Army Group Vistula

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Army Group Vistula was a late-World War II German army group formed in early 1945 to defend against the advancing Soviet forces on the Eastern Front, particularly during the final battles around Berlin.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Army Group Vistula canonical 12
German Army Group Vistula 2
Army Group Weichsel 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German army group
military unit
alliance Axis powers
commander Gotthard Heinrici
HeinrichHimmler
surface form: Heinrich Himmler

Kurt Student
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
createdBy Adolf Hitler
disbandedAfter German surrender in May 1945
disbandedIn 1945
engagedIn Battle of Berlin
Vistula–Oder Offensive
surface form: Battle of the Oder–Neisse

East Pomeranian Offensive
defensive operations in Pomerania
facedOffensive Soviet Berlin Offensive Operation
East Pomeranian Offensive
surface form: Soviet East Pomeranian Offensive

Vistula–Oder Offensive
surface form: Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive
firstCommander HeinrichHimmler
surface form: Heinrich Himmler
formedFrom remnants of Army Group A
remnants of Army Group Centre
various ad hoc formations
formedIn 1945
formedOn January 1945
front Oder River sector
Pomerania
Vistula River
surface form: Vistula River sector

approaches to Berlin
headquartersLocation Prenzlau
Stargard
historicalEra World War II
languageOfName German
militaryBranch Heer
nativeName Army Group Vistula self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heeresgruppe Weichsel
notableCommander Gotthard Heinrici
HeinrichHimmler
surface form: Heinrich Himmler
operationalPeriod January 1945 – May 1945
partOf Wehrmacht
surface form: German Army (Wehrmacht)
primaryOpponent Red Army
Soviet Union
reasonForFormation respond to Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive
statusIn1945 logistically strained
poorly organized
understrength
subordinateUnit Eleventh SS Panzer Army
Ninth Army
3rd Panzer Army
surface form: Third Panzer Army
task defend against Soviet advance on Berlin
defend the lower Vistula and Oder fronts
theater Eastern Front

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Berlin militaryUnit Army Group Vistula
German 4th Panzer Army front Army Group Vistula
Army Group Vistula nativeName Army Group Vistula self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Heeresgruppe Weichsel
Army Group North successor Army Group Vistula
Gotthard Heinrici commanded Army Group Vistula
this entity surface form: Army Group Weichsel
East Pomeranian Offensive belligerent Army Group Vistula
this entity surface form: German Army Group Vistula
9th Army (Wehrmacht) subordinateTo Army Group Vistula
9th Army front Army Group Vistula
Ninth Army subordinateTo Army Group Vistula
Ninth Army associatedWith Army Group Vistula
2nd Army (Wehrmacht) subordinateTo Army Group Vistula
LVI Panzer Corps subordinateTo Army Group Vistula
12th Army subordinateTo Army Group Vistula
Battle of the Seelow Heights opponent Army Group Vistula
this entity surface form: German Army Group Vistula
Defence of the Oder line involvedUnit Army Group Vistula