What is 6th Army (Wehrmacht)?
{{Infobox military unit |unit_name = German 6th Army<br />''Armee-Oberkommando 6'' |image=6th Army Logo.svg |caption= |dates= 10 October 1939 – 3 February 1943<br />5 March 1943 – 6 May 1945 |country= {{flag|Nazi Germany}} |branch= [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army]] |type= [[Field army]] |role= |size= 285,000{{sfn|Shirer|1960|p= 838}}<br />246,000 (18 December 1942){{sfn|Ziemke|2002|p= 69}} |command_structure= |garrison= <!-- Commanders --> |past_commanders= |notable_commanders= [[Walther von Reichenau]]<br />[[Friedrich Paulus]]<br />[[Maximilian Fretter-Pico]] <!-- Culture and history --> |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= [[World War II]] : [[Battle of Belgium]] : [[Battle of Gembloux (1940)]] : [[Fall of France]] : [[Battle of Uman]] : [[Battle of Kiev (1941)]] : [[First Battle of Kharkov]] : [[Second Battle of Kharkov]] : [[Battle of Stalingrad]] : [[Battle of Romania]] }} The '''6th Army''' was a German army unit during [[World War II]]. It was well known for earning a lot of awards before its defeat by the Soviets at the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] in the winter of 1942-1943. It had also been known for the mass killings of many Jews. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book|last1=Adam |first1=Wilhelm|last2=Ruhle|first2=Otto|translator=Tony Le Tissier|title=With Paulus at Stalingrad|url=https://archive.org/details/withpaulusatstal0000adam |publisher=Pen and Sword Books Ltd.|location=United Kingdom|year=2015|isbn=9781473833869}} * {{cite book |last = Margry |first = Karel |title = The Four Battles for Kharkov |publisher = Battle of Britain International |year = 2001 |location = London, England }} * {{cite book|last1=Shirer|first1=William L.|title=The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich|url=https://archive.org/details/risefallofthirdr00shir|url-access=registration|date=1960|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=United States|isbn=0-671-72868-7}} * {{cite book|last1=Ziemke|first1=Earl F.|last2=Bauer|first2=Magna E.|title=Moscow to Stalingrad: Decision in the Ea