Soviet Far Eastern Front
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The Soviet Far Eastern Front was a major Red Army formation responsible for defending and conducting offensive operations in the Soviet Union’s Far East, including the 1945 campaign against Japanese forces in Manchuria.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Far Eastern Front (World War II) | 2 |
| Far Eastern Front | 1 |
| Far Eastern Front (Soviet Union) | 1 |
| Soviet Far Eastern Front canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
front-level military formation ⓘ |
| alliance |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
United Nations side in World War II (de facto) ⓘ |
| borderResponsibility |
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese border
Soviet–Korean border ⓘ Soviet–Manchurian border ⓘ |
| campaign |
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
ⓘ
surface form:
1945 Manchurian strategic offensive operation
|
| composition |
air units
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ combined arms armies ⓘ tank units ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| frontLevel | army group equivalent ⓘ |
| garrison |
Russia Far East
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Far East
|
| geographicalFocus |
Transbaikal and Far Eastern regions
ⓘ
areas facing Manchuria ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the end of World War II in Asia
ⓘ
played key role in rapid defeat of Japanese Kwantung Army in 1945 ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | deep operations doctrine (Soviet) ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
crossing of the Amur River in 1945
ⓘ
offensive into northern Korea in 1945 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ
surface form:
Kwantung Army
|
| partOf |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
|
| region |
Russia Far East
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
Siberia’s eastern sectors ⓘ |
| role |
defense of Soviet Far East
ⓘ
offensive operations against Japanese forces in Manchuria ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Stavka of the Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet High Command
Stavka ⓘ |
| task |
coordination of multiple armies in the Far East
ⓘ
preparation for potential large-scale war with Japan ⓘ |
| theater |
Soviet Far Eastern Front
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Far Eastern Front (World War II)
Manchuria ⓘ Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Far East
|
| timePeriod |
World War II era
ⓘ
final phase of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | operational-strategic command ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet General Staff
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Far Eastern Front
this entity surface form:
Far Eastern Front (Soviet Union)
this entity surface form:
Far Eastern Front (World War II)
this entity surface form:
Far Eastern Front (World War II)