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Armeeoberkommando 9 (Ninth Army)* The Ninth Army was formed on May lU, 19^0, when part of Theater Command East (Oberbefehlshaber Ost) was given this designation. It was transferred to the western front, first as a reserve unit and later as an active unit, where it remained until the end of March 19^1. The army served on the central sector of the eastern front from June 19^1 until the end of the war. It withdrew from the Upper Dnieper area in July I^hk to the region west of Brest- Litovsk, then moved to the Warsaw area. The 9"th Army was responsible for the defense of Wave SIT during the autumn of 19^ and was heavily engaged during the Soviet offensive in this area. It withdrew from the Warsaw sector and across central Poland in January 19^5j during the Soviet winter offensive, and disbanded on May 8, 19^5- Commanders of the Ninth Army between 19^-0 and 19^5 were Generals Johannes Blaskowitz, Adolf Strauss, Walter Model, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Josef Harpe, Hans Jordan, Nickolaus von Vormann, Smilo von Luttwitz, and Theodor Busse. Item Dates Item No. Roll 1st Frame Ic/AO, Anlagen 6-23 z. TB, Verschiedenes, Feldgend., Tatigkeitsbericht der Geheimen Feldpolizei, Gruppe 5&0. Monthly reports of Secret Military Police Unit 580 pertaining to security and intelligence activities, partisan resistance, and the morale of the civilian population in occupied Russia; instructions for counterintelligence operations; and a list of suspected enemy agents. Apr 1 - Jun 30, 19^2 26837/16 1689 1 Ic/AO, Anlagen 6-33 z. TB, Verschiedenes, Feldgend., Tatigkeitsbericht der Geheimen Feldpolizei, Gruppe 580. Monthly activity reports of Secret Military Police Unit 580 relating to security areas of Russia, partisan activities and morale of the Russian population; listing of suspected Russian agents; and instructions Tor counterintelligence operations. Jul 1 - Dec 31, 19^2 27970/7 1689 82 Ic/AO, Ubersicht zum Lagebericht Cyrenaika, Karten. Maps (1:2,000,000) showing tactical disposition of British units in Cyrenaica. Nov 1 - Dec 1, 19^1 85610 1689 203 * The greater part of the records of the 9th Army are described in Guide No. U3, Armies (Part III). www.maparchive.ru [email protected].

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