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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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Nazi Germany ⓘ
branch German Army (Heer) ⓘ
linked to: German Army
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
countryOfOperation German-occupied Italy ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
Italian Campaign (1943–1945) ⓘ
linked to: Italy 1943–45

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 ⓘ
geographicFocus central Italy ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
historicalEra Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
languageOfCommand German ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
notableCommander Heinrich von Vietinghoff ⓘ
Joachim Lemelsen ⓘ
notableFor stubborn defensive fighting in mountainous terrain ⓘ
opponent Allied forces ⓘ
Brazilian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Canadian Army ⓘ
Polish II Corps ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
partOf German Army (Heer) ⓘ
linked to: German Army

Wehrmacht ⓘ
primaryFunction ground combat operations ⓘ
role defensive operations ⓘ
retreat operations ⓘ
sideInConflict Axis Powers ⓘ
linked to: Axis powers
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Army Group C ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign
timePeriod 1943–1945 ⓘ
type infantry and armored formations ⓘ
usedDoctrine German defensive tactics in depth ⓘ

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