Central Army Group
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Central Army Group was a major NATO land force formation responsible for the defense of Central Europe during the Cold War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War military formation
ⓘ
NATO army group ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CENTAG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| areaOfResponsibility | southern sector of NATO Central Region ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| composition |
Bundeswehr units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Army units ⓘ French Army units ⓘ US Army units ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | NATO Allied Land Forces Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedInPeriod | post–Cold War drawdown ⓘ |
| doctrine | NATO forward defense doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
NATO–Warsaw Pact confrontation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
division of Germany ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Canadian 4th Mechanized Brigade Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French I Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ II German Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ III German Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ US V Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ US VII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ V German Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ XII German Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | deterrence of Soviet and Warsaw Pact aggression ⓘ |
| parallelFormation | Northern Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | NATO Allied Forces Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | defense of Central Europe ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Allied Forces Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
coordination of multinational land forces
ⓘ
forward defense against Warsaw Pact attack ⓘ |
| theater | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | multinational army group ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.