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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military formation
→
front-level command → |
| commandStructure |
operational-strategic level
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| componentUnit |
air support units
→
army → artillery units → corps → division → tank units → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| dateFormed |
22 June 1941
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| engagedIn |
battles in the Moscow direction
→
border battles of 1941 → defense of Smolensk region → initial phase of Operation Barbarossa → |
| formedFrom |
Western Special Military District
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| frontSector |
central sector of the Eastern Front
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| headquartersLocation |
Minsk
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Smolensk → Vyazma → |
| higherFormationType |
front
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| historicalEra |
Second World War
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| languageOfName |
Russian
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| militaryBranch |
Ground forces
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| nativeName |
Западный фронт
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| notableCommander |
Andrei Yeremenko
NERFINISHED
→
Dmitry Pavlov NERFINISHED → Georgy Zhukov → Ivan Konev → |
| notableFor |
early large-scale encirclements and losses in 1941
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| opponent |
Nazi Germany
→
Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
Red Army
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| primaryAdversaryDirection |
Army Group Centre
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| reasonForReorganization |
heavy losses in 1941
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| role |
strategic formation
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| status |
disbanded
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| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
→
Stavka → |
| successor |
Western Front (Soviet Union)
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| task |
counteroffensive operations against German forces
→
defense against German forces → |
| theater |
Eastern Front
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| typeOfOperations |
counterattacks
→
defensive operations → offensive operations → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Moscow
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involvedMilitaryUnit |
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Operation Typhoon
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opposingUnit |