Case Blue
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Case Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at seizing the oil-rich Caucasus and advancing toward Stalingrad during World War II.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht offensive
→
World War II Eastern Front campaign → military operation → |
| aimedAt |
capture of Stalingrad
→
cutting Soviet access to Caucasus oil → seizure of Caucasus oil fields → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fall Blau
→
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
→
|
| cause |
German desire to regain strategic initiative after winter 1941–42
→
German need for oil resources → |
| commandedBy |
Adolf Hitler
→
Fedor von Bock → Maximilian von Weichs → Wilhelm List → |
| conflict |
World War II
→
|
| consequence |
encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad
→
heavy German and Axis losses → overextension of German forces in southern USSR → shift of strategic initiative to the Soviet Union → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
→
|
| endTime |
1942-11
→
|
| followedBy |
Battle of Stalingrad
→
|
| hasPart |
Operation Braunschweig
→
Operation Clausewitz → Operation Dampfhammer → Operation Edelweiss → Operation Fischreiher → |
| involves |
Army Group A
→
Army Group B → German 4th Panzer Army → German 6th Army → Luftwaffe → Red Army → |
| location |
Caucasus region
→
Don River basin → Southern sector of the Eastern Front → Stalingrad area → Volga River region → southern Russia → |
| militaryBranch |
German Air Force
→
German Army → |
| opposedBy |
Soviet Union
→
|
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
→
|
| precededBy |
Case Blue planning phase
→
|
| result |
German strategic failure
→
Soviet strategic victory → |
| startTime |
1942-06-28
→
|
| strategicObjective |
defeat Soviet forces in southern USSR
→
secure oil resources for the German war effort → |
| theaterOfOperations |
Southern Russia and Caucasus
→
|
| timePeriod |
autumn 1942
→
summer 1942 → |