6th Tank Army (Soviet Union)
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The 6th Tank Army (Soviet Union) was a major Red Army armored formation that played a key role in several Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ tank army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| branch | Armored forces ⓘ |
| category | Soviet tank armies of World War II ⓘ |
| commandStructure | operated as an operational-level formation ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | end of World War II ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Axis forces on the Eastern Front
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| formedIn | January 1944 ⓘ |
| frontLineService | yes ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army armored troops ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | large concentration of armored and mechanized units ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operations in Hungary
ⓘ
participation in major Soviet offensives in 1944–1945 ⓘ role in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive ⓘ role in the Vienna Offensive ⓘ |
| operationalDoctrine | Soviet deep battle doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Soviet offensives in 1944
ⓘ
Soviet offensives in 1945 ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | breakthrough and exploitation in deep operations ⓘ |
| role | offensive armored operations ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Soviet Fronts on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | armored formation ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
motorized infantry
ⓘ
self-propelled guns ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
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