Italian 6th Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:casualties over 100,000
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:German_forces
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1941
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:engagements multiple_battles_in_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:equipment Italian_tanks_and_artillery
gptkbp:famousFor defending_positions_against_Soviet_advances
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:firstDeployment June 1941
gptkbp:firstGeneration retreat_to_Italy
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bucharest
gptkbp:historicalContext Italian_military_in_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Italian_involvement_in_Eastern_Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian 6th Army
gptkbp:legacy part_of_Italy's_military_history
gptkbp:logistics struggled with supply issues
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
Axis powers
offensive operations
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Voronezh
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:notablePerson General_Giovanni_Messe
gptkbp:operationalArea Southern_Russia
gptkbp:operationalStatus harsh winter conditions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Italian_Army
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer disbanded and reformed
gptkbp:postWarCareer influence_on_Italian_military_reforms
gptkbp:reform after heavy losses
gptkbp:reputation poor performance in harsh conditions
gptkbp:retreats January 1943
gptkbp:skills approximately 200,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Germany
support Axis powers
failed_to_achieve_objectives_in_Stalingrad
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Italian_Army_Corps
gptkbp:supportRole infantry and armored divisions
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Italian_Air_Force
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations