German 4th Panzer Army
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The German 4th Panzer Army was a major Wehrmacht armored formation on the Eastern Front in World War II, playing a central role in key operations including the drive toward Stalingrad and later defensive battles against the Red Army.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Panzer Army | 13 |
| German 4th Panzer Army canonical | 13 |
| 4th Panzer Group | 4 |
| Panzer Group 4 | 2 |
| 4 Armia (Niemcy) | 1 |
| 4. Panzerarmee | 1 |
| 4th Panzer Army elements | 1 |
| German 4th Panzer Army elements | 1 |
| German Fourth Panzer Army | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panzer army
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Wehrmacht field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German 4th Panzer Army
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surface form:
4. Panzerarmee
German 4th Panzer Army ⓘ
surface form:
4th Panzer Army
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| branch |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| equipment |
armored fighting vehicles
ⓘ
motorized infantry ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| formedAs |
German 4th Panzer Army
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
4th Panzer Group
|
| front |
Army Group A
ⓘ
Army Group Centre ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group Center
Army Group North ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group North Ukraine
Army Group South ⓘ Army Group Vistula ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWar | various locations on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major German armored formation on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| notableAction |
defensive battles in Ukraine
ⓘ
drive toward Stalingrad in 1942 ⓘ participation in southern pincer at Battle of Kursk ⓘ retreat through Poland and into Germany ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erhard Raus
ⓘ
Gotthard Heinrici ⓘ Hans-Valentin Hube ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Hermann Hoth ⓘ Walther Nehring ⓘ |
| operation |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
ⓘ
Battle of the Dnieper ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kiev (1943)
Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Battle of the Dnieper ⓘ Case Blue ⓘ Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ Operation Blue ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ |
| opponent | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Heer)
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
armored spearhead in offensive operations
ⓘ
mobile defensive force against Red Army offensives ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| type | armored army formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Group
this entity surface form:
4. Panzerarmee
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
Panzer Group 4
this entity surface form:
German 4th Panzer Army elements
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Group
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
Panzer Group 4
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
subject surface form:
Case Blue
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4 Armia (Niemcy)
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Group
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm)
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involvedUnit
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German 4th Panzer Army
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subject surface form:
Operation Winter Storm
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Group
this entity surface form:
German Fourth Panzer Army
this entity surface form:
4th Panzer Army elements