The 9th Army was a World War II field army. It was activated on 15 May 1940 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command.
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 2004 004 05, Johannes Blaskowitz
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1985 037 34A, Russland, Generaloberst Adolf Strauß (cropped)
Image: Walther Model on the front
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1981 104 30, Josef Harpe
Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German Generaloberst during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earned an Iron Cross for bravery.
Blaskowitz in the 1930s
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