German Nineteenth Army

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The German Nineteenth Army was a Wehrmacht field army that fought primarily on the Western Front during World War II, notably in the later defensive campaigns in France and Germany.

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Label Occurrences
German Nineteenth Army canonical 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Nazi Germany ⓘ
branch Heer ⓘ
category German army units of World War II ⓘ
commander Brandenberger, Erich ⓘ
Erich Brandenberger ⓘ
Friedrich Wiese ⓘ
Wiese, Friedrich ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
dateFormed 1943-08-21 ⓘ
dateOfSurrender 1945-05 ⓘ
disbandedAfter German surrender in 1945 ⓘ
engagedIn Allied invasion of southern France ⓘ
linked to: Operation Dragoon

Operation Dragoon ⓘ
retreat operations from France into Germany ⓘ
formedFrom German LXIV Army Corps ⓘ
front Western Front in Europe ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters Alsace (later) ⓘ
linked to: Alsace

southern France (initial) ⓘ
historicalEra World War II era ⓘ
initialAreaOfOperations southern France ⓘ
laterAreaOfOperations Alsace ⓘ
Upper Rhine ⓘ
southwestern Germany ⓘ
notableFor defensive campaigns in France ⓘ
defensive campaigns in Germany ⓘ
opposedBy Allied forces on the Western Front ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
participatedIn battles in the Black Forest region ⓘ
defense of the Colmar Pocket ⓘ
partOf German Army (Wehrmacht) ⓘ
linked to: Wehrmacht
retreatedThrough Rhône valley ⓘ
linked to: Rhône Valley
role defense of southern France ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Army Group G ⓘ
Army Group Oberrhein ⓘ
surrenderedTo Allied forces ⓘ
theater Western Front ⓘ
timePeriod 1943–1945 ⓘ
type field army ⓘ
usedLanguage German ⓘ

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Colmar Pocket → defendedBy → German Nineteenth Army ⓘ
Battle of the Colmar Pocket → combatant → German Nineteenth Army ⓘ