German 72nd Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance Axis Powers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Hermann_Hoth
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:equipment artillery
Panzer tanks
infantry weapons
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:finalScore approximately 30,000
gptkbp:firstAwarded approximately 100,000
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brest-Litovsk
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example of operational failures
contributed_to_Soviet_victory
example_of_German_military_strategy
impact_on_Eastern_Front_dynamics
part_of_larger_Wehrmacht_operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 72nd Army
gptkbp:legacy example of operational challenges in warfare
remains a subject of historical analysis
remnants became part of post-war military studies
influenced_Cold_War_military_thought
symbol_of_German_military_might
gptkbp:logistics supplied by railways
supplied by trucks
supplied_by_Luftwaffe
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
Operation Bagration
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:General_Friedrich_von_Paulus
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postWarCareer studied in military academies
influenced military strategies
gptkbp:secondaryRole offensive operations
gptkbp:size corps
gptkbp:strategicGoals capture_of_Moscow
defense_of_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:tactics encirclement
defensive positions
blitzkrieg