Western Front command tenures (World War II)

This article is a tabular depiction of those generals who held command at the army group echelon or higher on the Western Front of World War II during 1944-1945, and is intended to serve as a reference that can be linked to by other World War II articles. Headquarters and commander names are linked for ease of reference.

Tenures of command on the Western Front in the Second World War, 1944-1945Tessin articles on Heeresgruppe D, Heeresgruppe B, Heeresgruppe G, Heeresgruppe HZaloga, p. 1912th Army Group, p. 6Williams, p. 240 Month SHAEF 21stArmy Group 12thArmy Group 6thArmy Group OB West(OB Süd after22 Apr 1945) Army Group B Army Group G Army Group H(OB Nordwestafter 7 Apr 1945) OB Oberrhein June 1944 Eisenhower6 Jun 19448 May 1945 Montgomery6 Jun 19448 May 1945 von Rundstedt6 Jun 19442 Jul 1944 Rommel6 Jun 194417 Jul 1944 Blaskowitz6 Jun 194421 Sep 1944 July 1944 Bradley14 Jul 19448 May 1945 von Kluge2 Jul 194416 Aug 1944 von Kluge19 Jul 194417 Aug 1944 August 1944 Devers1 Aug 19448 May 1945 Model16 Aug 19443 Sep 1944 Model17 Aug 194421 Apr 1945 September 1944 von Rundstedt3 Sep 194411 Mar 1945 October 1944 Balck21 Sep 194424 Dec 1944 November 1944 Student1 Nov 194428 Jan 1945 December 1944 Himmler10 Dec 194423 Jan 1945Hausser24 Jan 194528 Jan 1945 January 1945 Blaskowitz24 Dec 194429 Jan 1945 February 1945 Hausser29 Jan 19452 Apr 1945 Blaskowitz28 Jan 194515 Apr 1945 March 1945 Kesselring11 Mar 19458 May 1945 April 1945 Schulz2 Apr 19456 May 1945 May 1945 Busch15 Apr 19457 May 1945

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