1st Guards Army
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The 1st Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front of World War II, participating in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Guards Army canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guards formation
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Soviet military unit ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| commandStructure | front-level command of the Red Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrine | Soviet deep operations doctrine ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
combined arms warfare
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coordinated operations with other Soviet fronts ⓘ large-scale operations with multiple corps ⓘ offensive ground combat ⓘ |
| foughtFor | Allied powers in World War II ⓘ |
| hadComponent |
artillery units
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rifle divisions ⓘ support units ⓘ tank units ⓘ |
| hasAllegiance | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | 1-я гвардейская армия NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
Guards status
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elite ⓘ |
| hasRole |
breakthrough force
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frontline offensive formation ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | Soviet Guards armies of World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key contributor to Soviet victories over Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | Soviet socialist state ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | operational-level offensive operations ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | received Guards title for distinguished service ⓘ |
| notableFor | offensive operations against Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
major Soviet offensives on the Eastern Front
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operations against German Army Group formations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
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Soviet armed forces in the Great Patriotic War ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
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Stavka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Europe
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Soviet–German front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | combined arms army ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Soviet artillery
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Soviet tanks ⓘ small arms of the Red Army ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.