64th Army

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The 64th Army was a Soviet Red Army field formation that played a key role in the defense and counteroffensive at the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.

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64th Army canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation ⓘ
Soviet field army ⓘ
activeDuringYear 1942 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
branch Ground forces ⓘ
commandStructure Soviet High Command ⓘ
conflict Great Patriotic War ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Soviet Union ⓘ
engagedAgainst Axis forces ⓘ
linked to: Axis

German 6th Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
formationDate 1942 ⓘ
formedFrom 1st Reserve Army ⓘ
frontAssignment Don Front ⓘ
Stalingrad Front ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters Stalingrad area ⓘ
historicalEra World War II ⓘ
locationOfOperations Lower Volga region ⓘ
Stalingrad ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Soviet Union ⓘ
militaryFunction defensive operations ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ
notableAction fighting on southern sector of Stalingrad front ⓘ
support of encirclement of German 6th Army ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ
heavy urban combat ⓘ
operationalRole frontline field army ⓘ
participatedIn Stalingrad strategic defensive operation ⓘ
Stalingrad strategic offensive operation ⓘ
partOf Red Army ⓘ
roleInConflict Stalingrad counteroffensive ⓘ
defense of Stalingrad ⓘ
sideInConflict Allies ⓘ
Soviet side ⓘ
strategicObjective contain German advance on Volga ⓘ
defend southern approaches to Stalingrad ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front ⓘ
tookPartIn Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad ⓘ
Soviet defensive operations at Stalingrad ⓘ
typeOfUnit combined arms army ⓘ

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