11th Guards Army
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The 11th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II, particularly in the final campaigns against Nazi Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 11th Guards Army canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guards formation
ⓘ
Soviet military unit ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| awardedFor | distinguished combat performance ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1943 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| formedFrom | 16th Army ⓘ |
| frontAssignment |
1st Baltic Front
ⓘ
3rd Belorussian Front ⓘ Western Front (Red Army) ⓘ |
| garrisonAfterWar | Kaliningrad Oblast ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRankDesignation | Guards ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Guards ⓘ |
| includedUnitType |
armored units
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ rifle divisions ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the elite Soviet field armies of World War II ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Ground forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Ground Forces
|
| notableAction |
breaching German defensive lines in East Prussia
ⓘ
urban assault on Königsberg ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Հովհաննես Բաղրամյան
ⓘ
surface form:
Hovhannes Bagramyan
Ivan Bagramyan ⓘ Kuzma Galitsky ⓘ |
| notableFor |
final campaigns against Nazi Germany
ⓘ
participation in major Eastern Front offensives ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
Army Group North ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
Belorussian strategic offensive operation ⓘ
surface form:
Belorussian Offensive
East Prussian Offensive ⓘ Gumbinnen–Goldap offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Gumbinnen–Goldap Offensive
Operation Bagration ⓘ capture of Königsberg ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| role |
breakthrough operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
conquest of East Prussia
ⓘ
liberation of Belorussia ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Stavka of the Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Stavka of the Supreme High Command
|
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | combined arms army ⓘ |
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