Operation Nordwind

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Operation Nordwind was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War II, launched in January 1945 in northeastern France and Alsace to counter advancing Allied forces.

Aliases (1)
  • Operation North Wind ×1

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German offensive
military operation
aimedAt breaching Allied lines in Alsace
recapturing Strasbourg region
belligerent France
Germany
United States
casualtiesSide heavy German casualties
significant Allied casualties
codenameLanguage German
commandedBy Army Group G
Army Group Upper Rhine
Heeresgruppe G
Heeresgruppe Oberrhein
Heinrich Himmler
Johannes Blaskowitz
conflict World War II
country France
describedAs last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War II
endDate 1945-01-25
followedBy Allied advance into Germany
historicalSignificance last large-scale German ground offensive in the west
location Alsace
Lorraine
northeastern France
notableEngagement battles around Haguenau
battles near Bitche
fighting in the Vosges Mountains
objective to destroy Allied forces in Alsace
to relieve pressure on German forces in the Ardennes
opponent Allied forces
France
United States
opposedBy French First Army
U.S. Seventh Army
partOf World War II
plannedBy German High Command
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
precededBy Ardennes Offensive
relatedOperation Ardennes Offensive
Battle of the Bulge
result Allied defensive victory
German operational failure
side Nazi Germany
startDate 1945-01-01
strategicContext German attempt to stabilize collapsing Western Front
theater Western Front
timePeriod January 1945
translation Operation North Wind

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
World War II
hasPart
Western Front (World War II)
notableEvent
Operation Nordwind ("Operation North Wind")
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