Inspector-General of Armoured Troops
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The Inspector-General of Armoured Troops was a senior German military post in World War II responsible for overseeing the development, organization, and tactical employment of the Wehrmacht’s armored forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen | 1 |
| Inspector-General of Armoured Troops canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Inspector-General of Armoured Troops
ⓘ
surface form:
Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German armoured doctrine
ⓘ
Panzer division ⓘ
surface form:
Panzertruppe
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| createdFor |
centralized control of armoured forces
ⓘ
coordination of armoured doctrine and equipment ⓘ improvement of Panzer arm effectiveness ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ military tactics ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising Army High Command on armoured warfare
ⓘ
development of armoured doctrine ⓘ evaluation of armoured equipment ⓘ inspection of Panzer divisions ⓘ organization of armoured units ⓘ oversight of armoured forces ⓘ standardization of armoured training ⓘ tactical employment of armoured forces ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | senior command staff ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berlin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | German Army ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Panzer brigades
ⓘ
Panzer divisions ⓘ armoured reconnaissance units ⓘ armoured training schools ⓘ development of armoured unit tables of organization ⓘ introduction of new armoured vehicles ⓘ |
| partOf |
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army High Command
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| positionHeldBy |
Heinz Guderian
ⓘ
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ⓘ other senior German armoured commanders ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of armoured training standards
ⓘ
doctrinal guidance for Panzer troops ⓘ evaluation of combat performance of armoured units ⓘ inspection reports on armoured formations ⓘ proposals for improvement of armoured tactics ⓘ recommendations on armoured force structure ⓘ |
| scope | army-wide armoured units ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Commander-in-Chief
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Army
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| typeOf | inspectorate ⓘ |
| usedArmedForcesBranch |
German Army armoured troops
ⓘ
Heer ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | German ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen