21st Army (Red Army)

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Red Army formation Soviet military unit field army

The 21st Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the early defensive and counteroffensive operations against Nazi Germany.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Red Army formation → Soviet military unit → field army →
activeDuring	Great Patriotic War →
allegiance	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics →
branch	Ground forces →
category	Soviet field armies of World War II →
commandLanguage	Russian →
commandStructure	front-level command of the Red Army →
composition	armored units → artillery units → rifle divisions →
conflict	Eastern Front (World War II) → Second World War →
country	Soviet Union →
engagedIn	counteroffensive operations against Nazi Germany → defensive operations against Nazi Germany → local counterattacks against German forces → operations to slow the German advance in 1941 → strategic defensive operations in 1941 →
equipment	Soviet artillery systems → Soviet tanks → small arms of the Red Army →
era	World War II →
front	Bryansk Front → Stalingrad Front → Western Front (Red Army) →
garrisonCountry	Soviet Union →
historicalPeriod	20th century →
historicalRole	defense of the Soviet Union against German invasion →
languageOfCommand	Russian →
militaryBranch	Workers' and Peasants' Red Army →
militaryDoctrine	Soviet deep operations doctrine →
militaryFunction	operational-level ground combat →
notableEngagement	early Soviet counteroffensives in 1941 → early defensive battles of the Eastern Front →
notableFor	participation in early stages of the German-Soviet War →
opponent	Nazi Germany → Wehrmacht →
partOf	Red Army →
role	field army-level formation →
side	Allies of World War II →
status	disbanded →
subordinateTo	Soviet High Command (Stavka) →
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Front →
type	combined arms army →
usedBy	Soviet Armed Forces →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Soviet Southwestern Front →	componentUnit