups at Wegierska-Gorka.9.2.19399.3.19392
2.FrontierFighting in Western Poland.9.1.19399.3.19393
3.Battlefor Kattowitz and Königslutter.9.1.19399.6.19396
4.PursuitFighting to the Dunajec and Nida.9.4.19399.8.19395
a.Battle byAlt and Neusandez and by Jaslo.9.4.19399.8.19395
b.Battle byAuschwitz.9.4.19399.4.19391
c.Battle byKrempna, Gorlice and Dukla.9.4.19399.8.19395
d.Battle byWisnia and Tylmanowa.9.5.19399.5.19391
e.Fightingin the Przemsza Sector.9.5.19399.5.19391
f.Battle byTarnow and on the Wisloka River.9.7.19399.8.19392
g.Battle byKolbuszowa, Novy-Korcyn and the Nida River.9.8.19399.9.19392
h.Battle byOtowici and Bobro-Woda.9.8.19399.9.19392
5.PursuitFighting over the San River.9.9.19399.15.19397
a.Battle byRymanow-Sanok, Zagorz and Kroszienko.9.9.19399.10.19392
b.Battle byJaroslau and Radymno.9.9.19399.10.19392
c.Battle byBircza and Gorna-Lodzinka.9.10.19399.12.19393
d.Battle byKrzywcza.9.13.19399.13.19391
e.Stormingof Przemysl.9.14.19399.15.19392
f.Battleby Ulmow, Zamosz, Hrubieszow andWlodzimierz.9.12.19399.16.19395
g.Battlefor Lemberg.9.12.19399.15.19394
h.Battle bySadowa, Wiznia and Jaworow.9.15.19399.16.19392
6.Battlesfor Lemberg and Tomaszow.9.16.19399.26.193911
a.Surroundingof Lemberg and Closure of the Grodecker Seen.9.16.19399.21.19396
b.Battle byLelechowka and Janow.9.17.19399.18.19392
c.Battle byOleszyce.9.15.19399.17.19393
d.Battlefor Tanew by Jozefow and Bilgorja.9.16.19399.17.19392
e.Battle byStara-Sambor.9.16.19399.18.19393
f.Battle byKilikow and Zolkiew.9.17.19399.17.19391
g.Battle byTomaszow, Narol and Krasnobrod.9.17.19399.20.19394
h.Battle byRzesna-Ruska ans Stryj.9.18.19389.18.19391
i.Battle atHolosko and Brzuchowice.9.20.19399.21.19392
k.Battle byKamionka Strumilowa.9.20.19399.21.19392
l.Battle byLaszow and Labunie.9.21.19399.21.19391
m.Battle byTomaszow-Krasnobrod.9.23.19399.25.19393
n.Battle atSzum-Bach by Gorecko-Stare and Terespol.9.26.19399.26.19391
Italian Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
1.Occupationand securing of the northern Italian area.11.20.19431.21.194463
2.Battlesat the Allied Bridgehead [Anzio-Nettuno].1.22.19443.4.194443
3.Defensivebattles in central Italy.3.5.19445.11.194468
4.Defensivebattles in central Italy and rearguard actions on to the northern Appenin.5.12.19448.25.1944106
a.Defensivebattles near Rome and battles south of Piombino-Chiusi.5.23.19446.19.194428
b.Battlesin the Tuscany region and on to the Arno River.6.20.19448.11.194453
5.Defensivebattles north of Florence and on to Bologna.9.13.194410.26.194444
6.Positionalbattles in the northern Appenin [LaSpezia-Bologna].10.27.19444.8.1945164
7.Battlefor Bologna.4.9.19454.22.194514
8.Rearguardbattles across the Po River and on to the Alps.4.23.19455.2.194510

German Bibliography

  • Die deutschen Infanterie-Divisonen, Band 1-3, by Werner Haupt
  • Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht 1939-1945, Band 1-3, by Nobert Kannapin
  • Die Pflege der Tradition der alten Armee in Reichsheer und im der Wehrmacht, by Schirmer/Wiener
  • Die Truppenkennzeichen… der deutchen Wehrmacht u. Waffen-SS, Band 1-4, by Schmitz/Thies
  • Der Zweite Weltkrieg im Kartenbild, Band 1-3, by Klaus-Jurgen Thies
  • Deutsche Verbände und Truppen 1918-1939, by George Tessin
  • Verbände und Truppen der deutchen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS…, Band 1-14, by Georg Tessin
  • Formationsgeschichte und Stellenbesetzung 1815-1939, Teil 1, der deutschen Heer, Band 1-3, by Günter Wegner
  • Die Deutsche Wehrmacht u. Waffen-SS, Ihre Kommando. u. Grossverbände… im Zweiten Weltkrieg, author unknown
  • Das Reichsheer und Seine Tradition, author unknown
  • Deutsche Rote Kreuz Suchdienst, Divisionsschicksale, author unknown