German Army Group G
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German Army Group G was a major Wehrmacht formation responsible for defending southern France and later parts of western Germany during the latter stages of World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht formation
→
army group → |
| alsoKnownAs |
German Army Group G
→
surface form: "Heeresgruppe G"
|
| areaOfOperations |
Lorraine
→
Saarland → eastern France → Southern France →
surface form: "southern France"
southwestern Germany → western Germany → |
| branch | Heer → |
| composition |
corps-level formations
→
multiple German field armies → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| country | Nazi Germany → |
| disestablishedIn | 1945 → |
| engagedIn |
Operation Dragoon
→
surface form: "Allied invasion of southern France"
Operation Dragoon → defense of the Rhine → defense of the Saar region → defensive battles in Lorraine → fighting in southwestern Germany 1945 → retreat from southern France 1944 → |
| formedFrom |
German Army Group D
→
surface form: "Army Group D (Oberbefehlshaber West) command elements"
|
| garrison |
Southern France
→
surface form: "southern France (initially)"
|
| languageOfName | German → |
| notableCommander |
Friedrich Wiese
NERFINISHED
→
Hermann Balck → Johannes Blaskowitz → Paul Hausser → |
| opposedBy |
British Army
→
Free French Forces →
surface form: "Free French forces"
United States Army → |
| partOf |
Wehrmacht
→
surface form: "German Army (Wehrmacht)"
|
| role |
defense of southern France
→
defense of western Germany → |
| status | disbanded → |
| subordinateTo |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
→
surface form: "German Armed Forces High Command (OKW)"
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) →
surface form: "German High Command of the Army (OKH)"
Oberbefehlshaber West → |
| surrenderedTo | Allied forces in 1945 → |
| theater |
Southern France
→
Western Front →
surface form: "Western Front (World War II)"
West Germany →
surface form: "Western Germany"
|
| timePeriod | latter stages of World War II → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Heeresgruppe G"
subject surface form: "Oberbefehlshaber West"
this entity surface form: "German Army Group G (in its area of responsibility at times)"
this entity surface form: "Heeresgruppe G"
this entity surface form: "Army Group G"
this entity surface form: "Army Group G"