Soviet 54th Army

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The Soviet 54th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in key operations around Leningrad and in the broader struggle against German forces.

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54th Army (Soviet Union) 1
Soviet 54th Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Red Army
conflict Eastern Front of World War II
Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Soviet Union
disbandedIn 1944
engagedAgainst German 16th Army
German 18th Army
engagedIn defensive operations around Leningrad
offensive operations against German forces
formedIn 1941
frontLineRole defense of Leningrad
garrisonOrAreaOfOperations Leningrad region
linked to: Leningrad Oblast

Mga area
Tikhvin area
linked to: Tikhvin

Volkhov River area
notableCommander Grigory Kulik
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Mikhail Khozin
notableFor heavy fighting on the Eastern Front
participation in operations to relieve Leningrad
opponent Army Group North
Wehrmacht
participatedIn Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation
Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive
Lyuban Offensive Operation
Mga Offensive Operations
Sinyavino Offensive (1941)
Sinyavino Offensive (1942)
Tikhvin Defensive Operation
Tikhvin Offensive Operation
operations to lift the Siege of Leningrad
partOf Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
linked to: Red Army
primaryObjective break German blockade of Leningrad
defend Leningrad
subordinateTo Leningrad Front
Northwestern Front
Volkhov Front
theaterOfOperations Leningrad Front
Northwestern Front
Volkhov Front
timePeriod 1941–1944
typeOfUnit combined-arms army

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Battle of Tikhvin involvedUnit Soviet 54th Army
Battle of Krasny Bor combatant 54th Army (Soviet Union)
linked to: Soviet 54th Army