Stavka
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Stavka was the high command of the Soviet armed forces during World War II, responsible for overall strategic direction and coordination of military operations.
Aliases (1)
- Stavka VGK ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military high command
→
wartime supreme command → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stavka VGK
→
Stavka of the Supreme High Command → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Soviet Union
→
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| chairperson |
Joseph Stalin
→
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| dissolved |
after World War II
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| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
→
operational command → strategic planning → |
| follows |
Soviet General Staff pre-war command system
→
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| hasMember |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
NERFINISHED
→
Alexander Novikov NERFINISHED → Boris Shaposhnikov → Georgy Zhukov → Joseph Stalin → Kliment Voroshilov → Nikolai Kuznetsov NERFINISHED → Semyon Timoshenko → |
| hasPart |
People's Commissariat of Defense
→
Soviet General Staff → representatives at fronts → |
| hasRole |
allocation of reserves
→
approval of operational plans → coordination of fronts → coordination of military operations → coordination with Allies → overall strategic direction of armed forces → |
| headquartersLocation |
Moscow
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| inception |
1941
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
Russian
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| leader |
Joseph Stalin
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| location |
Moscow
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| mainOpponent |
Axis powers
→
German Wehrmacht → |
| originalLanguageName |
Ставка Верховного Главнокомандования
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| partOf |
Soviet Armed Forces
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| positionHeldBy |
Joseph Stalin as Supreme Commander-in-Chief
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| replaces |
pre-war Soviet high command structure
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| responsibleFor |
Soviet strategic offensives on Eastern Front
→
coordination of fronts and fleets → defense planning in 1941–1942 → |
| shortName |
Stavka
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| significantEvent |
World War II
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| subordinateTo |
State Defense Committee
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| timePeriod |
Great Patriotic War
→
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| usedBy |
Red Army
→
Soviet Air Forces → Soviet Navy → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
1st Belorussian Front
→
1st Ukrainian Front → 2nd Belorussian Front → 6th Army (Red Army) → Central Front → Don Front → Red Army Reserve Front → Red Army Western Front → Southwestern Front → Soviet Don Front → Soviet Southwestern Front → Voronezh Front → |
subordinateTo |
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Stavka
("Stavka VGK")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front
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commandStructure |
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Stavka
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shortName |