Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
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The Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front was a major Red Army formation in World War II that led large-scale offensives on the Eastern Front, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, against Nazi Germany and its allies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2nd Ukrainian Front | 25 |
| 2-й Украинский фронт | 1 |
| Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet front ⓘ World War II military unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
1st Ukrainian Front
ⓘ
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Ukrainian Front
Romanian Land Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian Army (after August 1944)
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| branch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbandmentDate | 1945-06 ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1943-10-20 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Soviet Steppe Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Steppe Front
|
| headquartersLocation | various locations in Ukraine and later Central Europe ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major contributor to collapse of German Eastern Front in 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| notableAction |
encirclement and destruction of German forces at Korsun–Shevchenkovsky
ⓘ
encirclement of German Army Group South Ukraine in Jassy–Kishinev Offensive ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Fyodor Tolbukhin
ⓘ
Ivan Konev ⓘ Rodion Malinovsky ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Austria
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Romania ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Hungary
ⓘ
Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Romania (until 1944 switch)
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| role | conducted large-scale offensive operations ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
advance into Central Europe
ⓘ
defeat of Axis forces in the Balkans ⓘ liberation of Ukraine ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
27th Army
ⓘ
40th Army ⓘ 4th Guards Army ⓘ 52nd Army ⓘ 53rd Army ⓘ 5th Guards Air Army ⓘ 6th Guards Tank Army ⓘ 7th Guards Army ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of the Dnieper
ⓘ
Bratislava–Brno Offensive ⓘ Siege of Budapest ⓘ
surface form:
Budapest Offensive
Battle of Debrecen ⓘ
surface form:
Debrecen Offensive
Kirovograd Offensive ⓘ Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive ⓘ Prague Offensive ⓘ Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Uman–Botoșani offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Uman–Botoșani Offensive
Vienna Offensive ⓘ |
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