Stalingrad Front | |
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Active | July 12, 1942 - January 1, 1943 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Army Group Command |
Size | Several Armies |
Engagements | World War II Case Blue Battle of Stalingrad |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Semyon Timoshenko Vasiliy Gordov Andrey Yeryomenko |
The Stalingrad Front was a front, a military unit encompassing several armies, of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War. The name indicated the primary geographical region in which the Front first fought, based on the city of Stalingrad on the Volga River.