23rd Army

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The 23rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, particularly in the Soviet–Finnish conflicts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
23rd Army canonical 1
23rd Army (Soviet Union) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
activeDuring 1939–1945 ⓘ
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Ground Forces ⓘ
linked to: Ground forces
conflict Continuation War ⓘ
Winter War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
engagedIn border battles with Finland ⓘ
siege of Leningrad defensive operations ⓘ
formedFrom Soviet Red Army units in the Leningrad Military District ⓘ
garrisonLocation Karelian Isthmus ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army ⓘ
linked to: Red Army
notableEngagement Soviet–Finnish front operations ⓘ
linked to: Karelian front

defense of Leningrad ⓘ
operationalArea Karelian Isthmus ⓘ
northwestern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ
opponent Finnish Army ⓘ
German Army Group North ⓘ
linked to: Army Group North
partOf Leningrad Front ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
role defense of approaches to Leningrad ⓘ
defensive operations against Finland ⓘ
subordinateTo Soviet High Command (Stavka) ⓘ
linked to: Soviet High Command
task defend Leningrad from the northwest ⓘ
hold the Soviet–Finnish front line ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front ⓘ
type combined arms army ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Northern Front (Soviet Union) → subordinateUnit → 23rd Army (Soviet Union) ⓘ
linked to: 23rd Army