Formation · army
6th Army
Existed: 10 Oct 1939 – 2 Feb 1943
Destroyed at Stalingrad; re-formed in March 1943.
Commanders
- Walter von Reichenau 10 Oct 1939 – 1 Dec 1941
- Friedrich Paulus 5 Jan 1942 – 31 Jan 1943
Positions (approximate)
- 10 May 1940Belgium: Maastricht – Albert Canal
- 16 May 1940Belgium
- 22 June 1941Northern section of Army Group South (southern Poland)
- 30 September 1941Kharkiv
- 23 August 1942Reaches the Volga at Stalingrad
- 18 November 1942Stalingrad — encircled from 23 Nov
Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.
Sources
- [1]6th Army (Wehrmacht)
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia
- [2]Battle of France
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia