Red Army Western Front

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The Red Army Western Front was a major Soviet strategic formation responsible for defending and counterattacking against German forces on the central sector of the Eastern Front during World War II.

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Red Army Western Front canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military formation
front-level command
commandStructure operational-strategic level
componentUnit air support units
army
artillery units
corps
division
tank units
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
dateFormed 22 June 1941
engagedIn battles in the Moscow direction
border battles of 1941
defense of Smolensk region
initial phase of Operation Barbarossa
formedFrom Western Special Military District
frontSector central sector of the Eastern Front
headquartersLocation Minsk
Smolensk
Vyazma
higherFormationType front
historicalEra World War II
surface form: Second World War
languageOfName Russian
militaryBranch Ground forces
nativeName Western Front
surface form: Западный фронт
notableCommander Andrey Yeremenko
surface form: Andrei Yeremenko

Dmitry Pavlov
Georgy Zhukov
Ivan Konev
notableFor early large-scale encirclements and losses in 1941
opponent Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
partOf Red Army
primaryAdversaryDirection Army Group Centre
reasonForReorganization heavy losses in 1941
role strategic formation
status disbanded
subordinateTo Stavka of the Red Army
surface form: Soviet High Command

Stavka
successor Western Front (Red Army)
surface form: Western Front (Soviet Union)
task counteroffensive operations against German forces
defense against German forces
theater Eastern Front
typeOfOperations counterattacks
defensive operations
offensive operations

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Battle of Moscow involvedMilitaryUnit Red Army Western Front
Operation Typhoon opposingUnit Red Army Western Front
German Army Group Centre offensive opposedBy Red Army Western Front
Kaluga offensive operation involvedMilitaryUnit Red Army Western Front