88th Panzer Corps

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkb:Army_Group_A
gptkb:Army_Group_South
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:equipment Armored vehicles
Artillery
Tanks
gptkbp:finalScore approximately 10,000
gptkbp:firstAwarded approximately 20,000
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historicalRecords Available in military archives
Documented in war histories
Testimonies of veterans
Maps and operational plans
Military reports and assessments
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_role_in_WWII_tank_battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 88th Panzer Corps
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern armored warfare
gptkbp:militaryRank Blitzkrieg tactics
Combined arms operations
Encirclement operations
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_France
Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Leningrad
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Hermann_Balck
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Studied in military academies
Evaluated for effectiveness in combat
Lessons learned in mechanized warfare
gptkbp:subordinateUnits Panzer Divisions
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:type gptkb:Panzer_Corps