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Army East Prussia (Wehrmacht)

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Army East Prussia
German: Armee Ostpreußen
Active7 April – 9 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German army ( Wehrmacht)
TypeArmy
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Dietrich von Saucken

Army East Prussia (German: Armee 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 the cities of Danzig and Gotenhafen in the East Prussian Offensive the army had been isolated in the Bay of Gdansk.

Commanding officers

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Commander-in-Chief

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No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
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Dietrich von Saucken
Schmidt, HansGeneral der Panzertruppe
Dietrich von Saucken
(1892–1980)
7 April 19459 May 194532 days

Chief of the General Staff

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  • Generalmajor Robert Macher

1st Operations officer

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  • Oberstleutnant i.G. Wolfgang Brennecke

Composition

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References

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