Don Front

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Don Front was a major Soviet military formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, instrumental in the encirclement and defeat of German forces at Stalingrad.

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Don Front canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet front
Soviet military formation
military unit
branch Ground forces
commander Konstantin Rokossovsky
conflict Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)

World War II
country Soviet Union
formedFrom Soviet Stalingrad Front
surface form: Stalingrad Front
locationOfOperations Don River region
surface form: Don River area

Volgograd Oblast
surface form: Stalingrad region
notableBattle Battle of Stalingrad
notableCommander Konstantin Rokossovsky
notableFor key role in the Battle of Stalingrad
participation in the encirclement of German 6th Army
participation in the final reduction of the Stalingrad pocket
objective destroy encircled German forces at Stalingrad
encircle German forces at Stalingrad
operation Operation Ring
Operation Uranus
opponent German 6th Army
Wehrmacht
partOf Red Army
roleInBattle defeat of German forces at Stalingrad
encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad
side Allies
Soviet Union
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
Stavka
successor Central Front
theater Eastern Front
timePeriod World War II

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Romanian 3rd Army front Don Front
Soviet 62nd Army subordinateTo Don Front
Soviet 64th Army subordinateTo Don Front
Operation Uranus frontInvolved Don Front
Operation Koltso militaryUnit Don Front
64th Army frontAssignment Don Front