Heereskorps

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Heereskorps refers to a German Army corps-level formation of the Wehrmacht Heer during World War II, typically commanding multiple divisions in large-scale ground operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Armeekorps 1
Heereskorps canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German Army unit
Wehrmacht formation
military corps
allegiance Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
associatedWith German General Staff NERFINISHED
commandEchelon intermediate between division and army
commandedBy General der Artillerie
General der Infanterie
General der Panzertruppe
commandStructure between army and division
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
doctrine Blitzkrieg
higherUnit Armee
Heeresgruppe
historicalContext Nazi Germany armed forces rearmament and expansion
languageOfName German
militaryBranch German Army NERFINISHED
militaryFunction operational-level command
militaryHierarchy above division
below army
notableFor participation in major campaigns of World War II
organizationalType combined arms formation
partOf Heer NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht
role coordination of large-scale ground operations
operational command of several divisions
scopeOfCommand tens of thousands of soldiers
theaterOfOperations Balkans NERFINISHED
Eastern Front NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
Western Front NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1939–1945
translation Army corps
typeOfWarfare land warfare
typicalCommandLevel corps
typicalComponents artillery units
engineer units
logistics units
signals units
typicalSubordinateUnits corps troops
infantry division
motorized infantry division
panzer division
security division
usedBy German Army NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht Heer NERFINISHED

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

Army corps of the Wehrmacht Heer notableSubtype Heereskorps
this entity surface form: Armeekorps