German Army Group North

German Army Group North was a Wehrmacht formation that fought in the northern sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, advancing into the Baltic states and besieging Leningrad.

Army group: An army group is a large military formation that commands multiple armies and coordinates operations across a broad front. Army Group North coordinated several field armies across the northern Eastern Front.
Siege of Leningrad: The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged German-led blockade of the Soviet city from 1941 to 1944. Army Group North's advance established the German positions that maintained the blockade.
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb: Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb was a German field marshal who commanded Army Group North during the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa. He led the army group's advance toward Leningrad in 1941.
Siege of Leningrad famine: The Siege of Leningrad famine was mass starvation caused by the city's blockade and the failure of food supplies. Army Group North helped sustain the blockade that produced catastrophic civilian hunger.
16th Army (Wehrmacht): The 16th Army was a German field army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. It served under Army Group North during much of the fighting in the north.
Operation Barbarossa: Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, launched on 22 June 1941. Army Group North began its wartime campaign as one of Barbarossa's three principal army groups.
Georg von Küchler: Georg von Küchler was a German field marshal who commanded Army Group North from January 1942 to January 1944. His tenure covered the prolonged siege and the Soviet breaking of the Leningrad blockade.
Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive: The Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive was a Soviet campaign in early 1944 that drove German forces away from Leningrad. Its success forced Army Group North to abandon positions held for years.
18th Army (Wehrmacht): The 18th Army was a German field army that fought in the Baltic region and around Leningrad during World War II. It formed another major subordinate army in Army Group North's northern sector.
Baltic Offensive: The Baltic Offensive was a series of Soviet operations in 1944 that drove German forces from much of the Baltic region. These operations pushed Army Group North westward and severed its land connection to Germany.

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