German Reserve Army

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The German Reserve Army was a World War II-era component of the Wehrmacht responsible for training, replacements, and homeland defense, whose officers played a central role in the 20 July 1944 plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler.

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German Reserve Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Wehrmacht ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeDuring 1939–1945 ⓘ
afterEvent leadership purged following failed 20 July plot ⓘ
allegiance Adolf Hitler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ersatzheer ⓘ
commander Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
Friedrich Fromm ⓘ
commandStructureExploitedBy German military conspirators against Hitler ⓘ
commandStructureUsedIn Operation Valkyrie ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
controlledBy German Army (Heer) ⓘ
linked to: German Army
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
garrisonLocation Berlin ⓘ
headquartersLocation Berlin ⓘ
historicalSignificance central to the organization of German manpower in World War II ⓘ
key institutional base for the 20 July 1944 coup attempt ⓘ
involvedIn 20 July 1944 plot ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
notableCommander Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim ⓘ
Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
Erich Hoepner ⓘ
Friedrich Fromm ⓘ
Henning von Tresckow ⓘ
Ludwig Beck ⓘ
notableEvent 20 July 1944 plot ⓘ
officeHeld Chief of Staff of the Reserve Army ⓘ
Commander of the Reserve Army ⓘ
opposedBy Adolf Hitler after 20 July 1944 ⓘ
partOf Wehrmacht ⓘ
playedCentralRoleIn military resistance against Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944 ⓘ
positionHeldBy Claus von Stauffenberg ⓘ
Friedrich Fromm ⓘ
primaryFunction management of replacement army units ⓘ
mobilization of reserve forces ⓘ
responsibleFor allocation of replacement troops to field units ⓘ
defense of the German homeland ⓘ
training of new conscripts ⓘ
role administration of convalescent and reserve units ⓘ
homeland defense ⓘ
internal security in Germany ⓘ
providing replacements for frontline units ⓘ
training of recruits ⓘ
scopeOfOperations within Germany and occupied territories ⓘ
subordinateTo German Army High Command ⓘ
Oberkommando des Heeres ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
typeOfUnit reserve and replacement army ⓘ
usedFor implementation of Operation Valkyrie coup plan ⓘ

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Operation Valkyrie → commandStructure → German Reserve Army ⓘ