Soviet 18th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:awards Liberation of Eastern Europe
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Vistula-Oder_Offensive
gptkb:Berlin_Offensive
gptkbp:combat_history Commemoration of battles fought
gptkbp:combat_role Infantry and Armor
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Mikhail_Shumilov
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayal in Soviet propaganda
gptkbp:deployment 1941
1945
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Katyusha_rocket_launchers
IL-2 Sturmovik aircraft
T-34 tanks
gptkbp:formation_date 1941
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Minsk
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_records Soviet military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in Eastern Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet 18th Army
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Red_Star
gptkbp:legacy Influence on post-war Soviet military structure
gptkbp:military_operations Offensive operations against Axis forces
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Field_Army
gptkbp:motto For the Motherland!
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Ivan_Chistyakov
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Belarus
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:post_war_career Formation of Warsaw Pact
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:reputation Highly decorated
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategic_importance Critical in defeating Nazi Germany
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Belarusian_Military_District
gptkbp:supports Artillery and Air support
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms warfare
gptkbp:type gptkb:Field_Army
gptkbp:veterans Surviving members honored in memorials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4