18th Army
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The 18th Army was a field army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the siege and blockade of Leningrad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 18th Army canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military formation of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nazi military occupation policies in the East ⓘ |
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich von Manstein
ⓘ
Georg Lindemann ⓘ Georg von Küchler ⓘ Herbert Loch ⓘ Theodor Busse ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagement |
defense against Soviet offensives around Leningrad
ⓘ
retreat through the Baltic region in 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| fate | defeated by the Red Army ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| front | Army Group North ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | East Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| involvedIn | war crimes on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| locationDuringWWII |
Baltic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic States
Leningrad sector ⓘ northern Russia ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Georg Lindemann
ⓘ
Georg von Küchler ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Siege of Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
blockade of Leningrad
Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Leningrad
|
| opponent |
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
Leningrad Front (Red Army)
Soviet Volkhov Front ⓘ
surface form:
Volkhov Front (Red Army)
|
| participatedIn |
Operation Barbarossa
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
|
| role |
defensive operations around Leningrad and the Baltic region
ⓘ
offensive operations in the northern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Army Group North ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Baltic operations on the Eastern Front
ⓘ
advance through the Baltic States in 1941 ⓘ encirclement operations around Leningrad ⓘ |
| type | combined arms field army ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Colonel General Lindemann
subject surface form:
Georg von Küchler