Army Group West

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:combat_history Part of German military history
gptkbp:command_structure Army Group Command
Structured command system
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Ferdinand_Schörner
gptkbp:commander Various generals
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Siegfried_Line
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved May 1945
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr_Pocket
Defeat
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_context European theater of WWII
gptkbp:historical_documentation Extensive records exist
gptkbp:historical_legacy Influence on modern military strategy
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in WWII in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Army Group West
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_designed_to Counter Allied advances
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:military_conflict Allied superiority
gptkbp:military_doctrine gptkb:Blitzkrieg
Adapted over time
gptkbp:military_engagement Numerous battles
gptkbp:military_leadership Senior military officers
gptkbp:military_operations Multiple campaigns
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:military_service Diverse ranks and roles
gptkbp:military_strategy Attrition warfare
gptkbp:military_technology Used advanced weaponry
Tanks and infantry
Post-war military reforms influenced by its history
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Fall_Gelb
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:operational_period 1940-1945
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:OKW
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:post_war_career Influence on post-war Europe
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Army_Group_A
gptkbp:produced_by German logistics
gptkbp:result gptkb:German_High_Command
gptkbp:strategic_goals Maintain territorial integrity
Defend against Allied invasion
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Western Europe
gptkbp:strength approximately 1 million troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Army_Group_B
gptkbp:tactics Defensive warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_10th_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5