5th Army (Red Army)

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Soviet military unit field army

The 5th Army (Red Army) was a major field army of the Soviet Union that played significant roles in key Eastern Front operations during the Russian Civil War and World War II.

Aliases (1)

5th Army (Soviet Union) ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military unit → field army →
activeDuring	Great Patriotic War → Russian Civil War period →
allegiance	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic → Union of Soviet Socialist Republics →
branch	Ground forces →
commandStructure	Soviet Armed Forces →
conflict	Eastern Front (World War II) → Russian Civil War → World War II →
country	Soviet Union →
engagedAgainst	Imperial German Army → Nazi Germany → White movement forces →
era	20th century →
garrison	various locations in the Soviet Union →
militaryBranchOf	Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army →
militaryFunction	operational-level formation →
notableFor	defensive operations on the Eastern Front → offensive operations on the Eastern Front →
participatedIn	major Eastern Front operations →
partOf	Red Army →
role	front-line combat formation →
status	disbanded →
subordinateTo	Soviet High Command → various Soviet fronts →
theater	Eastern Front →
type	combined arms army →
usedIn	large-scale offensive operations → strategic defensive operations →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Soviet Southwestern Front →	componentUnit
Southwestern Front ("5th Army (Soviet Union)") →	notableSubordinateFormation