70th Army (Soviet Union)

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The 70th Army (Soviet Union) was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, participating in major operations such as the advance into Poland and the final offensives against Nazi Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation
field army
allegiance Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
branch Ground forces
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
disbandedIn 1945
engagedAgainst Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
era World War II era
formedIn 1943
frontAssignment 2nd Belorussian Front
Red Army Bryansk Front
surface form: Bryansk Front

Central Front
garrisonOrHeadquarters various field headquarters on Eastern Front
militaryBranchLanguage Russian
notableCommander Ivan Galanin NERFINISHED
Vasily Popov
Vladimir Kolpakchi NERFINISHED
notableFor participation in major Soviet offensives in 1943–1945
operatedIn East Prussia
surface form: East Prussia region

Poland
Pomerania
Soviet Union
participatedIn Battle of Kursk
Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
surface form: Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation

Bryansk offensive
East Pomeranian Offensive
surface form: East Pomeranian offensive

Kursk strategic offensive operation
surface form: Kursk offensive

Lublin–Brest Offensive
surface form: Lublin–Brest offensive

Operation Kutuzov
Vistula–Oder Offensive
surface form: Vistula–Oder offensive

advance into Poland
final offensives against Nazi Germany
partOf Red Army
primaryOpponent Army Group Centre
surface form: German Army Group Centre

Army Group North
surface form: German Army Group North
role breakthrough operations
offensive operations
subordinateTo 2nd Belorussian Front
surface form: 2nd Belorussian Front command

Central Front
surface form: Central Front command

Stavka of the Red Army
surface form: Stavka of the Supreme High Command
theater Eastern Front
type combined arms army
usedEquipment Soviet artillery
Soviet tanks
infantry small arms

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Warsaw–Praga offensive militaryUnit 70th Army (Soviet Union)