German Army Group D
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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)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heeresgruppe D | 2 |
| Army Group D | 1 |
| Army Group D (Oberbefehlshaber West) command elements | 1 |
| German Army Group D canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: German Army Group D Context triple: [Oberbefehlshaber West, commanded, German Army Group D]
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A.
German Army Group G
German Army Group G was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for defending southern France and later parts of western Germany during the latter stages of World War II.
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B.
Army Group Don
Army Group Don was a short-lived German Wehrmacht army group formed in late 1942 on the Eastern Front to coordinate forces, including the encircled 6th Army, during the Battle of Stalingrad.
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C.
German Tenth Army
The German Tenth Army was a major Wehrmacht field army that led the defense of southern Italy against the Allied invasion during World War II.
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D.
Heeresgruppe Süd
Heeresgruppe Süd was a major German Army Group during World War II, best known for leading key offensives on the Eastern Front, including operations in Poland and later in the Soviet Union.
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E.
German 6th Army
The German 6th Army was a major Wehrmacht field army best known for its encirclement and catastrophic defeat at Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: German Army Group D Target entity description: German Army Group D was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for overseeing German military operations and defenses in Western Europe during World War II.
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A.
German Army Group G
German Army Group G was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for defending southern France and later parts of western Germany during the latter stages of World War II.
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B.
Army Group Don
Army Group Don was a short-lived German Wehrmacht army group formed in late 1942 on the Eastern Front to coordinate forces, including the encircled 6th Army, during the Battle of Stalingrad.
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C.
German Tenth Army
The German Tenth Army was a major Wehrmacht field army that led the defense of southern Italy against the Allied invasion during World War II.
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D.
Heeresgruppe Süd
Heeresgruppe Süd was a major German Army Group during World War II, best known for leading key offensives on the Eastern Front, including operations in Poland and later in the Soviet Union.
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E.
German 6th Army
The German 6th Army was a major Wehrmacht field army best known for its encirclement and catastrophic defeat at Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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surface form:
Heeresgruppe D
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| 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)
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| timePeriod |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| typeOfCommand | army group-level headquarters ⓘ |
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Subject: German Army Group D Description of subject: German Army Group D was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for overseeing German military operations and defenses in Western Europe during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
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