Oberbefehlshaber West (German: initials OB West) (German: "Commander-in-Chief [in the] West") was the overall commander of the Westheer, the German armed forces on the Western Front during World War II. It was directly subordinate to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (the German armed forces High Command). The area under the command of the OB West varied as the war progressed. At its furthest 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
Order of battle from June 1944 to January 1945 +OB West Army Group B Panzer Group West Army Group G Army Group H Army Group D Seventh Army Fifteenth Army Sixth SS Panzer Army (Dec 1944-Jan 1945) Fifth Panzer Army First Army Nineteenth Army 1st Parachute Army 25th ArmyStructure of the OB West LXXXIV Corps LXXXVIII Corps I SS Panzer Corps I SS Panzer CorpsXII CorpsLXII CorpsII Parachute CorpsXXX Corps II Parachute Corps LXXXVIII Corps II SS Panzer Corps XLVII Panzer CorpsXXIV CorpsLXXXV CorpsLXXXVI Corps LIII Corps (Dec 1944) LXXXVI CorpsLXVII CorpsII SS Panzer CorpsXXIV Corps LXXXV CorpsLXXXVI Corps
Notes
References Oberbefehlshaber West, German Army, 06.06.1944