Operation Blue
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Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
Aliases (1)
- Case Blue campaign ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht offensive
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military operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Case Blue
→
Fall Blau → |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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| commandedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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| commander |
Ewald von Kleist
→
Fedor von Bock → Hermann Hoth → Maximilian von Weichs → Wilhelm List → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| consequence |
encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad
→
halt of German advance in the Caucasus → major turning point on the Eastern Front → |
| country |
Germany
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| endDate |
1942-11
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| followedBy |
Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad
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| involvedUnit |
Army Group A
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Army Group B → Army Group South → German 17th Army → German 1st Panzer Army → German 4th Panzer Army → German 6th Army → Luftwaffe units on Eastern Front → |
| location |
Caucasus region
→
Southern sector of the Eastern Front → southern Russia → |
| objective |
advance toward the Volga River
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capture Soviet southern oil fields → secure strategic positions in the Caucasus → seize Stalingrad region → |
| opposedBy |
Soviet Union
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| opposedCountry |
Soviet Union
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| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
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| phase |
advance toward Stalingrad
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drive into the Caucasus → initial breakthrough in southern Russia → |
| plannedBy |
German High Command
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Oberkommando des Heeres → |
| precededBy |
German 1941 offensive Operation Barbarossa
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| result |
German failure to achieve strategic objectives
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Soviet strategic victory → overextension of German forces → |
| startDate |
1942-06-28
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| strategicImportance |
aimed to secure vital oil resources for Germany
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| theater |
Eastern Front
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| year |
1942
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Stalingrad
→
German 4th Panzer Army → |
operation |
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Operation Clausewitz
("Case Blue campaign")
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campaign |
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Armata Italiana in Russia
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engagedIn |
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World War II
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hasPart |