Orel sector
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The Orel sector was a key area on the Eastern Front during World War II, notable for intense fighting between Soviet and German forces, especially around the Battle of Kursk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orel sector canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front sector
ⓘ
military sector ⓘ |
| airSupportFrom |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
Operation Citadel ⓘ Operation Kutuzov ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| closelyLinkedEvent | Soviet counteroffensive after Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| frontLineRole | key area of German-Soviet confrontation ⓘ |
| frontSectionOf | German-Soviet front line in 1943 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Orel salient ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | turning point in central Eastern Front balance of power ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalToponymy | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orel region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| militaryObjectiveFor |
German defense of central front
ⓘ
Soviet summer offensives of 1943 ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet summer offensive of 1943
|
| militaryTheater | Central sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| notableFor |
armored warfare
ⓘ
intense fighting between Soviet and German forces ⓘ large-scale offensive and defensive operations ⓘ |
| operationType |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| primaryForces |
armored divisions
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kursk strategic offensive operation
ⓘ
surface form:
Kursk salient
Soviet Steppe Front ⓘ
surface form:
Orel–Kursk axis
|
| resultingIn |
German withdrawal from Orel salient
ⓘ
Soviet recapture of Orel ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
German defensive salient around Orel
ⓘ
approach to Moscow ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1943
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Great Patriotic War
|
| usedBy |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group Center
Red Army Bryansk Front ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Bryansk Front
Soviet Western Front ⓘ |
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