The 6th Panzer Army (6. Panzer-Armee) was a formation of the Wehrmacht Heer, formed in the Autumn of 1944. The 6th Panzer Army was first used as an offensive force during the Battle of the Bulge, in which it operated as the northernmost element of the German offensive. The army was subsequently transferred to Hungary in early 1945 and used in both offensive and defensive actions there. The final battles of the 6th Panzer Army were fought in Austria until the collapse of Nazi Germany, at which point the remnants of the army surrendered to the United States Army.
Army commander throughout the army's existence was SS-Oberstgruppenführer Josef Dietrich, from October 26, 1944. Dietrich was captured by the Americans on May 12, 1945.
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