Army Group Vistula

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Army Group Vistula was a late-World War II German army group formed in early 1945 to defend against the advancing Soviet forces on the Eastern Front, particularly during the final battles around Berlin.

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Generate an image of Army Group Vistula (Army Group Vistula was a late-World War II German army group formed in early 1945 to defend against the advancing Soviet forces on the Eastern Front, particularly during the final battles around Berlin.)

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Army Group Vistula canonical 16
German Army Group Vistula 3
Army Group Weichsel 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German army group ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliance Axis powers ⓘ
commander Gotthard Heinrici ⓘ
Heinrich Himmler ⓘ
linked to: HeinrichHimmler

Kurt Student ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
createdBy Adolf Hitler ⓘ
disbandedAfter German surrender in May 1945 ⓘ
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Berlin ⓘ
Battle of the Oder–Neisse ⓘ
East Pomeranian Offensive ⓘ
defensive operations in Pomerania ⓘ
facedOffensive Soviet Berlin Offensive Operation ⓘ
Soviet East Pomeranian Offensive ⓘ
Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ
firstCommander Heinrich Himmler ⓘ
linked to: HeinrichHimmler
formedFrom remnants of Army Group A ⓘ
remnants of Army Group Centre ⓘ
various ad hoc formations ⓘ
formedIn 1945 ⓘ
formedOn January 1945 ⓘ
front Oder River sector ⓘ
Pomerania ⓘ
Vistula River sector ⓘ
linked to: Vistula River

approaches to Berlin ⓘ
headquartersLocation Prenzlau ⓘ
Stargard ⓘ
historicalEra World War II ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
militaryBranch Heer ⓘ
nativeName Heeresgruppe Weichsel ⓘ
linked to: Army Group Vistula
notableCommander Gotthard Heinrici ⓘ
Heinrich Himmler ⓘ
linked to: HeinrichHimmler
operationalPeriod January 1945 – May 1945 ⓘ
partOf German Army (Wehrmacht) ⓘ
linked to: Wehrmacht
primaryOpponent Red Army ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
reasonForFormation respond to Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ
statusIn1945 logistically strained ⓘ
poorly organized ⓘ
understrength ⓘ
subordinateUnit Eleventh SS Panzer Army ⓘ
Ninth Army ⓘ
Third Panzer Army ⓘ
linked to: 3rd Panzer Army
task defend against Soviet advance on Berlin ⓘ
defend the lower Vistula and Oder fronts ⓘ
theater Eastern Front ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Battle of Berlin → militaryUnit → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
German 4th Panzer Army → front → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Army Group Vistula → nativeName → Heeresgruppe Weichsel ⓘ
linked to: Army Group Vistula
Army Group North → successor → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Gotthard Heinrici → commanded → Army Group Weichsel ⓘ
linked to: Army Group Vistula
East Pomeranian Offensive → belligerent → German Army Group Vistula ⓘ
linked to: Army Group Vistula
9th Army (Wehrmacht) → subordinateTo → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
9th Army → front → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Ninth Army → subordinateTo → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Ninth Army → associatedWith → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
2nd Army (Wehrmacht) → subordinateTo → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
LVI Panzer Corps → subordinateTo → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
12th Army → subordinateTo → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Battle of the Seelow Heights → opponent → German Army Group Vistula ⓘ
linked to: Army Group Vistula
Defence of the Oder line → involvedUnit → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
German Ninth Army → front → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
German Ninth Army → subordinateTo → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Army Detachment Steiner → subordination → Army Group Vistula ⓘ
Oder line defence → defendedBy → German Army Group Vistula ⓘ
linked to: Army Group Vistula