Soviet 3rd Guards Army
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The Soviet 3rd Guards Army was an elite Red Army field formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in major offensives to liberate occupied Soviet territory from Nazi Germany.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guards formation
ⓘ
Red Army unit ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Soviet strategic offensives ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Soviet High Command (Stavka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designation | 3rd Guards Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliteStatus | Guards army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
liberation campaigns against German occupation
ⓘ
operations to push German forces westward ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
Soviet artillery
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Soviet tanks ⓘ small arms of the Red Army ⓘ |
| frontLineService | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to turning the tide against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Guards ⓘ |
| ideologyOfState | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Soviet Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | frontline combat formation ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | considered an elite formation within the Red Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
liberation of occupied Soviet territory from Nazi Germany
ⓘ
participation in major Soviet offensives in World War II ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defeat of German forces on Soviet territory ⓘ |
| role |
breakthrough operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Soviet Front-level commands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
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