6th Panzer Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:casualties High casualties during engagements
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Hermann_Balck
gptkbp:commandStructure Army_Group
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panther_tank
Tiger I tank
self-propelled artillery
Panzer IV
gptkbp:establishedIn 1943
gptkbp:finaleDate Battle of Berlin
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Mid-20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key role in armored warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Panzer Army
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern armored tactics
gptkbp:logistics Wehrmacht_logistics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Army
Combined arms warfare
Armored warfare doctrine
Offensive operations
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
Battle of Berlin
Battle of the Dnieper
Battle of Kharkov
Operation Zitadelle
Battle of the Seelow Heights
gptkbp:notableFor use of armored divisions
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Heinz_Guderian
gptkb:General_Hermann_Hoth
gptkb:General_Friedrich_Paulus
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:General_Georg_von_Küchler
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkb:Army_Group_South
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reform Post-war_reorganization_of_German_military
gptkbp:strategicGoals Encirclement of enemy forces
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Army_Group_A
gptkbp:tactics Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:type Panzer army