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'''Army East Prussia''' (''Armeeoberkommando Ostpreußen'', abbreviated ''AOK Ostpreußen'') was created from the ''[[2nd Army (Wehrmacht)|AOK 2nd Army]]'' on 7 April 1945. AOK Ostpreußen controlled all the troops in [[East Prussia]] and [[West Prussia |
'''Army East Prussia''' (''Armeeoberkommando Ostpreußen'', abbreviated ''AOK Ostpreußen'') was created from the ''[[2nd Army (Wehrmacht)|AOK 2nd Army]]'' and also absorbed the remnants of the [[4th Army (Wehrmacht)|4th Army]] on 7 April 1945. AOK Ostpreußen controlled all the troops in [[East Prussia]] and [[West Prussia]]. After the loss of [[Gdańsk]] (then: Danzig) and [[Gdynia]] (then: Gotenhafen) in the [[East Prussian Offensive]] the army had been isolated in the [[Bay of Gdansk]]. |
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Revision as of 02:04, 10 October 2014
| Armee Ostpreußen Army East Prussia | |
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| Active | 7 April 1945 – 9 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Type | Army |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Dietrich von Saucken |
Army East Prussia (Armeeoberkommando Ostpreußen, abbreviated AOK Ostpreußen) was created from the AOK 2nd Army and also absorbed the remnants of the 4th Army on 7 April 1945. AOK Ostpreußen controlled all the troops in East Prussia and West Prussia. After the loss of Gdańsk (then: Danzig) and Gdynia (then: Gotenhafen) in the East Prussian Offensive the army had been isolated in the Bay of Gdansk.
Commanding officers
Commander-in-Chief
- General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken
Chief of the General Staff
- Generalmajor Robert Macher
1st Operations officer
- Oberstleutnant i.G. Wolfgang Brennecke
References
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