German Army Group C

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German Army Group C was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for defending northern Italy, including the Gothic Line, against Allied forces during the later stages of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
German Army Group C canonical 6

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht army group
military formation
allegiance Adolf Hitler
areaOfOperations Italy
Volturno Line
surface form: Po River line

Tuscan-Romagnol Apennines
surface form: northern Apennines
branch German Army
surface form: German Army (Heer)
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Nazi Germany
engagement Allied offensive on the Po Valley
Gothic Line offensive
surface form: Battle of the Gothic Line

Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
frontLine Gothic Line
Po Valley
garrison Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
headquartersLocation various locations in northern Italy
historicalEra 20th century
involvedIn occupation of northern Italy
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranch Heer
notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Joachim Lemelsen
notableFor prolonged defensive operations in mountainous terrain
resistance to Allied advance in Italy until May 1945
opponent Allied forces
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
British Army
Italian Co-Belligerent Army
surface form: Italian Co-belligerent Army

Polish II Corps
United States Army
partisan forces in Italy
partOf German Army
surface form: German Army (Heer)

Wehrmacht
responsibleFor coordination of German and Italian Social Republic forces in northern Italy
role defence of northern Italy
defence of the Gothic Line
subordinateUnit German Fourteenth Army
surface form: Fourteenth Army (Wehrmacht)

Armed Forces of the Italian Social Republic
surface form: Liguria Army (Italian Social Republic)

German Tenth Army
surface form: Tenth Army (Wehrmacht)
surrenderDate 1945-05-02
surrenderedTo Allied Armies in Italy
surface form: Allied forces in Italy
surrenderLocation Italy
theatre Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign
timePeriod later stages of World War II

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Gothic Line offensive belligerent German Army Group C
Commander 15th Army Group primaryOpponent German Army Group C
subject surface form: 15th Army Group
Allied advance on Rome opponent German Army Group C
Winter Line militaryBranch German Army Group C
Gothic Line controlledBy German Army Group C