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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Nordwind canonical | 5 |
| 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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualtiesSide |
heavy German casualties
ⓘ
significant Allied casualties ⓘ |
| codenameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
German Army Group G
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group G
Heeresgruppe Oberrhein ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group Upper Rhine
German Army Group G ⓘ
surface form:
Heeresgruppe G
Heeresgruppe Oberrhein ⓘ HeinrichHimmler ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| opposedBy |
French First Army
ⓘ
U.S. Seventh Army ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Wehrmacht High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
German High Command
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardennes Offensive
|
| relatedOperation |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Nordwind
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Operation North Wind
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
this entity surface form:
Operation North Wind