6th Army (Germany)

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring 1939
1943
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:casualties over 1 million
gptkbp:climate Harsh winter
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Army_Group_B
gptkb:Army_Group_A
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1939
gptkbp:convictedOf over 90,000
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:defeated February 2, 1943
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:equipment artillery pieces
Panzer tanks
infantry weapons
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Effectiveness of leadership
Lessons learned from defeat
Impact_on_German_strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Defeat_marked_a_turning_point_in_WWII
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gptkbp:intelligence Underestimated_Soviet_resilience
gptkbp:legacy Symbol_of_German_military_failure
gptkbp:militaryRank Blitzkrieg tactics
Combined arms operations
Attrition warfare
gptkbp:motto “The_Army_of_the_East”
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Friedrich_Paulus
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Winter_Storm
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postWarCareer Influence on modern military strategy
Studied in military academies
Study of encirclement tactics
Symbol of total war consequences
gptkbp:providesSupportFor Logistical challenges
gptkbp:size approximately 300,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals Capture_Stalingrad
Key_role_in_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:XLVIII_Panzer_Corps
gptkb:XIV_Corps
LVI Panzer Corps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Army_Group_Don
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Urban warfare
Defensive positions