5th Army (Wehrmacht)

5. Armee 5th Army
Active	1939
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Field army
Engagements	World War II

The 5th Army (German: 5. Armee) was a field army of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

The 5th Army was activated on 25 August 1939 with General Curt Liebmann in command. It acted in defence of the Siegfried Line (German: Siegfriedstellung) in the west before seeing operations in Poland. It acted as an occupied security force before disbanding on the Polish surrender.

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