26th Army (Red Army)

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The 26th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the early defensive battles against the German invasion.

Aliases (1)
  • 26th Army (Soviet Union) ×1

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military unit
field army
activity land warfare
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
branch Ground forces
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
engagement defensive operations during the German invasion of the Soviet Union
formedIn World War II
historicalEra 20th century
militaryBranchOf Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
notableFor early defensive battles against Operation Barbarossa
resistance to the initial German advance in 1941
opponent Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
partOf Red Army
role field army
side Allies of World War II
theater Eastern Front
type combined arms army

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Soviet Southwestern Front
componentUnit
Southwestern Front ("26th Army (Soviet Union)")
notableSubordinateFormation

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