German Army Group Centre offensive
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The German Army Group Centre offensive was a major World War II campaign on the Eastern Front, forming the central thrust of Operation Barbarossa in the drive toward Moscow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Army Group Centre offensive canonical | 2 |
| German offensive Operation Typhoon | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aimedAt | rapid encirclement of Soviet forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | central thrust of Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| campaignScope | central sector of Eastern Front ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extensive use of Blitzkrieg tactics
ⓘ
large-scale armoured thrusts ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Fedor von Bock ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Army Group Centre ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Moscow ⓘ |
| front | central front of German–Soviet war ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| includedOperation |
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk (1941) ⓘ Vyazma and Bryansk encirclements ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
Luftwaffe air support
ⓘ
infantry armies ⓘ panzer groups ⓘ |
| location |
Belarus
ⓘ
Smolensk region NERFINISHED ⓘ approaches to Moscow ⓘ western Russia ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
mass encirclements of Soviet troops
ⓘ
severe depletion of German forces before Battle of Moscow ⓘ shift in German expectations about quick victory over USSR ⓘ |
| opponent | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Red Army Bryansk Front
ⓘ
Red Army Reserve Front ⓘ Red Army Western Front ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Barbarossa
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| primaryAxisOfAdvance | Minsk–Smolensk–Moscow line ⓘ |
| result |
German advance halted before Moscow
ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-06-22 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of Moscow
ⓘ
destruction of Soviet forces in western USSR ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German offensive Operation Typhoon