Mikhail KatukovMarshal of Armoured Troops Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov (Russian: Михаил Ефимович Катуков 17 September [O.S. 4 September] 1900 – 8 June 1976) served as a commander of armored troops in the Red Army during and following World War II. He is viewed as one of the most talented Soviet armor commanders.
Russian Ground ForcesThe Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Сухопу́тные войска́ [СВ], romanized: Sukhopútnye Voyská [SV]), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders and land-based combat operations. The president of Russia is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Battle of KurskThe Battle of Kursk, also called the Battle of the Kursk Salient, was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. The Battle of Kursk is the single largest battle in the history of warfare. It ranks only behind the Battle of Stalingrad several months earlier as the most often-cited turning point in the European theatre of the war.
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Red ArmySoviet army and air force from 1918 to 1946 Workers' and Peasants' Red ArmyРабоче-крестьянская Красная армияRed Army headgear insigniaActive28 January 1918 – 25 February 1946 (1918-01-28 – 1946-02-25)Country Russian SFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1946)TypeArmy and Air forceRoleLand warfareSize6,437,755 (Russian Civil War)34,476,700 (World War II)EngagementsWorld War I (Feb–Mar 1918)Russian Civil War (1917–23)Polish–Soviet War (1918–21)Mongolia intervention (1921–24)August Uprising (1924)Urtatagai conflict (1925–1926)Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929)Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1930)Xinjiang invasion (1934)First Japanese War (1932–39)Winter War (1939-1940)Continuation War (1941–1944)World War II (1939–45)CommandersChief of the General StaffSee listMilitary unit Soviet Armed Forces Components General Staff Strategic Rocket Forces Red ArmySoviet Army Air Defence Forces Air Forces Navy Airborne Forces Ranks of the Soviet Military Military ranks of the Soviet Union History of the Soviet Military Military history of the Soviet Union History of Russian military ranks vte Politics of the Soviet Union Leadership Leaders President list Vice President Collective leadership State Council Presidential Council Communist Party Congress Central Committee History General Secretary Politburo Secretariat Orgburo Supreme state organ of power Congress of Soviets Central Executive Committee Supreme Soviet Soviet of the Union Soviet of Nationalities Presidium Congress of People's Deputies Speaker 1989 Legislative election Governance Constitution Official names 1924 1936 1977 Government Ministries State Committees Cabinets Premiership First Deputy Premier Deputy Premier Administrator of Affairs Judiciary Law Supreme Court Military Collegium People's Court Procurator General Ideology Soviet democracy Marxism–Leninism LeninismStalinismKhrushchevism De-Stalinization Perestroika Glasnost Society Economy Agriculture Consumer goods Five-Year Plan Kosygin reform New Economic Policy Science and technology Era of Stagnation Material balance planning Transport War communism Culture Demographics Education Family Phraseology Religion Repression Censorship Censorship of images Great Purge Gulag system Collectivization Human rights Ideological repression Political abuse of psychiatry Political repression Population transfer Propaganda Suppressed research Red Terror Soviet Empire Soviet Union portal Other countries vte The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often referred by its shortened name as the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.
Kamenets–Podolsky pocketWorld War II battleBelligerents Germany Hungary Soviet UnionCommanders and leadersAdolf HitlerErich von Manstein(Army Group South)Walther Model (Army Group North Ukraine)Hans-Valentin Hube(1st Panzer Army)Erhard Raus (4th Panzer Army)Géza Lakatos (1st Army)Joseph StalinGeorgi Zhukov (1st Ukrainian Front)Units involvedMarch 1944:Army Group South1st Panzer Army4th Panzer Army VII Army CorpsApril 1944:Army Group North Ukraine1st Panzer Army4th Panzer Army1st Army1st Ukrainian FrontStrengthOn 1 March 1944:1st Panzer Army: 211,545 personnel4th Panzer Army: 115,613 personnelTotal: 327,158 personnel 838 tanks, assault guns, self-propelled anti-tank and artillery pieces(combined total of the 1st and 4th Panzer Armies)Of them:300 operational290 in short-term repair248 in long-term repair On 1 March 1944: VII Army Corps:29,500 personnelBy April 1944:150,000–180,000 personnel (mobilization of the 1st Army)30 operational tanks30 operational assault guns60 operational armored vehicles in total75 tanks in repairsOn 1 March 1944:1st Ukrainian Front: 646,842 personnel1,409 operational tanks and self-propelled guns277 tanks and self-propelled guns in repair11,221 guns and mortars477 aircraftCasualties and lossesGermanyPersonnelCombined total losses of the 1st and 4th Panzer Armies for March–April 1944March:57,049 killed, wounded, missing and sick in totalApril:24,839 killed, wounded, missing and sick in totalTotal:81,888 killed, wounded, missing and sick in total1st Panzer Army:45,000+ killed, wounded, missing and sick (March-April 1944)4th Panzer Army:35,000+ killed, wounded, missing and sick (March-April 1944)MaterielTotal material losses of the 1st Panzer Army in the pocket:- 322 tanks- 39 assault guns- 143 self-propelled anti-tank and artillery pieces- 707 armored personnel carriers and reckon vehicles- 21,959 motor vehicles- 661 maintenance vehicles- most of the artillery pieces lost- 6,675 horses killed or missing (for 11 March - 20 April) Hungary1st Army losses for 17–30 April 1944 only:15,571 killed, wounded and missing in totalVII Army Corps in March 1944:Exact losses unknown, destroyed at the end of March 1944Total Axis losses: ~100,000 Losses of the 1st Ukrainian Front for March–April 1944 March:111,354 killed, wounded, missing and sick in totalMaterial- 343 tanks- 78 self-propelled guns- 282 guns of all calibers- 182 mortarsApril:93,200 killed, wounded, missing and sick in totalMaterial- 208 tanks- 56 self-propelled guns- 969 guns of all calibers- 646 mortars Total:- 204,554 killed, wounded, missing and sick in total- 551 tanks- 134 self-propelled guns- 1,251 guns of all calibers- 828 mortarsEastern Front, December 1943 – April 1944The Kamenets-Podolsky pocket (German: Kessel von Kamenez-Podolsk) was a key part of a major Soviet Proskurov-Chernovtsy Operation (Russian: Проскуровско-Черновицкая Операция), known on the German side by several names.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Case BlueBelligerentsGermanyRomaniaHungaryItalySlovakiaCroatiaSoviet UnionCommanders and leadersAdolf HitlerFranz HalderKurt ZeitzlerFedor von BockMaximilian von WeichsWilhelm ListFriedrich PaulusHermann HothHans von SalmuthEwald von KleistRichard RuoffErich von MansteinAlexander LöhrWolfram von RichthofenC.
Military Unit NumberA Military Unit Number (Russian: войсковая часть, в/ ч; Ukrainian: військова частина, в/ ч) is a unique numeric code assigned to military units of the Soviet Union and some Post-Soviet states. It is usually a four or five digit code for the purpose of identifying units of the armed forces and internal troops.
Cold War1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR NATO and Warsaw Pact states in 1988Duration44 years and 9 monthsPart of the post-World War II eraLocationGlobalThe Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalistWestern Bloc and communistEastern Bloc. It began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries.Field armyA field army (also known as numbered army or simply army) is a military formation in many armed forces, composed of two or more corps. It may be subordinate to an army group. Air armies are the equivalent formations in air forces, and fleets in navies. A field army is usually composed of 80,000 to 300,000 soldiers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.