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During October 1944 the 15th Army continued to resist against the Canadian First Army and British
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on 24 October 1944. Two generals and 70 other staff officers were killed in the attack.
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Tessin, Georg (1970). "Die Landstreifkräfte 15–30" [Ground forces 15 to 30].
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in command. It was tasked with occupation and defensive duties in the
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Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945
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This article about a specific German military unit is a
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on Eastern Front, reconstituted Sept/Oct 1944 in Holland
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The British Second Army cleared the 15th Army from the
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