1st Shock Army

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The 1st Shock Army was a Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, created for breakthrough operations on the Eastern Front and heavily engaged in major offensives against Nazi Germany.

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1st Shock Army canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military unit
field army
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Ground forces
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
engagedAgainst SS units
Wehrmacht
engagementType combined arms operations
formedAs shock army
formedFrom operational group of the Reserve Front
frontAssignment 1st Baltic Front
1st Belorussian Front
2nd Baltic Front
3rd Baltic Front
Northwestern Front
Western Front
garrisonDuringWar various sectors of the Eastern Front
historicalEra Second World War
linked to: World War II
militaryBranch Red Army of Workers and Peasants
linked to: Red Army

Soviet Ground Forces
notableCommander Fyodor Kuznetsov NERFINISHED
Ivan Korovnikov NERFINISHED
Nikolai Berzarin NERFINISHED
Vasily Kuznetsov NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Baltic Offensive
Battle of Berlin
Battle of Moscow
Demyansk operations
East Prussian Offensive
Staraya Russa operations
notableFor heavy involvement in major Soviet offensives
participation in breakthrough sectors of the front
notableOpponent Nazi Germany
opponentAlliance Axis powers
partOf Red Army
primaryMission penetration of enemy defensive lines
support of major offensives
role breakthrough formation
subordinateTo Soviet High Command (Stavka)
linked to: Soviet High Command
theater Eastern Front
timePeriod 20th century
typeOfOperation breakthrough operations
offensive operations
usedDoctrine deep operations doctrine
usedFor assault on fortified positions

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3rd Baltic Front subordinateUnit 1st Shock Army
Tartu Offensive militaryUnitInvolved 1st Shock Army
Northwestern Front includedUnit 1st Shock Army