Soviet Voronezh Front
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The Soviet Voronezh Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II that played a key role in defensive and offensive operations against German forces, including in the central sector of the Kursk salient.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voronezh Front | 32 |
| Soviet Voronezh Front canonical | 4 |
| Voronezh Front area | 2 |
| Voronezh Front sector | 2 |
| Red Army Voronezh Front | 1 |
| Voronezh Front (Red Army) | 1 |
| Voronezh Front forces | 1 |
| Voronezh sector of the Eastern Front | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T255982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Soviet Voronezh Front Context triple: [Battle of Kursk, involvedUnit, Soviet Voronezh Front]
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Soviet Southwestern Front
The Soviet Southwestern Front was a major Red Army operational formation on the Eastern Front of World War II that played a key role in large-scale defensive and offensive operations against Nazi Germany.
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Soviet Central Front
The Soviet Central Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, notable for its key defensive and offensive role during the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations against German forces.
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3rd Belorussian Front
The 3rd Belorussian Front was a major Soviet World War II formation that spearheaded offensives on the Eastern Front, notably in the campaign to liberate Belarus and advance into East Prussia.
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2nd Belorussian Front
The 2nd Belorussian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II that played a key role in the final offensives against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.
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1st Belorussian Front
The 1st Belorussian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II that led key offensives on the Eastern Front, culminating in the capture of Berlin in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Soviet Voronezh Front Target entity description: The Soviet Voronezh Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II that played a key role in defensive and offensive operations against German forces, including in the central sector of the Kursk salient.
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A.
Soviet Southwestern Front
The Soviet Southwestern Front was a major Red Army operational formation on the Eastern Front of World War II that played a key role in large-scale defensive and offensive operations against Nazi Germany.
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B.
Soviet Central Front
The Soviet Central Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, notable for its key defensive and offensive role during the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations against German forces.
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C.
3rd Belorussian Front
The 3rd Belorussian Front was a major Soviet World War II formation that spearheaded offensives on the Eastern Front, notably in the campaign to liberate Belarus and advance into East Prussia.
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D.
2nd Belorussian Front
The 2nd Belorussian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II that played a key role in the final offensives against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.
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1st Belorussian Front
The 1st Belorussian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II that led key offensives on the Eastern Front, culminating in the capture of Berlin in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet front ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1942–1943 ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
|
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbandedOrReorganized | 1943-10-20 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
Battle of Kursk ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Prokhorovka
Battle of Voronezh (1942) ⓘ Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation ⓘ
surface form:
Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive ⓘ Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1942-06-09 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Red Army Bryansk Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryansk Front
Southwestern Front ⓘ |
| frontCommanderTitle | Commander of the Voronezh Front ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Voronezh ⓘ |
| includedUnit |
1st Tank Army
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Air Army
38th Army (Red Army) ⓘ
surface form:
38th Army
40th Army ⓘ 69th Army ⓘ 6th Guards Army ⓘ 7th Guards Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Ground Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Ground forces of the Soviet Union
|
| namedAfter |
Voronezh
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Voronezh
|
| notableCommander |
Filipp Golikov
ⓘ
Fyodor Kostenko ⓘ Ivan Chistyakov ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coordination of combined arms and air support
ⓘ
heavy tank battles during Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| objective |
halt German advance toward Voronezh and the Don
ⓘ
support Soviet counteroffensives after Stalingrad ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| reorganizationReason | renamed to reflect advance into Ukraine ⓘ |
| roleAtKursk |
conducted counteroffensive after German attack
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defended southern sector of Kursk salient ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defensive operations in southern-central sector of Eastern Front
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offensive operations to liberate Left-bank Ukraine ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
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Stavka ⓘ |
| succeededBy | 1st Ukrainian Front ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
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Subject: Soviet Voronezh Front Description of subject: The Soviet Voronezh Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II that played a key role in defensive and offensive operations against German forces, including in the central sector of the Kursk salient.
Referenced by (44)
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