8th Army (Wehrmacht)
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The 8th Army was a World War II field army. It existed twice during the war, in the invasion of Poland in 1939, and on the Eastern Front from 1943 onwards.
Hitler and his generals watching 8th army parading in the Poland campaign
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 2004 004 05, Johannes Blaskowitz
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 2007 0313 500, Rumänien, Otto Wöhler bei Lagebesprechung
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 2008 0013, Hans Kreysing
Johannes Blaskowitz
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Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German Generaloberst during World War II. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earned the Iron Cross fo
8th Army (Wehrmacht)
…during the war, in the invasion of Poland in 1939, and on the Eastern Front from 1943 onwards. The 8th Army was activated on 1 August 1939 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command. In 1939 it was part of Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South for the Invasion of Poland. It consisted of two corps, X. Armeekorps and XIII…
Blaskowitz during World War II
Blaskowitz visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Prague with German and Czechoslovak officers, 27 March 1939
Tadeusz Kutrzeba surrenders the Polish capital of Warsaw to Blaskowitz (left), 27 September 1939
Blaskowitz (right) with Rundstedt during the victory parade in Warsaw, 1939