Transcaucasian Front
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The Transcaucasian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II responsible for operations in the Caucasus region, including campaigns to defend the area from German advances and later to liberate occupied territories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transcaucasian Front canonical | 6 |
| Caucasian Front of the Red Army | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army front
ⓘ
Soviet military formation ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
defensive operations in the Caucasus
ⓘ
offensive operations in Transcaucasia ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Transcaucasian Military District ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
|
| includedBranch |
air force units
ⓘ
armored units ⓘ artillery units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defence of the Caucasus against German advances
ⓘ
liberation of occupied territories in the Caucasus region ⓘ |
| objective |
prevent German advance to the Caucasus oil fields
ⓘ
secure Soviet southern borders ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Caucasus
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
|
| opposed |
Axis powers
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
|
| regionProtected |
Baku oil fields
ⓘ
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasian republics
|
| role | strategic field formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
Stavka ⓘ |
| task |
defence of the Caucasus region
ⓘ
offensive operations to liberate occupied territories ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Caucasus campaign
ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caucasian Front of the Red Army
this entity surface form:
Caucasian Front of the Red Army