Commander of Army Group South
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The Commander of Army Group South was the senior German Wehrmacht officer responsible for leading the southern sector of the Eastern Front during major World War II campaigns against the Soviet Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander of Army Group South canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht command role
ⓘ
military position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign |
Battle of Kharkov
ⓘ
Battle of Kiev (1941) ⓘ Case Blue ⓘ German 1942 summer offensive ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| commandedFormation | Army Group South ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
senior command authority
ⓘ
strategic responsibility for southern Eastern Front operations ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
coordination of multiple German armies and allied units
ⓘ
implementation of strategic directives from the German High Command ⓘ overall operational command of German forces in the southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ planning and directing large-scale offensives against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryBranch | Heer ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | army group level command ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Caucasus region
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ southern Russia ⓘ southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| militaryRankRequired |
Generalfeldmarschall
ⓘ
Generaloberst ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erich von Manstein
ⓘ
Fedor von Bock ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Walther von Reichenau ⓘ
surface form:
Walter von Reichenau
|
| originalLabel | Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd ⓘ |
| partOf | German Army High Command structure ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of infantry, armored, and air support units in the southern sector
ⓘ
logistical support of large-scale operations on the southern Eastern Front ⓘ operational liaison with allied Axis forces in the south ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
ⓘ
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| timePeriod |
1941–1945
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedBy |
Heeresgruppe Süd
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Karl von Rundstedt
subject surface form:
Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt