Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
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The Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations were a series of large-scale Soviet offensives in 1942–1943 aimed at pushing back German forces from the Rzhev salient west of Moscow during the Eastern Front of World War II.
Aliases (13)
- Rzhev battles ×3
- Battles of Rzhev ×2
- Battle of Rzhev ×1
- First Rzhev–Sychyovka Offensive Operation ×1
- Rzhev salient ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma offensive ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma operations ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma sector fighting ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of August 1942 ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of January 1942 ×1
- Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of March 1943 ×1
- Second Rzhev–Sychyovka Offensive Operation ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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strategic offensive → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
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surface form: "Battles of Rzhev"
Rzhev meat grinder → |
| belligerent |
Red Army
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Wehrmacht → |
| campaignGoal |
threaten German positions around Moscow
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wear down German Army Group Centre → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| endTime | 1943 → |
| front |
Kalinin Front
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Western Front (Red Army) → |
| hasPart |
Operation Mars
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Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations →
surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of August 1942"
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations →
surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of January 1942"
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations →
surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of March 1943"
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| involvedUnit |
Army Group Centre
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Soviet Kalinin Front armies → Western Front (Red Army) →
surface form: "Soviet Western Front armies"
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| location |
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
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surface form: "Rzhev salient"
west of Moscow → |
| mainAdversary |
Army Group Centre
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surface form: "Army Group Centre of Nazi Germany"
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| near |
Rzhev
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Vyazma → |
| notableFor | very high casualties → |
| objective |
improve Soviet strategic position west of Moscow
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push back German forces from the Rzhev salient → reduce the Rzhev salient → |
| opponentCommander |
Field Marshal Günther von Kluge
NERFINISHED
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Field Marshal Walter Model NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
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surface form: "Eastern Front of World War II"
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| region |
Kalinin Oblast
NERFINISHED
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Smolensk Oblast NERFINISHED → |
| result |
German tactical defensive success in several offensives
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eventual German withdrawal from the Rzhev salient → |
| side | Soviet offensives against German defenses → |
| startTime | 1942 → |
| strategicContext |
followed the Battle of Moscow
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preceded the Battle of Kursk → |
| theater | Central sector of the Eastern Front → |
| timePeriod | 1942–1943 → |
| typeOfAction | offensive operations → |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Second Rzhev–Sychyovka Offensive Operation"
this entity surface form: "Battles of Rzhev"
this entity surface form: "Battles of Rzhev"
subject surface form: "Soviet Western Front"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma operations"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev battles"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation"
this entity surface form: "Battle of Rzhev"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of January 1942"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of August 1942"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive of March 1943"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev salient"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev battles"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma sector fighting"
this entity surface form: "First Rzhev–Sychyovka Offensive Operation"
Soviet winter counteroffensive of 1941–1942
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relatedOperation
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Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
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this entity surface form: "Rzhev–Vyazma offensive"
this entity surface form: "Rzhev battles"