German 78th Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Friedrich_von_Scholz
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Army_Group_B
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-09-01
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio and messengers
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945-05-08
gptkbp:electronic_warfare World_War_II_history
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment standard_Wehrmacht_equipment
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brest,_France
Brest
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:historicalSignificance defense_of_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 78th Army
gptkbp:insignia Army_insignia
gptkbp:intelligence military intelligence units
gptkbp:legacy part_of_German_military_history
gptkbp:logistics supplied_by_Wehrmacht
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Army
Operation Overlord
Axis powers
defensive warfare
Blitzkrieg tactics
defense_of_Brest
gptkbp:motto “Fidelitas”
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Brest
gptkbp:notableFeature General_der_Infanterie_Friedrich_von_Scholz
gptkbp:operationalArea Brittany
gptkbp:operationalStatus Allied_air_superiority
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer dissolved after surrender
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded
gptkbp:reform 1944
gptkbp:secondaryRole defensive operations
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Atlantic_coast
defend_against_Allied_invasion
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 78th_Corps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:German_21st_Army
gptkbp:supplyChain logistical_support_from_Germany
gptkbp:supportRole ground combat operations
gptkbp:tactics fortification of positions
gptkbp:training Wehrmacht_training_facilities
gptkbp:transportation rail and road
gptkbp:type gptkb:Field_Army