Army Group North
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Army Group North was the name of three separate army groups of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Its rear area operations were organized by the Army Group North Rear Area.
Fedor von Bock, commander of Army Group North in September 1939
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1977 120 11, Fedor von Bock
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 L08126, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 R63872, Georg von Küchler
Army Group North Rear Area
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Army Group North Rear Area was one of the three Army Group Rear Area Commands, established during the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union. Initially commanded by General Franz von Roques, it was an area of military jurisdiction behind Wehrmacht's Army Group North.
German soldiers and locals watch a Lithuanian synagogue burn, 9 July 1941