Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Gotthard Heinrici

Battles of Gotthard Heinrici

German general (1886–1971)

Gotthard Heinrici is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1945: 5 battles and 1 campaign across 4 present-day countries, most in Poland (2), Germany (2), Belarus (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,683 km apart end to end, 337 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (5).

Orsha offensivesBattle of the Dukla PassMoravia–Ostrava offensiveBattle of the Oder–NeisseBattle of BerlinBattle of the Seelow HeightsBattle of the Dukla PassMoravia–Ostrava offensiveBattle of the Oder–NeisseBattle of BerlinBattle of the Seelow HeightsKyivViennaWarsawBudapestPragueKøbenhavnMinskVilniusLvivKraków500 km51.959N, 21.898E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 1 engagements1944: 1 engagements1945: 4 engagements4 in 194519431945
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Orsha offensives, 1943Battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944Moravia–Ostrava offensive, 1945Battle of the Oder–Neisse, 1945Battle of Berlin, 1945Battle of the Seelow Heights, 194519431945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1943Orsha offensivesVorsha, BelarusGerman defensive victory
8 September 1944Battle of the Dukla PassDukla Pass, Poland821 km SWInconclusive; Soviet failure to join Slovak rebel troops...
1945Moravia–Ostrava offensiveMoravia, Czechia340 km WSoviet victory
April 1945Battle of the Oder–NeisseOder–Neisse line, Poland382 km NWSoviet victory
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlin, Germany71 km WSoviet victory
16 April 1945Battle of the Seelow HeightsSeelow, Germany69 km ESoviet victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Creator:Ludwig Knobloch, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.