Operation Uranus
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Operation Uranus was the major Soviet counteroffensive launched in November 1942 that encircled German forces at Stalingrad, marking a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Uranus canonical | 28 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet strategic offensive
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Hungary
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Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Romania ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Romania
Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Uranus self-link ⓘ |
| commander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
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Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Konstantin Rokossovsky ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
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surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEnded | 1942-11-23 ⓘ |
| dateStarted | 1942-11-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Little Saturn
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Operation Ring ⓘ |
| forceStrength |
approximately 900 tanks and self-propelled guns
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over one million Soviet troops ⓘ thousands of artillery pieces and mortars ⓘ |
| frontInvolved |
Don Front
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Southwestern Front ⓘ Soviet Stalingrad Front ⓘ
surface form:
Stalingrad Front
|
| historicalSignificance |
first large-scale successful Soviet strategic encirclement of German forces
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key step in eventual Soviet advance toward Berlin ⓘ major psychological blow to Wehrmacht and Nazi leadership ⓘ |
| location |
Russian SFSR
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surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Stalingrad ⓘ Volgograd Oblast ⓘ |
| objective | encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad ⓘ |
| opponentUnit |
German 4th Panzer Army
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surface form:
German 4th Panzer Army elements
German 6th Army ⓘ Hungarian 2nd Army elements ⓘ Italian 8th Army elements ⓘ Romanian 3rd Army ⓘ Romanian 4th Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Soviet High Command
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surface form:
Soviet Stavka
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| precededBy |
German 1942 summer offensive Case Blue
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surface form:
German summer offensive Case Blue
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| result |
decisive Soviet victory
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encirclement of Axis forces in Stalingrad pocket ⓘ turning point on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
forced German strategic defensive on Eastern Front
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severed German supply lines to Stalingrad ⓘ |
| tactic |
concentration of armor on weak Axis flanks
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double envelopment ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm)
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Operation Uranus
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subject surface form:
Operation Winter Storm