21st Army (Red Army)

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The 21st Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the early defensive and counteroffensive operations against Nazi Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation
Soviet military unit
field army
activeDuring Great Patriotic War
linked to: World War II
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Ground forces
category Soviet field armies of World War II
commandLanguage Russian
commandStructure front-level command of the Red Army
composition armored units
artillery units
rifle divisions
conflict Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front

Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Soviet Union
engagedIn counteroffensive operations against Nazi Germany
defensive operations against Nazi Germany
local counterattacks against German forces
operations to slow the German advance in 1941
strategic defensive operations in 1941
equipment Soviet artillery systems
Soviet tanks
small arms of the Red Army
era World War II
front Bryansk Front
Stalingrad Front
Western Front (Red Army)
garrisonCountry Soviet Union
historicalPeriod 20th century
historicalRole defense of the Soviet Union against German invasion
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryBranch Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
linked to: Red Army
militaryDoctrine Soviet deep operations doctrine
militaryFunction operational-level ground combat
notableEngagement early Soviet counteroffensives in 1941
early defensive battles of the Eastern Front
notableFor participation in early stages of the German-Soviet War
opponent Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
partOf Red Army
role field army-level formation
side Allies of World War II
status disbanded
subordinateTo Soviet High Command (Stavka)
linked to: Soviet High Command
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
type combined arms army
usedBy Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

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Soviet Southwestern Front componentUnit 21st Army (Red Army)