German 28th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:casualties high casualties during operations
gptkbp:combat_history part of World War II history
gptkbp:combat_role infantry and armored warfare
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkbp:commander General der Panzertruppe Hermann Hoth
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945-05-08
gptkbp:equipment Panzer tanks
gptkbp:formation_date 1940-06-15
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brest
gptkb:Brest-Litovsk
gptkbp:historical_impact significant impact on the course of WWII
gptkbp:historical_research subject of numerous books and articles
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Eastern Front campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 28th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern military strategy
gptkbp:logistics supply lines from Germany
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:military_doctrine Blitzkrieg tactics
gptkbp:military_engagement numerous engagements against Red Army
gptkbp:military_leadership led by experienced commanders
gptkbp:military_operations counteroffensive operations
gptkbp:military_rank field army rank
gptkbp:military_service comprised of various divisions
gptkbp:military_technology utilized advanced military technology of the time
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_der_Infanterie_Friedrich_von_Scholz
gptkbp:operational_area Western Soviet Union
gptkbp:operational_challenges supply issues and Soviet counterattacks
gptkbp:operations defensive operations
retreat in 1945
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:post_war_career disbanded after WWII
analyzed for military studies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:German_18th_Army
gptkbp:published gptkb:Brest_Command_Post
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:reputation known for its initial successes
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:strategic_goals capture key Soviet cities
failed to achieve objectives in 1944
planned offensives against Soviet positions
gptkbp:strategic_importance offensive operations against Soviet Union
gptkbp:successor gptkb:German_6th_Army
gptkbp:tactics combined arms tactics
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:type field army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4