German 7th Army
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The German 7th Army was a major field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Western Front during World War II, notably in the Normandy campaign and subsequent retreat across France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German 7th Army canonical | 6 |
| 7th Army (Wehrmacht) | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military formation of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Brittany
ⓘ
Loire Valley ⓘ Normandy ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German defensive strategy in the West
ⓘ
German occupation of France ⓘ |
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
defense of the Loire and Seine lines
ⓘ
defensive operations against Operation Overlord ⓘ fighting withdrawal into Germany in 1944–1945 ⓘ retreat from Normandy after Falaise Pocket ⓘ |
| faced | Allied strategic bombing ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Western France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Nazism
ⓘ
surface form:
National Socialism
|
| included |
armoured divisions
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erich Brandenberger
ⓘ
Friedrich Dollmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans von Obstfelder NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hausser ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Allied invasion of Normandy
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
retreat across France in 1944 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ Canadian Army ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Wehrmacht)
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role | defense of Normandy ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Group B
ⓘ
Army Group D ⓘ |
| suffered |
encirclement at Falaise Pocket
ⓘ
heavy casualties in Normandy ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Front of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
|
| typeOfUnit | combined arms formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
7th Army (Wehrmacht)
this entity surface form:
7th Army (Wehrmacht)
subject surface form:
Operation Bluecoat