6th Army (Red Army)

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The 6th Army (Red Army) was a major field army of the Soviet Union that fought in several key operations on the Eastern Front during World War II, including the early defensive battles against the German invasion.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
6th Army (Soviet Union) 3
6th Army (Red Army) canonical 2
Soviet 6th Army 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military unit
field army
belligerentSide Allies of World War II
Soviet Union
conflict Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)

World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Soviet Union
engagement early defensive operations against German invasion of the USSR
operations during Operation Barbarossa
front Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II
garrisonCountry Soviet Union
hasDesignation 6th Army
historicalEra 20th century
historicalRole defense of Soviet territory against German invasion
ideologyOfState communism
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryBranch Ground forces
militaryFunction conduct large-scale ground operations
notableEvent defensive battles during the initial phase of the German-Soviet War
notableFor participation in early defensive battles against Operation Barbarossa
opponent Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
partOf Red Army
Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
role field formation of the Red Army
service Soviet Ground Forces
surface form: Red Army ground forces
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
Stavka
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
timePeriod World War II
type combined arms army
usedBy Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Southwestern Front componentUnit 6th Army (Red Army)
Southwestern Front notableSubordinateFormation 6th Army (Red Army)
this entity surface form: 6th Army (Soviet Union)
Battle of Uman involvedUnit 6th Army (Red Army)
this entity surface form: Soviet 6th Army
6th Guards Army precededBy 6th Army (Red Army)
this entity surface form: 6th Army (Soviet Union)
6th Guards Army formedFrom 6th Army (Red Army)
this entity surface form: 6th Army (Soviet Union)
Perekop–Chongar operation involvedUnit 6th Army (Red Army)