| 18th Army | |
|---|---|
| German:18. Armee | |
 Georg Lindemann visiting the trenches at Leningrad | |
| Active | 4 November 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  German army ( Wehrmacht) |
| Type | Field Army |
| Size | Field army |
| Engagements | World War II |
The18th Army (German:18. Armee) was aWorld War IIfield army in the GermanWehrmacht.
Formed in November 1939 in Military Region (Wehrkreis) VI, the 18th Army was part of the offensive into theNetherlands (Battle of the Netherlands) andBelgium (Battle of Belgium) duringFall Gelb and later moved intoFrance in 1940. The 18th Army was then moved East and participated inOperation Barbarossa in 1941.
The Army was a part of theArmy Group North until early 1945, when it was subordinated toArmy Group Kurland. In October 1944, the army was encircled by theRed Army offensives and spent the remainder of the war in theCourland Pocket.
On 22 July 1940, the 18th Army consisted ofXXVI Corps (161st and271st Infantry Divisions),XXX Corps (76th and258th Infantry Divisions),Higher Command XXXV (162nd and292nd Infantry Divisions),III Corps (62nd and75th Infantry Divisions),XVII Corps (297th and298th Infantry Divisions) andHigher Command XXXIV (68th and257th Infantry Divisions), as well asXXXXIV Corps and291st Infantry Division as reserves and limited authority extended toPanzer Group Guderian withXXXX Corps andXVI Corps.[1]: 208
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Küchler, GeorgGeneralfeldmarschall Georg von Küchler (1881–1968) | 5 November 1939 | 16 January 1942 | 2 years, 72 days |
| 2 |  | Lindemann, GeorgGeneraloberst Georg Lindemann (1884–1963) | 16 January 1942 | 29 March 1944 | 2 years, 73 days |
| 3 |  | Loch, HerbertGeneral der Artillerie Herbert Loch (1886–1976) | 29 March 1944 | 2 September 1944 | 157 days |
| 4 |  | Boege, EhrenfriedGeneral der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (1889–1965) | 5 September 1944 | 8 May 1945 | 245 days |
Chiefs of the Generalstab
