1st Ukrainian Front
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The 1st Ukrainian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II that played a decisive role in the final offensives against Nazi Germany, including the capture of Berlin.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Ukrainian Front canonical | 36 |
| 1-й Украинский фронт | 1 |
| 1st Ukrainian Front of the Red Army | 1 |
| Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet front ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1945-06 ⓘ |
| branch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1943-10-20 ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | end of hostilities in Europe in 1945 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Soviet Voronezh Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front
|
| frontNumbering | first Ukrainian front-level formation of the Red Army ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | various field headquarters in Ukraine and Poland ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II ⓘ |
| includedUnitType |
air armies (attached)
ⓘ
combined arms armies ⓘ tank armies ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany
ⓘ
encirclement and destruction of German forces in Silesia ⓘ liberation of eastern and southern Poland ⓘ liberation of large parts of Ukraine from German occupation ⓘ penetration to the Oder River in early 1945 ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Georgy Zhukov
ⓘ
Ivan Konev ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army Group A
ⓘ
Army Group Centre ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group Center
|
| participatedIn |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
Battle of the Dnieper ⓘ Battle of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Offensive
Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive ⓘ Lower Silesian Offensive ⓘ Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive ⓘ Prague Offensive ⓘ Upper Silesian Offensive ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Soviet Voronezh Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front
|
| roleInBerlinOperation |
advanced from the south and south-east toward Berlin
ⓘ
broke through German defenses on the Neisse and Spree rivers ⓘ |
| size | multi-army formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
Stavka ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Voronezh Front
this entity surface form:
1st Ukrainian Front of the Red Army
subject surface form:
2nd Ukrainian Front
this entity surface form:
1-й Украинский фронт
subject surface form:
2nd Guards Tank Army
this entity surface form:
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front