German Army Group D

E105055

German Army Group D was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for overseeing German military operations and defenses in Western Europe during World War II.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht army group
military formation
alliance Axis powers
alsoKnownAs Army Group D
German Army Group D
surface form: Heeresgruppe D
category Army groups of Germany in World War II
Military units and formations of Germany in World War II
Military units and formations of the Wehrmacht
commanded multiple German field armies in Western Europe
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
engagedIn defense against Allied invasion of Western Europe
operations against Allied forces in France
operations against Allied forces in the Low Countries
formedAs Oberbefehlshaber West command structure
garrison occupied France
headquartersLocation France
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
historicalEra 20th century
ideologyOfState Nazism
surface form: National Socialism
languageOfName German
locationOfOperations Belgium
France
Netherlands
Western Europe
militaryBranch German Army
surface form: German Army (Heer)
notableCommander Erwin von Witzleben
Gerd von Rundstedt
Günther von Kluge
Johannes Blaskowitz
notableFor coordination of German defensive strategy in the West
operatedUnder Chief of the OKW
surface form: Adolf Hitler as Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht
originalName German Army Group D self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heeresgruppe D
oversaw German coastal defenses in Western Europe
German occupation forces in France
German occupation forces in the Low Countries
partOf German Army
surface form: German Army (Heer)

Wehrmacht
responsibleFor German defenses in Western Europe
German military operations in Western Europe
role strategic command of German forces in Western Europe
subordinateTo Oberbefehlshaber West
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
surface form: Oberkommando des Heeres
theater Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War II)
timePeriod World War II
surface form: Second World War
typeOfCommand army group-level headquarters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West) commanded German Army Group D
subject surface form: Oberbefehlshaber West
German Army Group G formedFrom German Army Group D
this entity surface form: Army Group D (Oberbefehlshaber West) command elements
Commander-in-Chief West oversaw German Army Group D
this entity surface form: Army Group D
German Army Group D alsoKnownAs German Army Group D
this entity surface form: Heeresgruppe D
German Army Group D originalName German Army Group D self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Heeresgruppe D