Western Front
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The Western Front was a major Soviet Army formation during World War II that conducted large-scale operations against German forces on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Front canonical | 9 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet front
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Poland ⓘ western Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto |
2nd Belorussian Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Belorussian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Belorussian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-04-02 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ East Prussian Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Bagration NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Suvorov NERFINISHED ⓘ Rzhev–Vyazma operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Western Special Military District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Minsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Dmitry Pavlov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgy Zhukov NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan Konev NERFINISHED ⓘ Semyon Timoshenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily Sokolovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heavy losses during initial phase of Operation Barbarossa
ⓘ
key role in Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow in winter 1941–1942 ⓘ major contribution to destruction of German Army Group Centre in Operation Bagration ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Western Special Military District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
conducted large-scale offensive operations against German forces
ⓘ
defended approaches to Moscow ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-06-22 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stavka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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