Tenth Army
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The Tenth Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that conducted key defensive and retreat operations in the Italian Campaign during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenth Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field army
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| branch | German Army (Heer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
German-occupied Italy
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Monte Cassino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Campaign (1943–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ defense against Allied advance toward Rome ⓘ defense of southern Italy ⓘ defense of the Gustav Line ⓘ defense of the Winter Line ⓘ retreat to the Gothic Line ⓘ withdrawal up the Italian peninsula ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
central Italy
ⓘ
southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joachim Lemelsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | stubborn defensive fighting in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army (Heer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | ground combat operations ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations
ⓘ
retreat operations ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Axis Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Army Group C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1943–1945 ⓘ |
| type | infantry and armored formations ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | German defensive tactics in depth ⓘ |
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