Army Group Courland (German: Heeresgruppe Kurland (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heeresgruppe_Kurland))

On the 25 January Hitler renamed three army groups. Army Group North became Army Group Courland; Army Group Centre became Army Group North and Army Group A became Army Group Centre.

Army Group Courland, consisting of the 16th and 18th Armies, remained in existance until the end of the war in Europe on 8 May 1945 encircled by the Soviet Army in Courland.

Commanders

• 29 January1945 Heinrich von Vietinghoff
• 10 March 1945 Dr. Lothar Rendulic
• 6 April 1945 Carl Hilpert

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