Army Group A was the name of three distinct army groups of the Heer, the ground forces of the Wehrmacht, during World War II.
Gerd von Rundstedt, first commander of Army Group A
Erich von Manstein, first chief of staff of Army Group A
Kuban bridgehead, February – April 1943
Kuban bridgehead, September/October 1943
Case Blue was the Wehrmacht's plan for the 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Russia between 28 June and 24 November 1942, during World War II. The objective was to capture the oil fields of
German troops take cover behind a knocked out T-70 light tank and beside a Sd.Kfz. 250 halftrack, summer 1942
Waffen-SS infantry and armor advancing, Summer 1942