German 47th Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1944-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Army_Group_Centre
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Generalmajor_Hans_von_Salmuth
gptkb:General_der_Artillerie_Walter_von_Seydlitz-Kurzbach
gptkb:Generalleutnant_Hermann_von_Witzleben
General der Infanterie Karl von der Heydte
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:artillery
gptkb:tank
Infantry weapons
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Brest
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brest
gptkbp:historical_significance Late war operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 47th Army
gptkbp:legacy Part of the Wehrmacht's final campaigns
gptkbp:motto None known
gptkbp:notable_commanders General der Infanterie Karl von der Heydte
gptkbp:notable_move Engagement in urban warfare
Coordination with Luftwaffe
Defensive stand against Allied advances
Retreat through France
Use of fortifications in defense
gptkbp:operations Defensive operations
Surrender to Allied forces
Withdrawal from France
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:role Ground forces
gptkbp:size gptkb:Nova
gptkbp:strategic_importance Defensive line in France
gptkbp:subordinate_units Artillery units
Support units
Infantry divisions
Panzer divisions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:German_48th_Army
gptkbp:theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4