The German Sixth Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:accessories harsh winter conditions
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:casualties over 1 million
gptkbp:combat_history one of the largest encirclements in history
gptkbp:combat_role infantry and armor
gptkbp:command_structure divisions and corps
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Friedrich_Paulus
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Volga_River
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Operation_Blue
Southern Russia
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Soviet_6th_Army
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Siege_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:equipment Panzer tanks
gptkbp:final_stand gptkb:Pavlov's_House
gptkbp:formed 1939
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:has_ability harsh winter and urban combat
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:historical_context Nazi Germany's expansionist policies
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Operation_Winter_Storm
gptkbp:historical_period 1942-1943
gptkbp:historical_significance major defeat for Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The German Sixth Army
gptkbp:intelligence underestimating Soviet strength
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy symbol of German defeat
gptkbp:logistics overextended supply lines
gptkbp:military_doctrine Blitzkrieg tactics
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:Operation_Uranus
gptkbp:military_leadership Friedrich Paulus and his staff
gptkbp:military_outcome total defeat and surrender.
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive and offensive operations
encirclement tactics
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Hermann_Hoth
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:political_impact impact on German morale
gptkbp:post_surrender gptkb:prison
gptkbp:post_war_career studied in military academies
gptkbp:strategic_goals capture of Stalingrad
decisive Soviet victory
failure to hold Stalingrad
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Volga River
gptkbp:strength approximately 300,000 troops
none received during siege
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soviet_62nd_Army
gptkbp:tactics urban warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4