Operation Nordwind

GPTKB entity

Statements (87)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath reduced German forces in the region
reduced German military capabilities
gptkbp:casualties approximately 50,000 Allied troops
approximately 100,000 German troops
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commanded General der Infanterie Hermann Balck
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
General der Infanterie Hermann Balck
gptkbp:date January 1, 1945
January 25, 1945
gptkbp:duration 25 days
approximately 3 weeks
gptkbp:goal to capture Strasbourg
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a failure for Germany
highlighted the resilience of Allied forces
marked the end of large-scale German offensives in the West
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the decline of German military power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Nordwind
gptkbp:influenced_by weather conditions
terrain features
gptkbp:intelligence enemy troop movements
limited reconnaissance
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:German_19th_Army
gptkb:German_7th_Army
gptkb:French_1st_Army
gptkb:US_7th_Army
air support
artillery units
infantry divisions
armored divisions
gptkbp:landscape mountainous and urban areas
gptkbp:legacy impact on post-war Europe
influenced post-war military strategies
strategic lessons learned
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alsace,_France
gptkbp:logistics supply issues
reinforcement challenges
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:military_strategy flanking maneuvers
combined arms operations
encirclement
gptkbp:mission capture key cities
disrupt Allied supply lines
regain lost territory
weaken Allied morale
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Colmar_Pocket
gptkb:Battle_of_Strasbourg
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkbp:outcome Allied victory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Wacht_am_Rhein
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Siege_of_Strasbourg
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy casualties
heavy casualties for both sides
gptkbp:significance last major German offensive on the Western Front
gptkbp:succeeded_by Allied counteroffensive
gptkbp:tactics surprise attack
artillery bombardment
infantry assaults
combined arms tactics
armor deployment
gptkbp:targets Allied supply lines
gptkbp:type offensive operation
gptkbp:weather_conditions harsh winter conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6th_Panzer_Division
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
gptkb:German_Navy
gptkb:Claus_von_Stauffenberg
gptkb:1st_Panzer_Division
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:3rd_SS_Panzer_Division_Totenkopf
gptkb:Colmar_Pocket
gptkb:Siege_of_the_Colmar_Pocket
gptkb:The_Channel_Dash
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4