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Line 1: {{Short description\|WW2 German military command on the Western Front}} ~~The~~ '''~~German Army Command in the~~''Oberbefehlshaber West''' ~~(''Oberbefehlshaber West~~'' (German: [[initialism\|initials]] '''OB West'''), German for "Commander-in-Chief in the West") was the overall ~~command~~commander of the ''[[Westheer]]'', the ~~[[Wehrmacht\|~~German ~~Armed~~armed ~~Forces]]~~forces on the [[Western Front (WWII)\|Western Front]] during [[World War II]]. It was directly subordinate to the [[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht\|]] (the German ~~Armed~~armed ~~Forces~~forces High Command]]). The area under the command of the OB West varied as the war progressed. At its farthest extent it reached the French Atlantic coast. By the [[end of World War II in Europe]] it was reduced to commanding troops in [[Bavaria]]. ==Commanders== Line 40 ⟶ 41: \| officeholder = [[Gerd von Rundstedt]] \| officeholder_sort = Rundstedt, Gerd \| officeholder_note = {{efn\|Officially reported as retiring due to age and ill-health.}} \| born_year = 1875 \| died_year = 1953 Line 51 ⟶ 53: \| military_rank = ''Generalfeldmarschall'' \| officeholder = [[Günther von Kluge]] \| officeholder_sort = Kluge, Günther \| officeholder_note = {{efn\|Committed suicide on 19 August 1944 after being recalled to Berlin.}} \| born_year = 1882 \| died_year = 1944 Line 59 ⟶ 62: }} {{Officeholder table \| order = -– \| image = Walther Model on the front.jpg \| military_rank = ''Generalfeldmarschall'' \| officeholder = [[Walter Model]] \| officeholder_sort = Model, Walter \| officeholder_note = {{efn\|Temporary replacement, continued as commander of [[Army Group B]].}} \| born_year = 1891 \| died_year = 1945 \| term_start = 17 August 1944 \| term_end = 3 September 1944 \| acting = y▼ \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|1944\|08\|17\|1944\|09\|03}} ▲\| acting = y }} {{Officeholder table Line 77 ⟶ 81: \| officeholder = [[Gerd von Rundstedt]] \| officeholder_sort = Rundstedt, Gerd \| officeholder_note = {{efn\|Replaced after [[Battle of Remagen\|Allies crossed the Rhine]].}} \| born_year = 1875 \| died_year = 1953 Line 97 ⟶ 102: {{Officeholder table end}} == Order of battle from June 1944 to January 1945 == {\| class="wikitable" \|+OB West{{Citation needed\|date=April 2021}} ~~\|colspan="9" align=center \|'''OB West'''~~ \|----- \| colspan="3" align="center" \| '''''[[Army Group B]]'''''\|\| '''''[[5th Panzer Army\|Panzer Group West]]''''' \| colspan="2" align="center" \| '''''[[Army Group G]]''''' \| colspan="2" align="center" \| '''''[[Army Group H]]'''''\|\| '''''[[Army Group D]]''''' \|----- \| [[7th Army (Wehrmacht)\|Seventh Army]] \| \| [[15th Army (Wehrmacht)\|Fifteenth Army]] \| \|[[6th Panzer Army\|Sixth SS Panzer Army ]] (~~dec-jan~~Dec 1944-45Jan 1945)]] \| \| [[Fifth Panzer Army]]\| \| [[1st Army (Wehrmacht)\|First Army]] \| \| [[19th Army (Wehrmacht)\|Nineteenth Army]] \|\| [[1st Parachute Army]] \|\| [[25th Army (Wehrmacht)\|25th Army]]\| \|Structure of the OB West \|----- \| [[German LXXXIV Corps\|LXXXIV Corps]] \|\| [[German LXXXVIII Corps\|LXXXVIII Corps]]\|\| [[I SS Panzer Corps]] \|\|[[I SS Panzer Corps]]\|\|[[XII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)\|XII Corps]]\|\|[[LXII Corps]]\|\|[[2nd Parachute Corps (Germany)\|II Parachute Corps]]\|\|[[XXX Corps (Wehrmacht)\|XXX Corps]] \| \|----- \| [[2nd Parachute Corps (Germany)\|II Parachute Corps]] \|\|[[LXXXVIII Corps (Germany)\|LXXXVIII Corps]]\|\| [[II SS Panzer Corps]]\|\| [[XLVII Panzer Corps]]\|\|[[XXIV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)\|XXIV Corps]]\|\|[[LXXXV Corps]]\|\|[[LXXXVI Corps]]\|\| \| \|----- \| [[LIII Corps (Germany)\|LIII Corps ]] (~~dec.~~Dec 1944)]] \| \|[[LXXXVI Corps (Germany)\|LXXXVI Corps]]\|\|[[LXVII Corps]]\|\|[[II SS Panzer Corps]]\|\|[[XXIV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)\|XXIV Corps]] \|\|[[LXXXV Corps]]\|\|[[LXXXVI Corps]]\|\| \|} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== * [http://niehorster.org/011_germany/44-oob/44-06-01_neptune/__OB_WEST.htm Oberbefehlshaber West, German Army, 06.06.1944]{{More citations needed\|date=April 2021}} [[Category:German High Command during World War II]]