2nd Panzer Army
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The 2nd Panzer Army was a major German Wehrmacht armored formation in World War II, noted for its leading role in early Eastern Front offensives and subsequent operations across the Soviet Union and the Balkans.
Aliases (3)
- 2nd Panzer Group ×1
- German 2nd Panzer Army ×1
- German Second Panzer Army ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German army
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Wehrmacht field army → armored formation → |
| activePeriod |
World War II era
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| branch |
Heer
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| commander |
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
→
Heinz Guderian → Lothar Rendulic → Maximilian de Angelis → Rudolf Schmidt → Walter Krüger → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| formedAs |
Panzer Group 2
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| front |
Balkan Front
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Eastern Front → |
| involvedIn |
anti-partisan reprisals
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war crimes in Yugoslavia → war crimes in the Soviet Union → |
| namedAfter |
Heinz Guderian
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| notableFor |
early Eastern Front offensives
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operations in the Balkans → operations in the Soviet Union → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
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Battle of Moscow → Battle of Smolensk (1941) → Case Blue → Operation Barbarossa → Operation Typhoon → anti-partisan operations in Yugoslavia → anti-partisan operations in the Soviet Union → occupation of Serbia → operations in Albania → operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina → operations in Croatia → operations in Montenegro → |
| partOf |
Wehrmacht
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| previousDesignation |
Panzergruppe Guderian
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| primaryArm |
armored troops
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| role |
armored warfare
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| subordinateTo |
Army Group Centre
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Army Group E → Army Group F → Army Group South → |
| theater |
Balkan Campaign
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Eastern Front → |
| typeOfUnit |
panzer army
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| usedEquipment |
Panzer III
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Panzer IV → motorized infantry → self-propelled artillery → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Heinz Guderian
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Walter Model → |
commanded |
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Operation Spring Awakening
("German 2nd Panzer Army")
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Unternehmen Taifun → |
involvedUnit |
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Operation Typhoon
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militaryUnit |
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Army Group Centre
("2nd Panzer Group")
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subordinateUnit |
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Operation Kutuzov
("German Second Panzer Army")
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target |