Soviet 51st Army

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The Soviet 51st Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the battles around Stalingrad and the southern sector.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Ground Forces
linked to: Ground forces
conflict Great Patriotic War
Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Soviet Union
engagementType land warfare
era 20th century
frontAssignment Southern sector of Eastern Front
Stalingrad Front
historicalSignificance contributed to Soviet defense and counteroffensives in southern sector
locationOfOperations Stalingrad region
linked to: Stalingrad area

lower Volga region
southern Soviet Union
militaryBranchOf Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces
militaryFunction operational-level field formation
notableFor defensive operations in southern sector of Eastern Front
role in Battle of Stalingrad
opponent Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
partOf Red Army
primaryTask defensive operations
support of major strategic offensives
roleInBattle defense of southern approaches to Stalingrad
operations on lower Volga
sideInWar Allies of World War II
theater Eastern Front
timePeriod World War II era
typeOfUnit combined-arms army

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Operation Winter Storm involvedUnit Soviet 51st Army
Donbass offensive (1943) participant Soviet 51st Army