4th Guards Tank Army
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The 4th Guards Tank Army was a distinguished Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Guards Tank Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet tank army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | distinguished combat performance ⓘ |
| commandStructure | front-level formation ⓘ |
| composition |
mechanized corps
ⓘ
motorized infantry units ⓘ supporting artillery units ⓘ tank corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation | various locations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| hasBattleHonours | Guards status for combat distinction ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | 4-я гвардейская танковая армия NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEquipmentType |
armoured vehicles
ⓘ
self-propelled guns ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | elite formation ⓘ |
| hasUnitType | tank army ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important role in final defeat of Nazi Germany on Eastern Front
ⓘ
key contributor to Soviet advances into Central Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfDesignation | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Armoured troops
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | breakthrough and exploitation ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Berlin Offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesian operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep operations in operational depth of enemy defenses
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participation in major Eastern Front offensives ⓘ rapid armoured exploitation operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
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Soviet Armoured Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 4th Tank Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | operational-level armoured formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
1st Ukrainian Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Soviet fronts on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfForce | armoured force ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | Soviet deep battle doctrine ⓘ |
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