Operation Blue

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Soviet_victory_at_Stalingrad
gptkbp:climate Harsh winter conditions
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Friedrich_Paulus
gptkbp:commandStructure Hierarchical military command
gptkbp:consequences Heavy_losses_for_German_forces
gptkbp:date 1942
gptkbp:duration July 1942 to February 1943
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Failures in reconnaissance
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:established gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:goal Capture_Stalingrad
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Luftwaffe_involvement
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military academies
gptkbp:historicalContext June 28, 1942
Part_of_larger_conflict_in_WWII
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Lessons learned in military history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Controversial among historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Extensively documented in archives
Marked_decline_of_German_offensive_capabilities
Shifted_balance_of_power_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Blue
gptkbp:intelligence Underestimated_Soviet_resilience
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Red_Army
gptkb:6th_Army
4th Panzer Army
gptkbp:involves gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:keyIssues Battle of Voronezh
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues faced
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Documentaries and books
gptkbp:militaryRank Encirclement
Blitzkrieg tactics
Axis powers collaboration
Over 1 million troops
Engaged in multiple fronts
High casualty rates for both sides
Defeat for Axis powers
Heavy artillery and tanks
Advance_into_Soviet_territory
Hitler's_direct_involvement
gptkbp:navalFleet Limited naval operations
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:politicalPosition Shift_in_German_strategy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs Case Blue
gptkbp:relatedPatent Operation Edelweiss
gptkbp:result gptkb:Soviet_counteroffensive
gptkbp:significance Turning_point_in_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:strategicGoals Failed to achieve objectives
Critically analyzed by historians
Secure_oil_fields_in_the_Caucasus
Involved_multiple_German_commands
gptkbp:supplyChain Extended and vulnerable
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Eastern_Front
Initial_advances_into_Soviet_territory
gptkbp:tactics Overextension of forces
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Soviet_Union