German 2nd Army
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The German 2nd Army was a major field army of the Wehrmacht that took part in several key Eastern Front operations during World War II, including large encirclement battles against Soviet forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German 2nd Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| formedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale encirclement operations
ⓘ
operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk (1941) ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ encirclement battles on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
encirclement of Soviet forces
ⓘ
offensive operations against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ |
| type | army-level formation ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
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