Soviet 51st Army
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The Soviet 51st Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the battles around Stalingrad and the southern sector.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet 51st Army canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Great Patriotic War
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagementType | land warfare ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| frontAssignment |
Southern sector of Eastern Front
ⓘ
Stalingrad Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to Soviet defense and counteroffensives in southern sector ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Stalingrad region
NERFINISHED
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lower Volga region ⓘ southern Soviet Union ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | operational-level field formation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive operations in southern sector of Eastern Front
ⓘ
role in Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| primaryTask |
defensive operations
ⓘ
support of major strategic offensives ⓘ |
| roleInBattle |
defense of southern approaches to Stalingrad
ⓘ
operations on lower Volga ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | combined-arms army ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm)
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Soviet 51st Army
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subject surface form:
Operation Winter Storm