Soviet 11th Guards Army
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The Soviet 11th Guards Army was an elite Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the final offensives against Nazi Germany in East Prussia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet 11th Guards Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guards formation
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field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedAs | elite Red Army formation ⓘ |
| garrisonAfterWar | Kaliningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | highly experienced formation by 1945 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to collapse of German defenses in East Prussia
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helped secure Soviet control over former East Prussian territory ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Königsberg area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of Königsberg
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final offensives against Nazi Germany ⓘ heavy fighting in East Prussian fortified regions ⓘ operations in East Prussia in 1944–1945 ⓘ participation in the East Prussian Offensive ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Königsberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Prussian Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 16th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemyForces |
German Army Group Centre
NERFINISHED
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German Army Group North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
breakthrough and exploitation formation
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II
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final phase of the Second World War in Europe ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
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