Ninth Army

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The Ninth Army was a German field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, including in the final defense of Berlin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German field army
Wehrmacht formation
allegiance Nazi Germany
associatedWith Army Group A
Army Group Centre
Army Group North
Army Group Vistula
branch Heer
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
engagedIn defensive operations on the Oder front in 1945
retreat from the central sector of the Eastern Front
fate encircled east of Berlin in 1945
largely destroyed in the Battle of Berlin
finalRole defense of Berlin
formedInConflict World War II
front Eastern Front
garrisonOrAreaOfOperations Eastern Front
historicalPeriod Second World War
linked to: World War II
ideologicalContext Nazi regime
linked to: Nazi Germany
languageOfName German
militaryBranch German Army
nativeName 9. Armee
linked to: 9th Army
notableCommander Adolf Strauss
Heinrich Himmler
linked to: HeinrichHimmler

Theodor Busse
Walter Model
Walter Weiss
notableEngagement Battle of Berlin
Battle of Moscow
Battle of the Seelow Heights
Operation Bagration
Operation Barbarossa
Rzhev battles
notableEvent attempted breakout from the Halbe pocket in April 1945
operationalFocus central sector of the Eastern Front
participatedIn German invasion of the Soviet Union
defense against Soviet offensives in 1944–1945
partOf German Army (Heer)
linked to: German Army

Wehrmacht
primaryOpponents Red Army
role field army
subordinateTo Army Group Centre
Army Group Vistula
theater Eastern Front
type field army

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