German 6th Army
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The German 6th Army was a major field formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I, noted for its role on the Western Front in key battles such as those around Arras and in the early stages of the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German 6th Army canonical | 3 |
| German Sixth Army | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field army
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | German Emperor ⓘ |
| belligerent | Central Powers ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army High Command (Oberste Heeresleitung)
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers
|
| era | World War I era ⓘ |
| formedFor | operations on the Western Front ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | northern sector of the Western Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major German field army on the Western Front in World War I ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial German Army ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | large-scale ground combat operations ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Arras (1917)
ⓘ
Battle of Loos ⓘ Battle of Lorraine ⓘ Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ Battle of Arras (1914) ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Arras (1914)
Second Battle of Artois ⓘ |
| notedFor |
early war operations on the Western Front
ⓘ
operations around Arras ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial German Army ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
British Army
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| type | field formation ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
barbed wire
ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ heavy artillery ⓘ machine guns ⓘ poison gas ⓘ rifles ⓘ trench mortars ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
infantry assaults ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
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German Sixth Army