The German Army Group H fought during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 and in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Army Group H (for Holland) was activated on November 11, 1944 in the Netherlands. It contained the 1. Fallschirmarmee and the 15. Armee (in January 1945 changed to 25. Armee). It garrisoned the Netherlands with twelve divisions. In March 1945 the army group becomes Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest under Ernst Busch. After being pushed from the Rhine by Operation Varsity

Operation Varsity

Operation Varsity was a successful joint American–British airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II...

, in May 1945 the Army Group capitulated on the Lüneburger Heide

Lüneburg Heath

The Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover, and Bremen and is named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve...

 to Field Marshal Montgomery

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

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Commanding generals

• Generaloberst Kurt Student
  Kurt Student
  Kurt Student was a German Luftwaffe general who fought as a fighter pilot during the First World War and as the commander of German Fallschirmjäger during the Second World War.-Biography:...
  
   (November 1, 1944 - January 28, 1945)
• Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz
  Johannes Blaskowitz
  Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
  
   (January 28, 1945 - April 15, 1945)
• Generalfeldmarschall
  Generalfeldmarschall
  Field Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...
  
   Ernst Busch (April 15, 1945 - May 7, 1945)