XIV Motorized Corps
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The XIV Motorized Corps was a German Wehrmacht fast-moving corps that played a key role in the early Blitzkrieg campaigns of World War II, including the invasion of Poland in 1939.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XIV Motorized Corps canonical | 4 |
| XIV Armeekorps (mot.) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht corps
ⓘ
military corps ⓘ |
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| conflict |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
XIV Motorized Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
XIV Armeekorps (mot.)
|
| hasCharacteristic |
high mobility
ⓘ
mechanized infantry elements ⓘ motorized support units ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
deep penetration attacks ⓘ rapid encirclement maneuvers ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| invasion |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Poland 1939
|
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | motorized corps ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | operational-level maneuver formation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in early Blitzkrieg campaigns
ⓘ
rapid offensive operations ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht fast troops ⓘ |
| role |
fast-moving corps
ⓘ
mobile warfare formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army High Command
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedBy | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | Blitzkrieg ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
XIV Armeekorps (mot.)