66th Army

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The 66th Army was a Soviet Red Army field formation in World War II that played a key role in the Battle of Stalingrad before later being redesignated as the 5th Guards Army.

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66th Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
activeDuring early 1940s ⓘ
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
branch Ground forces ⓘ
conflict Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
engagedAgainst Wehrmacht ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
frontAssignment Don Front ⓘ
Stalingrad Front ⓘ
historicalPeriod Great Patriotic War ⓘ
laterDesignatedAs 5th Guards Army ⓘ
militaryBranch Red Army ground forces ⓘ
notableFor participation in encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad ⓘ
notableOperation Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad ⓘ
notableSuccessorFormation 5th Guards Army ⓘ
opponent Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Red Army ⓘ
redesignationReason distinguished combat performance at Stalingrad ⓘ
roleInConflict key role in Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ
successor 5th Guards Army ⓘ
theater Eastern Front ⓘ
type combined arms army ⓘ

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5th Guards Army → formedFrom → 66th Army ⓘ