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8th Army

Wehrmacht
The 8th Army was a World War II field army. It existed twice during the war, in the invasion of Poland in 1939, and on the Eastern Front from 1943 onwards. The 8th Army was activated on 1 August 1939 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command. Wikipedia
Size: 30 August 1943 (start of the Battle of the Dnieper): 159,598; 7 April 1944 (Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive): 230,000