Army Group Courland

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Army Group Courland (German [Heeresgruppe Kurland])

On the 25 January 1945 Hitler renamed three army groups. Army Group North became Army Group Courland; Army Group Centre became Army Group North and Army Group A became Army Group Centre.

Army Group Courland, consisting of the 16^th and 18^th Armies, remained in existence until the end of the war in Europe on 8 May 1945 encircled by the Soviet Army in Courland.

Commanders

• 29 January1945 Heinrich von Vietinghoff
• 10 March 1945 Dr. Lothar Rendulic
• 6 April 1945 Carl Hilpert

See also

• Courland
• List of World War II military units of Germany

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