fronts of the Red Army
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Fronts of the Red Army were large, multi-army operational formations of the Soviet military responsible for conducting major campaigns on broad sectors of the front during wartime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military organization
ⓘ
military formation type ⓘ operational-strategic formation ⓘ |
| abolished | after the Second World War in peacetime reorganization ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Soviet general officer
ⓘ
front commander ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
army group
ⓘ
theatre-level command ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrine |
deep operations doctrine
ⓘ
operational art of the Red Army ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet–German War NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
front headquarters
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intelligence staff ⓘ logistics services ⓘ operations staff ⓘ rear services ⓘ signal units ⓘ |
| higherUnitOf |
Soviet air army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet field army ⓘ Soviet tank army ⓘ corps-level formations ⓘ front-line air forces ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| notableExample |
1st Belorussian Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1st Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Belorussian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Belorussian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Belorussian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Bryansk Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Far Eastern Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalinin Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Leningrad Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stalingrad Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Steppe Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaucasian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkhov Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | fronts of the Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
conduct major offensive operations
ⓘ
conduct strategic defensive operations ⓘ coordinate multiple armies on broad sectors of the front ⓘ plan and execute campaigns ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet General Staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stavka of the Supreme High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Great Patriotic War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCommanderRank |
army general
ⓘ
colonel general ⓘ marshal of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
air armies
ⓘ
independent corps and divisions ⓘ multiple combined-arms armies ⓘ tank armies ⓘ |
| typicalSize | several hundred thousand personnel ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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