Soviet 6th Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:accessories logistical challenges
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:casualties over 800,000
gptkbp:combat_history Eastern Front battles
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:infantry
urban warfare
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Friedrich_Paulus
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Operation_Uranus
February 2, 1943
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Volga_River
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1943
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:equipment T-34 tanks
gptkbp:formation_date 1941
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:historical_significance encirclement at Stalingrad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet 6th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy symbol of Soviet resilience
gptkbp:location_during_battle gptkb:Stalingrad
gptkbp:military_branch Ground Forces
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:military_operations gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive operations
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:General_Vasily_Chuikov
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:role offensive operations
gptkbp:strategic_goals capture of Stalingrad
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Volga
gptkbp:strength over 300,000
approximately 300,000 troops
Soviet troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soviet_8th_Guards_Army
gptkbp:tactics encirclement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_German_Sixth_Army
gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Oder
gptkb:Battle_of_Kharkov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5