17. Armee

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17. Armee was a field army of the German Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht field army
military unit
allegiance Nazi Germany
branch German Army
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
garrisonOrHeadquarters Crimea
hasNameInEnglish 17th Army
hasNameInGerman 17. Armee self-link
historicalEra World War II era
historicalPeriod 20th century
involvedIn Operation Barbarossa
surface form: German invasion of the Soviet Union

evacuation from the Kuban bridgehead
retreat from the Caucasus
languageOfName German
notableBattle Battle of the Caucasus
Crimean campaign
surface form: Crimean Campaign

Crimean offensive (1944)
surface form: Crimean Offensive (1944)

Kuban bridgehead
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
notableCommander Erich von Manstein
Friedrich Schulz NERFINISHED
Karl-Adolf Hollidt NERFINISHED
Richard Ruoff
operatedIn Caucasus region
Crimea
Soviet Union
Ukraine
opponent Red Army
Soviet Union
partOf Heer
Wehrmacht
role defensive operations on Eastern Front
offensive operations on Eastern Front
side Axis powers
subordinateTo Army Group A
Army Group Don
Army Group North
surface form: Army Group North Ukraine

Army Group South
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
type field army

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German 17th Army nativeLabel 17. Armee
17. Armee hasNameInGerman 17. Armee self-link