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.


Statements (44)
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.

German Army Group G alsoKnownAs German Army Group G
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)"
Operation Nordwind commandedBy German Army Group G
this entity surface form: "Heeresgruppe G"
Operation Nordwind commandedBy German Army Group G
this entity surface form: "Army Group G"
Southern France campaign involvedUnit German Army Group G
Operation Dragoon opponent German Army Group G
Southern France campaign opponent German Army Group G
12th Army Group opposedBy German Army Group G
Commander-in-Chief West oversaw German Army Group G
this entity surface form: "Army Group G"

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