The Ruhr pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of World War II in Europe, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. Some 317,000 German troops were taken prisoner along with 24 generals. The Americans suffered 10,000 casualties including 2,000 killed or missing.
An American soldier at Rheinwiesenlager guards a massive crowd of German prisoners captured in the Ruhr pocket
Army Group B was the name of four distinct German army group commands that saw action during World War II.
Erwin Rommel was commander of Army Group B from 14 July 1943 until 19 July 1944.
Günther von Kluge
Walter Model