5th Army (Red Army)

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The 5th Army (Red Army) was a major field army of the Soviet Union that played significant roles in key Eastern Front operations during the Russian Civil War and World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
5th Army (Red Army) canonical 2
5th Army (Soviet Union) 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military unit
field army
activeDuring Great Patriotic War
linked to: World War II

Russian Civil War period
linked to: Russian Civil War
allegiance Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Ground forces
commandStructure Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces
conflict Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front

Russian Civil War
World War II
country Soviet Union
engagedAgainst Imperial German Army
Nazi Germany
White movement forces
linked to: White movement
era 20th century
garrison various locations in the Soviet Union
militaryBranchOf Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
linked to: Red Army
militaryFunction operational-level formation
notableFor defensive operations on the Eastern Front
offensive operations on the Eastern Front
participatedIn major Eastern Front operations
partOf Red Army
role front-line combat formation
status disbanded
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
various Soviet fronts
theater Eastern Front
type combined arms army
usedIn large-scale offensive operations
strategic defensive operations

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Southwestern Front componentUnit 5th Army (Red Army)
Southwestern Front notableSubordinateFormation 5th Army (Soviet Union)
linked to: 5th Army (Red Army)
1st Far Eastern Front includedFormation 5th Army (Soviet Union)
linked to: 5th Army (Red Army)
Red Army units notableUnit 5th Army (Red Army)