German 16th Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Romanian_Army
Axis powers collaboration
gptkbp:artillery_division gptkb:4th_Artillery_Division
gptkbp:casualties over 200,000
gptkbp:combat_experience High casualties in urban combat
gptkbp:combat_history Significant in WWII history
Part of the Eastern Front campaigns
gptkbp:command_structure Hierarchical
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Friedrich_Paulus
gptkbp:communication gptkb:radio_station
Encrypted messages
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:discipline Strict military regulations
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment Panzer tanks
gptkbp:financial_support military hospitals
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:historical_event Surrender in 1943
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance Major defeat for Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 16th Army
gptkbp:infantry_division gptkb:6th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:Abwehr
Use of spies
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military tactics
gptkbp:logistics Complex supply chains
supplied by Luftwaffe
gptkbp:military_conflict Supply line issues
gptkbp:military_doctrine gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:military_engagement Multiple battles in Stalingrad region
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Friedrich_Paulus
Leadership under pressure
gptkbp:military_operations Defensive and offensive operations
Siege warfare tactics
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement
Combined arms approach
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:weapons
Advanced weaponry
Half-tracks
gptkbp:motto “ Victory or Death”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:offensive_operation gptkb:Operation_Winter_Storm
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:post_war_career Influence on Cold War strategies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:German_11th_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:size approximately 300,000 troops
gptkbp:strategic_goals Capture Stalingrad
Failure to capture Stalingrad
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Volga River
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:Army_Group_B
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:tactics Urban warfare
gptkbp:tank_division gptkb:14th_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:training_programs German Army training facilities
gptkbp:transportation railways
gptkbp:type field army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4