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Second Army (Germany)

2. Armee
2nd Army
Coat of Arms of the 2nd GE Army II World War.svg
Active 1939–45
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Field army
Engagements World War II

The 2nd Army (German: 2. Armee Oberkommando) was a World War II field army.

The 2nd Army was activated on 20 October 1939, with General Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs in command. First seeing service in France, the army was involved in the invasion of the Balkans, before offensive operations in Ukraine as part of Operation Barbarossa.

In 1942 the II. Armee covered the northern wing of opération Fall Blau operating in the surroundings of Voronezh and suffered a major defeat during the Soviet winter offensive that followed the battle of Stalingrad.

In 1945 the army was redisgnated AOK Ostpreußen and was pivotal in the defence of East and West Prussia before finally surrendering on 9 May 1945.


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