Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector)
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Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector) were Soviet military actions on the approaches and flanks of Stalingrad aimed at halting and containing the German advance during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
Aliases (2)
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military operation
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military operation → |
| aim |
contain German forces on the flanks of Stalingrad
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halt German advance toward Stalingrad → |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| conductedBy |
Soviet Red Army formations
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| conflict |
World War II
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| conflictType |
land warfare
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| front |
Southern sector of the Eastern Front
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| geopoliticalContext |
German drive to the Volga River
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| historicalContext |
German 1942 summer campaign on the Eastern Front
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| involves |
Soviet defensive lines on the flanks of Stalingrad
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countermeasures against German attempts to outflank Stalingrad → |
| location |
approaches to Stalingrad
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flanks of Stalingrad → |
| militaryObjective |
stabilize the front around Stalingrad
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| opponent |
Wehrmacht
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| partOf |
Battle of Stalingrad
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Stalingrad strategic defensive operation → |
| phaseOf |
early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad
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| relatedTo |
Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector)
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Stalingrad strategic offensive operation → |
| result |
slowed German advance toward Stalingrad
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| side |
Red Army
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| strategicRole |
shield Stalingrad from encirclement via its flanks
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| theater |
Eastern Front
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| timePeriod |
1942
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| typeOfAction |
defensive operations
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Army Group Don
("Stalingrad sector")
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areaOfOperations |
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Soviet Southwestern Front
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notableEngagement |
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Southwestern Front
("Stalingrad strategic area operations")
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tookPartIn |