Red Army Reserve Front
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The Red Army Reserve Front was a Soviet strategic formation in World War II that provided additional defensive and offensive strength on the Eastern Front, particularly during major operations such as the German advance on Moscow.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military formation
→
front-level formation → operational-strategic command → |
| composition |
field armies
→
support units → |
| conflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
→
Second World War → |
| country |
Soviet Union
→
|
| era |
World War II
→
|
| militaryBranch |
Ground forces of the Soviet Union
→
|
| notableEngagement |
German advance on Moscow
→
operations related to the defense of Moscow → |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
→
Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
Red Army
→
|
| purpose |
to provide additional defensive strength on the Eastern Front
→
to provide additional offensive strength on the Eastern Front → |
| role |
defensive operations
→
offensive operations → operational reserve → strategic reserve → |
| side |
Allies of World War II
→
Soviet side in the Eastern Front → |
| strategicFunction |
creation of reserves for counteroffensives
→
reinforcement of threatened sectors → |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
→
Stavka → |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Front
→
|
| typeOfUnit |
multi-army front
→
|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
("Soviet Reserve Front")
→
Unternehmen Taifun ("Soviet Reserve Front") → Vyazma pocket ("Soviet Reserve Front") → |
involvedUnit |
|
Operation Typhoon
→
|
opposingUnit |