Why was the German Third Army, which had made great achievements in the Polish campaign, abolished?

Abstract: During World War II, why was the German Army's Third Army Group, a unit that had established great achievements in the early days of the war, disbanded? Some people say that this has something to do with the commander of the army, General Kuchler, is that true?

During World War II, why was the German Army's Third Army Group, a unit that had established great achievements in the early days of the war, disbanded? Some people say that this has something to do with the commander of the army, General Kuchler, is that true?

It should be said that the disbandment of the German Third Army had nothing to do with General von Küchler, but at that time General Küchler happened to have a problem and was dismissed, so many people like to take it for granted that the two are linked When they came together, it was believed that General Quhillel was responsible for the disbandment of the Third Army. Actually the two have nothing to do with each other. What really goes wrong with a unit, the dismissal of the chief officer of a unit, generally speaking, nine out of ten problems can be solved. If even the troops are disbanded, then the problem is not the responsibility of the chief officer. It's a matter of responsibility, not to mention that Germany made a good start in the first battle of World War II in Poland. The Third Army was the absolute main force in this battle, so how could it be disbanded as if it were buried with General Quhillel?

If Qu Hillel really had such a big problem, how could he be the commander of the Eighteenth Army later? Also promoted to commander of Army Group North?

The dissolution of the Third Army was essentially the reorganization of the German army. At the end of the First World War, Germany, as a defeated country, was severely punished militarily and could only retain troops of no more than 100,000 people. The German army's response to this is to make full use of the 100,000 army posts and preserve the essence of the German army as much as possible. World history began at this time, the modern army has been formed, Germany is a militaristic country, and has always been at the forefront of the world in terms of military. In terms of military organization, the basic framework of the organizational structure of the German military has been completed at this time, and the following are some detailed adjustments, but there is no essential change.

Germany's retention of the 100,000-strong army is not really to be used for combat, but to retain the basic framework and backbone of various departments of the army. Young and talented people who are conducive to the future development of the German army will try to stay in this 10-strong army. An army of thousands. In particular, the Army Headquarters is the core reserved unit. After Hitler came to power in 1933, these units were also used as the core to expand and train into the army, and then kicked off World War II. The Third Army that attacked Poland had no problem in combat. The problem was that the Third Army Command, the predecessor of the Third Army, was not in charge of combat, but was in charge of intelligence work and logistical equipment refurbishment. It is probably similar to the mixture of my country's general staff, general rear, and final assembly.

After the Battle of Poland, the German army had been completely freed from the shackles of the Treaty of Versailles, which was defeated in World War I. Obviously, the composition of the army needs to be rebuilt, rather than continuing to operate according to the first aid chapter under the framework of the Treaty of Versailles. The disbanding of the Third Army is to disperse and reorganize these military departments. This is the fundamental reason. At the same time, at this time, the combat units under the Third Army were incorporated into the Eighteenth Army, and there was also a "Kempf" armored division, which began to form Waffen SS units in the occupied Czech Republic.

The "Kempf" armored division actually has only one brigade. It is an outstanding young man from the reserve recruited by the Nazis from all over the country. It is mixed with the backbone personnel from the Wehrmacht, forming the first SS unit to form a separate army, the Third Army After disbanding, this unit was naturally divided. Later, all Waffen SS units were formed on the basis of the "Kempf" Panzer Division.

So what went wrong with General Quhillel, commander of the Third Army, during this period? General von Küchler was born in the Wehrmacht, he was upright, wise and brave. Known as the "Forgotten Knight", he regards honor as his life. Whether as a nobleman or as a soldier, he will not allow events that damage the honor of the army to happen. After the German army invaded Poland, mass killing and arresting Jews was a bigger task than military operations, which was an inevitable behavior of Nazi theory.

But in the eyes of Qu Hillel, there are only the concepts of soldiers and civilians. He is full of courage and has repeatedly criticized and opposed this kind of behavior in public. Because of the zealous execution of these action SS troops, Küchler also specially transferred his "Kempf" SS armored divisions to those wasteland where birds don't shit, so as not to give them the opportunity to do evil , this blatant rejection of Nazi anti-Semitism was the main reason for the dismissal of General Kuchler.

It can be seen from this that the German Third Army was disbanded only forty-six days after its formation, and the dismissal of General Quhillel had its own reasons. Rather, it was an important part of the start of a full-scale reconstruction of the German army during World War II.

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