Fourteenth Army
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The Fourteenth Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that conducted defensive operations in Italy during World War II, particularly against advancing Allied forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourteenth Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German field army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | German surrender in Italy ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
British Eighth Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Anzio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cisterna NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring 1945 offensive in Italy (as defender) ⓘ defense of Rome ⓘ defense of the Gothic Line ⓘ defense of the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| formedAs | field army-level headquarters ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
Army Group B (temporarily, planning/coordination)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Group C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key German defensive force in Italy ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Eberhard von Mackensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joachim Lemelsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Central Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Co-belligerent Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army (Heer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| primaryTask | contain Allied advance in Italy ⓘ |
| role | defensive operations in Italy ⓘ |
| size | multi-corps formation ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateUnitType |
armored divisions
ⓘ
army corps ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ parachute divisions ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Allied forces in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| type | field army ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | German defensive tactics in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
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