German 1st Mountain Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:MG34_machine_gun
gptkb:K98k_rifle
gptkb:Panzer_IV_tank
gptkb:Volkswagen_Kübelwagen
gptkbp:formation_date 1938-10-01
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Bavaria
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Munich
gptkbp:historical_significance specialized in alpine warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 1st Mountain Division
gptkbp:insignia Edelweiss flower emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in 1938
1945
gptkbp:known_for high-altitude operations
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern mountain warfare tactics
gptkbp:motto The mountains are our home.
gptkbp:nickname Edelweiss Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Generalmajor_Franz_Böhme
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
Mediterranean region
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:Gebirgsjäger
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bundeswehr_mountain_units
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Edelweiss
gptkbp:training mountain warfare
gptkbp:type Mountain division
gptkbp:uniform mountain camouflage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Banja_Luka_(1945)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6