The 8th Army (German: ''8. Armee Oberkommando'') was a
World War II field army. It existed twice during the war, in the
invasion of Poland in 1939, and on the
Eastern Front from 1943 onwards.
The 8th Army was activated on 1 August 1939 with General
Johannes Blaskowitz in command. In 1939 it was part of
Gerd von Rundstedt's
Army Group South for the
Invasion of Poland. It consisted of two corps,
X. Armeekorps and
XIII. Armeekorps, and was responsible for the northern part of Army Group South's front. The army saw heavy combat during the
Battle of the Bzura. After the conclusion of the Polish campaign, it was reorganized into the
2nd Army which took part in the
Battle of France
The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...
in 1940.
In 1943 it was reformed after the
Battle of Kursk from
Army Detachment Kempf
German Army Detachment Kempf was an field army, army-sized formation of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front during World War II. As part of Army Group South, Detachment Kempf saw action during Operation Citadel, the Ge ...
. After fierce defensive battles throughout 1943, 1944 and the first months of 1945, it finally surrendered in
Austria in 1945. It fought in Hungary, Romania, and Austria in 1944 and 1945.
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Military units and formations established in 1939
Military units and formations disestablished in 1939
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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