German 66th Infantry Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:affiliation |
Axis Powers
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gptkbp:alliance |
collaborated with other Axis forces
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gptkbp:casualties |
high_during_Stalingrad
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gptkbp:commander |
various commanders throughout its history
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gptkbp:commandStructure |
divisional command
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:deployedTo |
deployed in various fronts
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gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
part_of_the_Wehrmacht's_history
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gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa Battle of the Bulge |
gptkbp:equipment |
standard infantry weapons
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gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Eastern_Front
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gptkbp:formed |
1940
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:France
military base |
gptkbp:historicalContext |
Nazi_Germany's_military_strategy
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gptkbp:historicalRecords |
documented in military archives.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
participated_in_major_battles_of_WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
German 66th Infantry Division
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gptkbp:intelligence |
military intelligence operations
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gptkbp:legacy |
part_of_German_military_history
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gptkbp:logistics |
military supply chain
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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
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gptkbp:nickname |
The 66th Division
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
Generalmajor_Hans_von_Salmuth
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gptkbp:operationalHistory |
active from 1940 to 1945
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gptkbp:operationalStatus |
primarily_Eastern_Front_and_Western_Europe
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gptkbp:partOf |
Wehrmacht
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gptkbp:postWarCareer |
disbanded_after_WWII
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gptkbp:recruitment |
conscription
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gptkbp:reform |
after heavy losses
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gptkbp:size |
approximately 15,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
key in several battles
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gptkbp:successor |
none
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gptkbp:supportRole |
frontline infantry
experienced in various theaters |
gptkbp:tactics |
conventional warfare tactics
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gptkbp:training |
basic infantry training
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gptkbp:transportation |
military vehicles
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gptkbp:type |
infantry division
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gptkbp:uniform |
Wehrmacht uniform
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