Soviet 54th Army

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The Soviet 54th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in key operations around Leningrad and in the broader struggle against German forces.

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instanceOf field army
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED
branch Red Army NERFINISHED
conflict Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Soviet Union
disbandedIn 1944
engagedAgainst German 16th Army NERFINISHED
German 18th Army NERFINISHED
engagedIn defensive operations around Leningrad
offensive operations against German forces
formedIn 1941
frontLineRole defense of Leningrad
garrisonOrAreaOfOperations Leningrad region NERFINISHED
Mga area
Tikhvin area NERFINISHED
Volkhov River area NERFINISHED
notableCommander Grigory Kulik NERFINISHED
Ivan Fedyuninsky NERFINISHED
Mikhail Khozin NERFINISHED
notableFor heavy fighting on the Eastern Front
participation in operations to relieve Leningrad
opponent Army Group North NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht
participatedIn Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation NERFINISHED
Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive NERFINISHED
Lyuban Offensive Operation NERFINISHED
Mga Offensive Operations
Sinyavino Offensive (1941) NERFINISHED
Sinyavino Offensive (1942) NERFINISHED
Tikhvin Defensive Operation NERFINISHED
Tikhvin Offensive Operation NERFINISHED
operations to lift the Siege of Leningrad
partOf Workers' and Peasants' Red Army NERFINISHED
primaryObjective break German blockade of Leningrad
defend Leningrad
subordinateTo Leningrad Front NERFINISHED
Northwestern Front NERFINISHED
Volkhov Front NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Leningrad Front NERFINISHED
Northwestern Front NERFINISHED
Volkhov Front NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1941–1944
typeOfUnit combined-arms army

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Battle of Tikhvin involvedUnit Soviet 54th Army