Northwestern Front
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The Northwestern Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation that operated on the northwestern sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, conducting defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Front canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet front ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses in summer–autumn 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbandedOn | 1943-04-20 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Demyansk operations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staraya Russa operations ⓘ defensive operations in the Baltic region ⓘ defensive operations in the Pskov area ⓘ operations around Leningrad approaches ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1941-06-22 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Pskov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedUnit |
11th Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1st Shock Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 27th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 34th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 48th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Shock Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 8th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ air armies and air divisions of the Red Air Force ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| nativeName | Северо-Западный фронт NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Fyodor Kuznetsov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Bagramyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan Konev NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyotr Sobennikov NERFINISHED ⓘ Semyon Timoshenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| opposedFormation | Army Group North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Baltic Special Military District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs |
2nd Baltic Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baltic Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | strategic-level operational command ⓘ |
| sector | northwestern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stavka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
conduct offensive operations against German Army Group North
ⓘ
defend northwestern approaches to Moscow and Leningrad ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Patriotic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperations |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
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