Army Group B

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Army_Group_B

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Fedor_von_Bock
gptkbp:consists_of	gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:dissolved	1945
gptkbp:engaged_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fought_against	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:founded_in	1941
gptkbp:has_headquarters_in	gptkb:Smolensk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Army Group B
gptkbp:involved_in	gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:is_active_in	1941
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow gptkb:Battle_of_Tikhvin gptkb:Battle_of_Rzhev gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkbp:operates_in	gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:produced_by	gptkb:German_High_Command
gptkbp:strength	over 1 million troops
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkbp:tactics_used	gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:utilized	tanks air support infantry divisions
gptkbp:was_involved_in	gptkb:Operation_Frantic gptkb:Operation_Winter_Storm gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Operation_Bagration gptkb:Operation_Citadel gptkb:Operation_Edelweiss gptkb:Operation_Typhoon gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dnieper gptkb:Operation_Little_Saturn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad gptkb:Operation_Blue gptkb:Operation_Zitadelle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seelow_Heights gptkb:Operation_Iskra
gptkbp:was_known_for	logistical challenges strategic retreats harsh winter conditions urban warfare heavy casualties intense combat encirclements high command conflicts
gptkbp:was_supported_by	gptkb:Wehrmacht gptkb:Luftwaffe SS units
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Heinz_Guderian gptkb:6th_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4