Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord

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Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord was the German military command position responsible for leading Army Group North on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Army command
military command position
areaOfOperations Baltic region
Leningrad sector
Northern sector of the Eastern Front
branch Heer
commandedForces German ground forces in northern sector of Eastern Front
commandLevel army group level
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disestablishmentPeriod 1945
firstHolder Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
linked to: Wilhelm von Leeb
formationDate 1941
garrison Army Group North headquarters
linked to: Army Group North
hasRankRequirement Generalfeldmarschall
Generaloberst
historicalEra 20th century
languageOfName German
militaryAlliance Axis powers
notableHolder Georg von Küchler
Lothar Rendulic
Walter Model
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
linked to: Wilhelm von Leeb
operatedBy Wehrmacht
oversawOperation Operation Barbarossa (northern sector)
Siege of Leningrad
partOf Heeresgruppe Nord
linked to: Army Group North
relatedPosition Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Mitte
Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd
responsibleFor command of Army Group North
operational leadership of Heeresgruppe Nord
subordinateTo Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Oberkommando des Heeres
theater Eastern Front
translationOfName Commander‑in‑Chief Army Group North
typeOfCommand operational command
usedBy German Army (1935–1945)
linked to: Wehrmacht
usedDuring German–Soviet War
linked to: Soviet-German Front

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Commander of Army Group North originalName Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord