Army Group C
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Army Group C was a major German Wehrmacht formation responsible for defending northern Italy and other southern European fronts during the later stages of World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German army group
ⓘ
Wehrmacht formation ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Oberbefehlshaber Südwest (Commander-in-Chief Southwest) in late war period ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Oberkommando des Heeres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbanded | May 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
defense of the Gothic Line
ⓘ
defense of the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| formed | October 1939 ⓘ |
| front |
Italian Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front (early war phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Northern Italy (late war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Heeresgruppe C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| initialTask | defense of Germany’s western border in 1939–1940 ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| laterTask | overall command of German forces in Italy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Albert Kesselring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerd von Rundstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich von Vietinghoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capitulation in Italy in late April 1945 ⓘ |
| notableOperation | defense against Allied spring offensive of 1945 in Italy ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied Armies in Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Co-belligerent Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army (Heer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
defense of northern Italy
ⓘ
defense of southern European fronts ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
Fourteenth Army (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine elements in Italy ⓘ Tenth Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Allied forces in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater |
Italian Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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