Soviet 18th Army
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The Soviet 18th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably participating in early defensive and later offensive operations against German forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet 18th Army canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| branch | Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrey Smirnov
ⓘ
Dmitry Ryabyshev ⓘ Fyodor Kamkov ⓘ Konstantin Leselidze ⓘ Vladimir Kolpakchi ⓘ Yevgeny Zhuravlev ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Heeresgruppe Süd
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| engagementType |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| garrison | various locations on the Southern and Southwestern sectors of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive operations against German invasion in 1941
ⓘ
later offensive operations against German forces ⓘ sustaining heavy casualties in early war defensive battles ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Kuban bridgehead
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban bridgehead fighting
battles in the North Caucasus ⓘ defense of Ukraine in 1941 ⓘ liberation of southern Ukraine ⓘ operations in the Carpathian region ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| role | frontline ground combat formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
1st Ukrainian Front
ⓘ
North Caucasian Front ⓘ
surface form:
North Caucasus Front
Southern Front ⓘ Southwestern Front ⓘ Transcaucasian Front ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Carpatho-Uzhgorod Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Carpathian–Uzhgorod offensive
North Caucasus offensive operations ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban offensive operations
North Caucasus offensive operations ⓘ
surface form:
North Caucasus defensive operations
retreat to the Dnieper in 1941 ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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