German 4th Army
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The German 4th Army was a major field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II and was ultimately encircled and destroyed in the final stages of the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Army (Wehrmacht) | 3 |
| German 4th Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
German invasion of France and the Low Countries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ German invasion of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | encircled and destroyed ⓘ |
| front |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfDestruction |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiligenbeil pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Samland Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Smolensk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ East Prussian Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Bagration NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ernst Busch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedrich Hoßbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Gotthard Heinrici NERFINISHED ⓘ Günther von Kluge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans von Kluge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
encirclement in East Prussia 1945
ⓘ
retreat during Soviet Operation Bagration ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army (Heer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| size | army ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Group A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Group Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Group North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
Polish campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | combined arms formation ⓘ |
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4th Army (Wehrmacht)
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4th Army (Wehrmacht)