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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Front canonical | 10 |
| Central Front command | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet front
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| belligerentIn |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
operations in the Orel–Kursk sector ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
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 Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–German War
|
| ideologyOfState | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Bryansk Oblast
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryansk region
Battle of Kursk ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Eastern Bloc ⓘ
surface form:
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 (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Front command