12th Army
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The 12th Army was a German Wehrmacht field army active during World War II, notably involved in the invasions of the Balkans and later in defensive operations on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 12th Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activeIn | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| commander |
Lothar Rendulic
ⓘ
Maximilian von Weichs ⓘ Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ⓘ Wenck, Walther ⓘ Wilhelm List ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
British Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth forces
Greece ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| firstCommander | Wilhelm List ⓘ |
| formationDate | October 1939 ⓘ |
| formedAs | redesignation of 14th Army ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters |
Balkans (various locations during campaign)
ⓘ
central Germany (final phase of war) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attempted to relieve Berlin in April 1945
ⓘ
evacuation of German civilians and troops across the Elbe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive operations on the Eastern Front
ⓘ
invasion of the Balkans ⓘ operations in Greece ⓘ operations in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Wehrmacht)
|
| role |
defensive operations against the Red Army
ⓘ
offensive operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Group A
ⓘ
Army Group Centre ⓘ Army Group Southeast ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group E
Army Group F ⓘ Army Group Vistula ⓘ OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| surrenderDate | May 1945 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | United States Army ⓘ |
| theatre |
Balkans
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ Eastern Front ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Balkan Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans Campaign
German invasion of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Greece
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
defensive battles in central Germany ⓘ German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
invasion of Yugoslavia
occupation of Greece ⓘ |
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