7th Army

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The 7th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that saw significant combat on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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7th Army canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army
military unit
activeDuring 1939–1945
branch Ground Forces
linked to: Ground forces
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
disbandedIn 1945
engagedAgainst Finnish Army
German Army Group North (elements)
engagement Soviet offensive in Eastern Karelia (1944)
defense of Leningrad approaches from the north
formedIn 1939
frontAssignment Karelian Front
linked to: Karelian front

Northwestern Front
garrisonOrHeadquarters Leningrad Military District
notableCommander Filipp Gorelenko NERFINISHED
Kirill Meretskov
Sergei Trofimenko
operationalArea Karelia
Karelian Isthmus
Ladoga–Onega region
linked to: Ladoga region
participatedIn Continuation War
Soviet invasion of Finland (1939–1940)
linked to: Winter War

Soviet–Finnish front operations
Winter War
partOf Red Army
role defensive operations on the Soviet–Finnish border
offensive operations in Karelia
subordinateTo Soviet High Command (Stavka)
linked to: Soviet High Command

various Soviet fronts on the Eastern Front
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front

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Karelian Front subordinateUnit 7th Army
subject linked to: Karelian front