German 66th Infantry Division

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliation Axis Powers
gptkbp:alliance collaborated with other Axis forces
gptkbp:casualties high_during_Stalingrad
gptkbp:commander various commanders throughout its history
gptkbp:commandStructure divisional command
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:deployedTo deployed in various fronts
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare part_of_the_Wehrmacht's_history
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:equipment standard infantry weapons
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
military base
gptkbp:historicalContext Nazi_Germany's_military_strategy
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented in military archives.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated_in_major_battles_of_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 66th Infantry Division
gptkbp:intelligence military intelligence operations
gptkbp:legacy part_of_German_military_history
gptkbp:logistics military supply chain
gptkbp:militaryRank various ranks
offensive and defensive operations
infantry and support units
awarded for valor in combat
engaged in multiple significant battles
focused on rapid movement and encirclement
German_military_doctrine_of_the_time
standard_division_structure_of_the_Wehrmacht
gptkbp:motto Fur_Deutschland
gptkbp:nickname The 66th Division
gptkbp:notableFeature Generalmajor_Hans_von_Salmuth
gptkbp:operationalHistory active from 1940 to 1945
gptkbp:operationalStatus primarily_Eastern_Front_and_Western_Europe
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded_after_WWII
gptkbp:recruitment conscription
gptkbp:reform after heavy losses
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 soldiers
gptkbp:strategicGoals key in several battles
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:supportRole frontline infantry
experienced in various theaters
gptkbp:tactics conventional warfare tactics
gptkbp:training basic infantry training
gptkbp:transportation military vehicles
gptkbp:type infantry division
gptkbp:uniform Wehrmacht uniform