Central Front
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Central Front was a major Soviet operational formation on the Eastern Front during World War II, notable for its role in key battles such as the Battle of Kursk.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet front
→
military formation → |
| belligerentIn |
Battle of Kursk
→
operations in the Orel–Kursk sector → |
| conflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
→
Second World War → |
| country |
Soviet Union
→
|
| engagedIn |
defensive battles in summer 1943
→
subsequent Soviet counteroffensives in 1943 → |
| hasPart |
Soviet field armies
→
air support from Soviet Air Forces → artillery formations → engineer units → rifle divisions → tank corps → |
| historicalContext |
Soviet–German War
→
|
| ideologyOfState |
communism
→
|
| languageOfCommand |
Russian
→
|
| locationOfOperations |
Bryansk region
NERFINISHED
→
Kursk salient → Orel sector → central sector of the Eastern Front → |
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Ground Forces
→
|
| militaryObjective |
halt German advances in the central sector
→
prepare and conduct counteroffensives after Kursk → |
| notableFor |
defensive operations against Operation Citadel
→
offensive operations following the Battle of Kursk → operations during the Battle of Kursk → |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
→
Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
Red Army
→
Soviet fronts on the Eastern Front → |
| role |
coordination of multiple Soviet armies
→
operational-level headquarters → |
| side |
Allies
→
Soviet Bloc → |
| strategicImportance |
blunting the main German offensive at Kursk
→
defense of the central axis toward Moscow → |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
→
Stavka → |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Front
→
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
→
|
| typeOfCommand |
operational-strategic command
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Operation Kutuzov
→
|
front |
|
Soviet 60th Army
→
|
frontAssignment |
|
Don Front
→
|
successor |