German 20th Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:casualties high during the Eastern Front campaigns
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Generaloberst_Georg_von_Küchler
gptkbp:communication used radio and signal units
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment artillery units
infantry divisions
Panzer tanks
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:East_Prussia
gptkbp:historical_significance participation in the Siege of Leningrad
contribution to the German defense strategy
defensive operations against Soviet advances
impact on the outcome of World War II
involvement in the retreat from the Eastern Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 20th Army
gptkbp:intelligence utilized Luftwaffe reconnaissance
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:legacy subject of historical analysis
influenced post-war military studies
part of the Wehrmacht's history
memorialized in military history
represented in military literature
gptkbp:logistics supplied by Wehrmacht logistics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Heer
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Generaloberst_Ernst_Busch
General der Infanterie Walter Model
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Baltic_States
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:strategic_goals maintain supply lines
defend German territory
halt Soviet advances
support other army groups
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:Army_Group_North
gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:transportation utilized rail and road networks
gptkbp:type field army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4