ons ▁Group ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁E min ent ▁Pers ons ▁Group ▁website ▁ ▁E min ent ▁Pers ons ▁Group <0x0A> </s> ▁K ür m ö nt ü ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Iss yk - K ul ▁Region ▁of ▁K yr gy z stan . ▁Its ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 , 0 4 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Iss yk - K ul ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 9 th ▁Army ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁field ▁army . ▁It ▁was ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁with ▁General ▁Johannes ▁Bl ask ow itz ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁The ▁ 9 th ▁Army ▁first ▁saw ▁service ▁along ▁the ▁Sieg fried ▁Line ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁France . ▁It ▁was ▁kept ▁as ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁reserve ▁and ▁saw ▁little ▁fighting . ▁▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Army ▁was ▁heavily ▁strength ened ▁and ▁was ▁deployed ▁with ▁Army ▁Group ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁In ▁the ▁initial ▁phase ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Army ▁formed ▁the ▁southern ▁pin cer ▁of ▁a ▁massive ▁enc irc lement ▁of ▁Soviet ▁troops ▁deployed ▁at ▁B iał yst ok ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁ 9 th ▁Army ▁forming ▁the ▁northern ▁pin cer . ▁It ▁continued ▁its ▁advance ▁where ▁it ▁launched ▁another ▁pin cer