Army Group Courland

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Ferdinand_Schörner
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:German_Army_command
gptkbp:culturalImpact influence on local history
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare use of artillery and tanks
part_of_German_military_history
gptkbp:engagements multiple skirmishes
gptkbp:engagesIn Battle of Courland
gptkbp:established 1944
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1945
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:headquarters Liepāja
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:historicalPeriod defeat
gptkbp:historicalResearch subject of military studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance archives and records
last_German_forces_in_the_Baltic_region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Army Group Courland
gptkbp:internationalRelations impact_on_post-war_Europe
gptkbp:issuedBy German_logistics
gptkbp:legacy remnants_of_German_military_presence_in_Latvia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Courland
gptkbp:logistics supply shortages
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Ferdinand_Schörner
gptkb:remnants_of_the_Wehrmacht
gptkb:German_soldiers
defensive maneuvers
defensive operations
Blitzkrieg tactics
infantry and armored units
none during final phase
against_Soviet_forces
last_stand_of_German_forces
gptkbp:notable_player fortifications and trenches
gptkbp:notableBattle Siege of Courland
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Baltic_States
gptkbp:operationalStatus limited resources
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer strategic failures
gptkbp:postWarCareer displacement of local populations
disbanded
gptkbp:skills approximately 200,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals hold territory
control_of_the_Baltic_Sea
retreat_to_Germany
gptkbp:subordinateUnits various divisions
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Courland_Pocket
declined over time