16th Army (Wehrmacht)

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Wehrmacht army field army

The 16th Army (Wehrmacht) was a major German field army that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in operations around the Baltic region and the siege of Leningrad.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Wehrmacht army → field army →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
areaOfOperations	Baltic States → Estonia → Latvia → Leningrad region → Pskov region →
associatedWith	German occupation policies in the Soviet Union →
branch	Heer →
component	armoured units → artillery units → infantry divisions → support units →
conflict	World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
disbandedIn	1945 →
engagedAgainst	Soviet Red Army →
engagedIn	invasion of the Soviet Union →
fate	surrendered to Soviet forces →
formedIn	1939 →
front	Northern sector of the Eastern Front →
garrisonDuringWar	occupied Baltic territories →
historicalRole	major German formation in northern Eastern Front operations →
languageOfCommand	German →
militaryBranch	German Army →
notableCommander	Carl Hilpert → Christian Hansen → Ernst Busch → Gotthard Heinrici → Hans-Valentin Hube →
notableEvent	encirclements and withdrawals in the Baltic region →
notableOperation	Baltic operations → Operation Barbarossa → Siege of Leningrad →
participatedIn	defensive battles in the Baltic region → retreat from Leningrad front →
partOf	German Army (Wehrmacht) →
subordinateTo	Army Group A → Army Group B → Army Group Centre → Army Group North →
surrenderedIn	1945 →
theater	Eastern Front →
timePeriod	20th century →
tookPartIn	encirclement of Leningrad →
type	combined arms formation →
usedEquipmentFrom	German war industry →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
GermanArmyGroupNorth →	subordinateUnit