84th Army Corps

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The 84th Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level command on the Western Front during World War II, notably involved in the defense of Normandy in 1944.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
LXXXIV Army Corps 2
84th Army Corps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht corps
army corps
branch German Army
surface form: German Army (Heer)
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
front Western Front
historicalEra World War II
surface form: Second World War
locationOfOperations France
Normandy
militaryFunction field command
notableEngagement Battle of Normandy
notableFor resistance to Allied invasion in Normandy
opponent Allied forces
British Army
Canadian Army
United States Army
partOf German Army
surface form: German Army (Heer)

Wehrmacht
role defense of Normandy in 1944
sideInConflict Axis powers
surface form: Axis Powers
subordinateTo German 7th Army
surface form: 7th Army (Wehrmacht)

Army Group B
theaterOfOperations Western Front
timePeriod 1944
type corps-level command

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

German 716th Infantry Division subordination 84th Army Corps
subject surface form: 716th Infantry Division
German 352nd Infantry Division higherCommand 84th Army Corps
this entity surface form: LXXXIV Army Corps
Dietrich von Choltitz commanded 84th Army Corps
this entity surface form: LXXXIV Army Corps