German WWII Feldpost 4th Army ~Barbarossa~Minsk~Smolensk~Vitebsk~Correspondence~ For Sale

The 4. Armee was established on 1 August 1939. It was involved in the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 till 1 October 1939. The command was then moved to the Western front where it participated in the invasion of France on 10 May 1940. The command remained in France until 12 December 1940. From there they were moved to occupation forces in the General Government area in the east. The 4th Army took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941 as part of von Bock\'s Army Group Center. Its initial aim was to trap as many Soviet troops as possible around Minsk. The 4th Army performed well and took part in the capture of Smolensk. However, the poor road network contributed to the stalling of the army group and the 4th Army. On 19 December 1941, Kluge resigned along with von Bock and Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch. Kluge was replaced by General Ludwig Kübler. After the launching of Operation Blue, the 4th Army and the entire Army Group Center did not see much action, as troops were concentrated to the south. However, from 1943 on, as Army Group Center was in full retreat, the 4. Armee also had to move its troops backwards. The Red Army\'s campaign of autumn 1943, Operation Suvorov (also known as the \"battle of the highways\") saw the 4. Armee pushed back towards Orsha and Vitebsk.The 4. Armee continued to fight on the Eastern front until 7 April 1945 when they were disbanded and used to form the Shipping to U.S. only.  International buyers pay shipping. We are not responsible for uninsured losses in the mail. *Important note for customers outside of the United States: International First Class mail is not registered and cannot be tracked, traced or insured. While we have lost very few items in the mail, international buyers may wish to have their purchases shipped via Registered Mail or Priority Mail. Please contact us for additional charges.
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