9th Army

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The 9th Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that played a central role on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in operations around Moscow and later in the defense against the Soviet advance.

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9th Army canonical 4
9. Armee 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German field army
Wehrmacht formation
military unit
activePeriod 1940–1945
allegiance Adolf Hitler
branch Wehrmacht
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
engagedIn Battle of Berlin
Battle of Halbe
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Vyazma
Battle of the Seelow Heights
Battles of Rzhev
Operation Bagration
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Mars
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
fate largely destroyed in 1945
formedIn World War II
front Army Group Centre
Army Group Vistula
headquartersLocation various locations on Eastern Front
historicalSignificance central role in German defense east of Berlin in 1945
languageOfCommand German
notableCharacteristic heavy involvement in defensive battles on Eastern Front
sustained high casualties in Rzhev sector
notableCommander Adolf Strauss
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Theodor Busse
Walter Model
Walther von Reichenau
notableEvent encirclement in the Halbe pocket
opponent Red Army
Soviet Union
partOf German Army (Heer)
linked to: German Army
role defense against Soviet advance
offensive operations towards Moscow
subordinateTo Oberkommando des Heeres
surrenderedTo Soviet forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

United States forces
theater Eastern Front
type combined arms field army

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Walter Model commanded 9th Army
Army Group B subordinateUnit 9th Army
Ninth Army nativeName 9. Armee
linked to: 9th Army