Army Detachment Kempf

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Army Detachment Kempf
German: Armeeabteilung Kempf
Active	1 February 1943 – 22 August 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German army ( Wehrmacht)
Engagements	Battle of Kursk
Commanders
Notable commanders	Werner Kempf

Army Detachment Kempf was an army-sized formation of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front during World War II. As part of Army Group South, Detachment Kempf saw action during Operation Citadel, the German attempt to cut off the Kursk salient and destroy a large part of the Soviet Army.