Army Group D
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Army Group D was a major German Wehrmacht army group during World War II, responsible for overseeing occupation and defensive operations in Western Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army Group D canonical | 5 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German army group
ⓘ
Wehrmacht formation ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Allied invasion of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
liberation of France ⓘ |
| branch | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Wehrmacht high command system ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedIn | defense against Allied invasion of Western Europe ⓘ |
| formedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | occupied France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologyOfState | National Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erwin von Witzleben
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerd von Rundstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Blaskowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in German defensive preparations against Allied landings
ⓘ
role in German occupation policy in Western Europe ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Allied forces in Western Europe ⓘ |
| oversaw | German occupation forces in Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| responsibility |
command of German forces in occupied France
ⓘ
coordinating coastal defenses in Western Europe ⓘ overseeing occupation in Western Europe ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations command
ⓘ
occupation force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oberkommando des Heeres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | army group-level command ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | German ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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