German 2nd Army
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The German 2nd Army was a major field army of the Imperial German Army in World War I, active on the Western Front in several key early campaigns against the Allies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German 2nd Army canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial German Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| allegiance | German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Heer (German Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | army ⓘ |
| commandStructure | German Army High Command (Oberste Heeresleitung) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Arras (1917)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Charleroi NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of St. Quentin (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Frontiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ German spring offensive (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ defensive battles following the Somme offensive ⓘ |
| era | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | pre-war peacetime army corps of the German Empire ⓘ |
| frontSector |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| laterRole | trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | land forces ⓘ |
| notableAction |
participation in early war advance into France
ⓘ
participation in early war invasion of Belgium ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Fritz von Below
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georg von der Marwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Gallwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | participation in several key early campaigns against the Allies on the Western Front ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations on the Western Front
ⓘ
offensive operations on the Western Front ⓘ |
| side | Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded after World War I ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | German General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | army-level formation ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | German operational doctrine of Bewegungskrieg (war of movement) ⓘ |
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