German 1st Army

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The German 1st Army was a field army of the Wehrmacht that defended the western front, notably opposing the French advance during the Saar Offensive in the early stages of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
German First Army 2
German 1st Army canonical 1

Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht unit
field army
alsoKnownAs 1. Armee
branch Heer
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
engagement Saar Offensive
garrison western border of Germany
languageOfName German
militaryFunction field operations on land
notableAction opposed French advance during the Saar Offensive
opponent Allied forces on the Western Front
France
opposed French Army
partOf Wehrmacht
surface form: German Army (Wehrmacht)

Wehrmacht
role defense of western frontiers of Germany
theater Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War II)
timePeriod early stages of World War II
type army-level formation

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saar Offensive militaryForceUsed German 1st Army
First Battle of the Marne involvedForce German 1st Army
this entity surface form: German First Army
Battle of Mons combatant German 1st Army
this entity surface form: German First Army