History glossary
Army Group North
the German army group assigned to drive through the Baltic region toward Leningrad in Operation Barbarossa.
- Category
- Military formation
- Region
- Eastern Front
- Date range
- 1941-1945
What it means
Army Group North was the German army group assigned to Barbarossa's northern axis. In 1941 it advanced through the Baltic region toward Leningrad, where mobile operations gave way to siege.
