German 2nd Panzer Group
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The German 2nd Panzer Group was a major armored formation of the Wehrmacht under General Heinz Guderian, playing a key role in early Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2nd Panzer Group | 2 |
| German 2nd Panzer Group canonical | 2 |
| Panzer Group 2 | 2 |
| Army Group Guderian | 1 |
| Panzergruppe Guderian | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panzergruppe
ⓘ
Wehrmacht unit ⓘ armored formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German 2nd Panzer Group
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Panzer Group
German 2nd Panzer Group ⓘ
surface form:
Panzer Group 2
|
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Generaloberst ⓘ |
| component |
artillery units
ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ motorized infantry divisions ⓘ panzer divisions ⓘ reconnaissance units ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| doctrine | Blitzkrieg ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
armored fighting vehicles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| formedAs |
Panzer Group von Kleist
ⓘ
surface form:
Panzergruppe 2
|
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of the German–Soviet War ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Nazism
ⓘ
surface form:
National Socialism
|
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| laterDesignatedAs | 2nd Panzer Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Heinz Guderian
ⓘ
Rudolf Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encirclement operations against Soviet forces
ⓘ
rapid deep penetrations into Soviet territory in 1941 ⓘ |
| operation |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk (1941) ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ Operation Typhoon ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
breakthrough formation
ⓘ
spearhead armored thrusts ⓘ |
| scale | army-level formation ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Army Group Centre ⓘ |
| successorUnit | 2nd Panzer Army ⓘ |
| theater | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1941 ⓘ |
| type | mobile armored group ⓘ |
| warCrimeContext | part of Wehrmacht involved in war of annihilation in the East ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Panzer Group 2
this entity surface form:
Panzergruppe Guderian
this entity surface form:
2nd Panzer Group
this entity surface form:
Army Group Guderian
this entity surface form:
2nd Panzer Group
this entity surface form:
Panzer Group 2