Voronezh–Voroshilovgrad defensive operations
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The Voronezh–Voroshilovgrad defensive operations were a series of World War II battles in 1942 in which Soviet forces attempted to halt the German advance toward the Don River and the Caucasus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voronezh–Voroshilovgrad defensive operations canonical | 2 |
| Voronezh–Luhansk defensive operations | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Voronezh–Voroshilovgrad defensive operations
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surface form:
Voronezh–Luhansk defensive operations
|
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| combatant |
Red Army Bryansk Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Bryansk Front
Soviet Southwestern Front ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| goal |
to halt the German advance toward the Don River
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to prevent a German breakthrough toward the Caucasus ⓘ |
| location |
Don River region
ⓘ
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Voronezh ⓘ Soviet Voronezh Front ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front
Alchevsk ⓘ
surface form:
Voroshilovgrad
southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
defense of approaches to the Caucasus oil regions
ⓘ
defense of the Don River line ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Voronezh
ⓘ
Alchevsk ⓘ
surface form:
Voroshilovgrad
|
| natureOfOperation | defensive operation ⓘ |
| opponent |
Heeresgruppe Süd
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South
|
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
German 1942 summer offensive ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Great Patriotic War
|
| result |
German tactical success
ⓘ
Soviet strategic delay of German advance ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Voronezh–Voroshilovgrad defensive operations
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this entity surface form:
Voronezh–Luhansk defensive operations