Great War Rating. who are the best army commanders of the Red Army? 3rd army 1943
3rd ARMY It was formed on September 1, 1939 as part of the Belarusian Special Military District on the basis of the Vitebsk Army Group of Forces.
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War army (4th rifle and 11th mechanized corps, 68th fortified area, 7th anti-tank artillery brigade, a number of artillery and other units) consisting of Western Front fought heavy defensive battles in the regions of Grodno, Lida, Novogrudok.
At the end of June 1941, the numerically superior enemy forces managed to break through to the Minsk region and cut off the army troops from other front forces. Until the beginning of July, the personnel of the army fought heroically behind enemy lines, pinning down his significant forces. In the following most of troops of the army fought out of the encirclement, some of its units remained behind enemy lines, where they conducted partisan operations.
After leaving the encirclement, the army was at the disposal of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command from July 5, 1941, was understaffed and on August 1 was included in the Central Front. On August 25, its troops were transferred to the 21st Army of the Bryansk Front, and then the army was staffed by the troops of the 13th and 50th armies of the front. Participated in the Battle of Smolensk (July 10 - September 10), Oryol-Bryansk defensive operation (September 30 - October 23).
In November 1941, its formations and units in the composition Southwestern Front(from November 11) continued to conduct defensive battles and by December 5 they retreated to the line southeast of Bogoroditsk - east of Efremov.
With the transition of the Red Army troops to the counteroffensive near Moscow, the 3rd Army participated in the Yelets operation (December 6 - 16, 1941) and the liberation of the city of Efremov (December 13). Continuing to develop the offensive as part of the Bryansk Front of the 2nd formation (from December 24), by the end of December, the army troops reached the right bank of the Zusha River, east of Orel, where they went on the defensive.
Subsequently, defending the occupied line until the summer of 1943, the army troops periodically took offensive actions with limited targets and improved their position in a number of sectors.
On March 13, 1943, the army was included in the Central Front of the 2nd formation, on March 27 - in the Oryol Front (from March 28 - the Bryansk Front of the 3rd formation).
In July - August 1943, the army participated in the Oryol strategic offensive operation (July 12-August 18), September 1 - October 3 - in the Bryansk offensive operation, at the end of which it entered the left bank of the Sozh River in the area of the city of Propoisk (Slavgorod).
From October 8, 1943, the army was transferred to the Central (from October 20 - Belorussian, from February 24, 1944 - the 1st Belorussian) front and, as part of them, conducted combat operations in the Gomel-Rechitsa (10-30 November 1943) and in the Rogachev-Zhlobin (February 21-26, 1944) offensive operations.
April 6, 1944 the army was included in the Belorussian Front 2nd formation, April 17 - 1st Belorussian Front of the 2nd formation, July 5 - 2nd Belorussian Front of the 2nd formation.
In the second half of 1944, army troops took part in the liberation of Belarus and the eastern regions of Poland. In Bobruisk (June 24-29), Minsk (June 26 - July 4) and Bialystok (July 5-27) offensive operations they fought over 500 km. They liberated the cities of Novogrudok (July 8), Volkovysk (July 14), Belostock (July 27), Ostrolenka (September 6) and Lomzha (September 13). Subsequently, the army went to the Narew River and took up defense at the line of Ostrolenka - Ruzhany.
In January 1945, during the Mlavsko-Elbing operation (January 14-26), army troops advanced as part of the front strike force from the Ruzhany bridgehead in the direction of Willenberg (Velbark), Melzak (Penenzhno).
On February 10, 1945, the army became part of the 3rd Belorussian Front and in March took part in the liquidation of the East Prussian enemy group southwest of Koenigsberg.
In early April, the 3rd Army was withdrawn to the reserve of the front, redeployed to the area southeast of Kustrin, on April 16 it was included in the 1st Belorussian Front of the 2nd formation and participated in the Berlin operation as part of it (April 16 - May 8).
The army ended the fighting on May 8 on the Elbe, northeast of Magdeburg.
The army was disbanded in August 1945.
Army commanders: Lieutenant General V. I. Kuznetsov (June 1939 - August 1941); Major General Kreizer Ya. G. (August - December 1941); Lieutenant General Pshennikov P. S. (December 1941); Lieutenant General Batov P. I. (December 1941 - February 1942); Major General Zhmachenko F. F. (February - May 1942); Lieutenant General Korzun P.P. (May 1942 - June 1943);Lieutenant General, from June 1943 - Colonel General Gorbatov A.V. (June 1943 - until the end of the war).
Members of the Military Council of the Army: Army Commissar 2nd rank Biryu-kov N. I. (April - August 1941); divisional commissar Shlykov F.I. (August 1941 - April 1942); Brigadier Commissar, from December 1942 - Major General, from November 1944 - Lieutenant General I. P. Konov (April 1942 - until the end of the war).
Army Chiefs of Staff: Major General Kondratyev A.K. (September 1939 - July 1941); Major General Zhadov A. S. (August 1941 - May 1942); Major General, from September 1944 - Lieutenant General Ivashechkin M.V. (May 1942 - until the end of the war).
Formed in September 1812 as a result of the union Danubian army admiral Chichagov and 3rd Western Observation Army general Tormasova.
At the end of August 1812, troops of the Danube Army (33 thousand people) arrived in Volhynia, where Tormasov's army (about 25,000 people) was on the defensive. They were opposed Austrian Corps Schwarzenberg(26000 people) at Lutsk, and the Saxon corps Reynier(9000 people) near Vladimir-Volynsky; 17th Polish division Dombrovsky(12000 people) was located near Bobruisk against the 2nd reserve corps of the gene. F. F. Ertel.
By order of Alexander I, Tormasov was recalled to the main apartment of M.I. Kutuzov to command the 2nd Western Army instead of the wounded general. P.I. Bagration. On September 10 (22), Chichagov took command of the united army, which received the name of the 3rd Western Army, and on September 18 (30). Tormasov and Gen. E.I. Markov departed for the Kutuzov's apartment.
According to the plan of imp. Alexander I Chichagov's army was supposed to reach the line of the river. Berezina, take the city. Borisov, cut the retreat path great army. Oct 15(27) The 3rd Western Army began to march in the direction of Minsk. Lambert's vanguard defeated the detachment of Gen. F.K. Kossetsky at Novo-Sverzhene and Kaidanov and on November 4 (16) took Minsk, where he captured huge stocks of food and equipment. November 9 (21) Lambert's vanguard took Borisov, defeating Dombrovsky's division. On November 10 (22), all the forces of Chichagov gathered in the city, but after the defeat of the Russian. avant-garde November 11 (23) under Loshnitsa The 3rd Western Army left Borisov, concentrating along the right bank of the Berezina, blocking the French retreat, hoping that Napoleon would break through to Minsk, Chichagov concentrated the main forces in Borisov and to the south of it, where the French began to prepare the crossing.
However, a real crossing was built north of Borisov and Chichagov could not prevent the Great Army from crossing the Berezina. On November 16 (28), his army fought heavy battles on the right bank with the enemy who had crossed. Then the 3rd Western Army vigorously pursued the remnants of the Great Army until Vilna, which took November 28 (December 10). After a short rest, the army continued to move towards the border, then participated in the hostilities on the territory of the Duchy of Warsaw. On February 1 (13), 1813, Chichagov, offended by accusations that he “missed” Napoleon at the Berezina, under the pretext of upset health, surrendered command of the 3rd Western Army to General M. B. Barclay de Tolly. Under his command, the army besieged Thorn, participated in the battles of Koenigswart and Bautzen, then became part of the allied Silesian army.
I. N. Vasiliev. (Based on the materials of the Encyclopedia "1812")
3rd Western Army
Commander-in-Chief - Admiral P.V. Chichagov
Chief of Staff of the Army - General I. V. Sabaneev
Quartermaster General - Colonel (since 12/2/1812 - Major General) R. E. Rennie
Chief of Artillery - Colonel G. P. Veselitsky
Commandant of the Main Apartment - Colonel V. D. Rykov
General on duty - colonel (since 12/2/1812 - major general) K. F. Oldekop.
Corps of the General of Infantry of Count A.F. Lanzheron,
Corps of Lieutenant General A. I. Voinov,
Corps of Lieutenant General P. K. Essen,
The corps of Lieutenant General Baron F.V. Osten-Saken (left in the Brest-Litovsk region against the troops of Schwarzenberg and Reynier to cover the movement of the army to the Berezina)
Reserve Corps of Lieutenant General I. V. Sabaneev
Reserve Corps of General Ertel.
Vanguards E.I. Chaplits a and K. O. Lambert a
1. Rifle troops.
Rifle Corps |
management, headquarters, OPPA |
2-3 SD (GSD) |
heavy cap (1 250 people) |
Cap (900 people) |
rear (24 76-mm RP, 6 anti-aircraft machine guns) |
Ae (16 male) |
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Rifle division |
back (12 rp) |
optdn (18 or.) |
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Mountain Rifle Division |
optbat (6 or.) |
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Rifle brigade |
zen. batr (4 or.) |
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Rifle regiment (3182 people) |
batr 45mm guns (6) |
min. batr (4 120 mm) |
air defense company (9 quadruple launchers) |
Battr 76-mm guns (4) |
2 reconnaissance |
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Rifle Battalion |
3 rifle companies |
machine gun company |
mortar company (6 82 mm M) |
PT platoon (2 45 mm anti-tank guns) |
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Infantry division reconnaissance battalion |
tank company |
armored car company |
motorized rifle cavalry squadron |
sapper-transport department |
2. Cavalry.
3. Airborne troops
4. Armored troops
mechanized corps |
office headquarters |
Motorcycle Regiment |
omib (664 people) |
Signal Battalion |
air squadron |
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Panzer division |
PMB (832 people) |
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Motorized division |
optdn both |
Lieb (402 people) |
apdn oatb |
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Tank regiment of a tank division |
heavy tank battalion |
2 tank battalions |
light flamethrower tank battalion |
sapper company |
communications platoon |
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Motorized rifle regiment td and md |
3 motorized rifle battalions |
art. battery |
Motor transport battalion |
communications company |
sapper company |
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Tank Regiment of the Motorized Division |
3 tank battalions |
sapper company |
reconnaissance company |
communications platoon |
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Reconnaissance battalion of a tank division |
Company of light tanks |
Company BA-10 |
Company BA-20 |
motorcycle. company |
art. battery |
communications platoon |
Control Platoon |
Sapper Platoon |
Platoon of backpack flamethrowers |
Commandant- sky platoon |
5. Artillery
Anti-tank artillery brigade |
2 anti-tank artillery regiments |
mine sapper battalion |
motor transport battalion |
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Anti-tank artillery regiment |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
adn 107 mm guns (3 batres, 4 guns each) |
2 adn 76 mm guns (3 batres in 4 guns) |
2 adn 85 mm ZP (3 batres with 4 guns each) |
anti-aircraft battalion (2 batr each with 4 37mm zp and 1 zap in 36 DShK) |
Junior Command School |
Support units |
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Howitzer artillery regiment BM RGK (24 guns) |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
4 artillery battalions with 3 batteries in 2 203mm howitzers |
Reconnaissance artillery battalion |
support units |
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Howitzer (cannon) artillery regiment of the RGK (48 guns) |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
4 artillery battalions of 3 batteries in 4 guns (howitzers or cannons) |
Reconnaissance artillery battalion |
support units |
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Corps artillery regiment (36 guns) |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
2 adn x 3 batr (24 107 mm guns) |
1 adn to 3 batres (12 152mm howitzers) |
support units |
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Heavy corps artillery regiment (30 guns) |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
2 adn x 3 batr (24 152-mm howitzers) |
1 adn in 3 batres by 2 152-mm howitzer-guns |
support units |
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Mortar battalion (48 mortars) |
4 companies of 12 120-mm mortars |
OM artillery division (6 guns) |
3 batteries of 2 guns |
6. Air Defense Forces
Air defense formations |
Covered items |
The composition of the units and subunits included in the formation |
Caliber guns |
Anti-aircraft machine guns |
Searchlights |
balloons |
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middle |
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1st Corps |
6 zap, 2 zadn, 1 zap, 2 p AC, 1 p VNOS, 2 forward, 2 both |
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2nd Corps |
Leningrad |
6 zap, 2 zadn, 1 zap, 3 p AC, 1 p VNOS, 2 forward, 2 both |
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3rd Corps |
4 zap, 4 zadn, 1 zpp, 1 p AC, 1 p VNOS, 1 forward, 2 forward, 2 both |
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3rd, 4th divisions |
Kyiv, Lviv |
2 zap, 1 zadn, 1 zpp, 2 projb, 1 battalion AS, 2 VNOS battalions |
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8 brigades (7-10, 12-15th) |
Minsk, Batumi, Khabarovsk, Riga, Kaunas, Grodno, Vilna, Odessa |
1 zap (or 5 zadn), 1 zpb, 1 prozhb, 1 battalion AS, 1 battalion VNOS |
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1 brigade (11th) |
Drohobych |
1 zap, 1 zpb, 1 prozhb, 1 battalion AS, 1 battalion VNOS |
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Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Tbilisi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
3 rear, 3 forward, 3 prozhr, 1 company VNOS |
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Large industrial and military facilities |
2 rear, 2 forward, 2 prozhr, 1 platoon VNOS |
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109 divisions |
Zh.-d. stations and nodes, industrial facilities |
4 batteries, 1 anti-aircraft machine gun company |
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113 divisions |
Military warehouses and bases |
3 batteries |
7. Air Force
Aviation division |
Control |
2-5 regiments of the same type or different types |
Air base (attached) |
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Aviation brigade |
Control |
2-3 regiments or 1-2 regiments and 2-3 squadrons |
Air base (attached) |
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Aviation Regiment |
Management (2 aircraft) |
4-5 squadrons of the same type, 3 units in 3 aircraft |
Airfield maintenance battalion (attached) |
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Air base |
Control |
Battalions by the number of regiments in a division (brigade) |
Engineering and airfield divisions |
Subdivisions |
Commandant's office of the aviation garrison |
Aerodrome technical company |
8. Engineering troops and signal troops
Engineer Regiment |
technical battalion (4 companies - electrical, electrical, hydraulic, camouflage) |
Motor Engineering Battalion |
light park school of junior NPL commanders |
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Pontoon Bridge Regiment |
personnel pontoon bridge battalion |
2 framed pontoon bridge battalions |
technical company |
H2P park kit |
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Separate sapper battalion (SK) - 901 people. |
3 sapper companies |
technical company (5 platoons - road position, bridge, logging, electrical engineering, field water supply) |
ferry park |
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Separate sapper battalion (sd) - 521 people. |
3 sapper companies |
technical platoon |
platoon technical support and supplies |
ferry park |
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Separate communications regiment |
headquarters and support group |
radio battalion (2 companies) |
telephone and telegraph battalion (2 companies of 3 platoons, telegraph and telephone exchanges) |
cable-telegraph motorized company (3 cable-telegraph and 1 telegraph construction platoon) |
mobile communications company (FPS platoon, PSS platoon, expedition, VNOS post) |
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Separate communications battalion (sd) |
headquarters company (3 platoons - radio, telephone, mobile communications) |
2 telephone companies |
Support units |
9. Field departments of the front, army and their headquarters
Divisions of departments |
Number of people in management |
Headquarters divisions |
Number of people in the headquarters |
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Military Council |
Command |
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Operations department |
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Artillery control |
intelligence department |
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ABTV Management |
Topographic department |
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Engineering Department (Department) |
Department of staffing, device and service of troops |
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Communications Department (Department) |
Department of supply and road service |
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Air Defense Directorate (Department) |
Administrative department |
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Chemical management (department) |
Financial part |
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Combat Training Directorate (Department) |
Department of Military Communications |
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Airborne Service Division |
commandant's office |
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Human Resources Department |
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Rear organs |
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Total people / including civilians |
Note. In addition, the management of the fronts and armies included political departments and departments, departments and departments of the Air Force command, special departments that were kept according to their states.
25.12.1941 - 1954
The army was formed on December 25, 1941 by transforming the 60th Army (1st formation) as part of the Moscow Defense Zone. Since December 27, as part of the North-Western Front.
From January 21, 1942 as part of the Kalinin Front. In January - February 1942 she took part in the Toropetsko-Kholmskaya operation, in November 1942 - January 1943 - the Velikolukskaya operation, in October - November 1943 - the Nevelsko-Gorodok operation.
Since October 13, 1943, as part of the 2nd Baltic Front. In early 1944, the army fought heavy offensive battles. west and northwest of Nevel, by March 1 went over to the defensive at the turn Balandino, Simanovo, Pustoshka, Denisovo, where she held the lines for more than four months.
From July 1944, the army took part in the Rezhitsko-Dvina offensive operation. On July 10, the troops went on the attack and broke through the front line of the enemy’s defenses. Location on Kharitonov, Naragovo. By the end of July 11, forward formations reached border of the river Alola, bypassing the strongest enemy barriers and bypassing Idritsu from the north- July 12, the city was liberated. On July 17, the army cut Highway Opochka - Sebezh, July 17, army troops liberated Sebezh.
On July 17, 1944, the troops of the 3rd shock army reached the borders of the Latvian SSR, on R. Zilupe. In front of the 3rd shock army, the enemy had a grouping of troops consisting of three infantry divisions (the 329th and 23rd German divisions and the 15th Latvian SS division).
Army troops on the entire front successfully developed the offensive in the general direction of Rezhitsa ( Rezekne) . On July 26, the troops went to frontier railway Rezhitsa- Dvinsk ( Daugavpils) . 27 July after fierce fighting Rezhitsa was completely cleared of the Nazi invaders.
In the Rezhitsa-Dvina offensive operation, the troops of the 3rd Shock Army, advancing 140 km, liberated a territory with a total area of about 6,000 square meters from the Nazi invaders. km, 3145 settlements(including the cities of Idritsa and Sebezh), assisted the troops of the 10th Guards Army in the liberation Rezhitsa, destroyed 14,750 enemy soldiers and officers, 13 tanks and self-propelled guns, 180 guns and mortars, 203 machine guns, 17 tractors and 70 vehicles, captured about 3,000 people, captured 350 machine guns, 189 guns, 26 tanks, 21 tractors, 72 vehicles and 32 warehouses with ammunition, equipment and food.
Since July 28, the army has been taking part in the Madona operation. The 3rd shock army, which had left by this time to Luban lowland, received an order to overcome it and exit to boundary of the river Aiviekste. The task was set for the army: in cooperation with the 22nd Army, destroy the retreating enemy and capture border r. Aiviekste, exit to boundary of Cesvaine, Madona, Marciena. On the right, the 10th Guards Army advanced, bypassing lake Luban from north and south.
On August 6, the army troops went to boundary of the river Aiviekste, having crossed the river and, having entered the limits Vidzeme upland, by the end of August 13 came out west of Madona. The task of the army was to strike in the general direction to Ergli and in cooperation with the 10th Guards (right) and 22nd (left) armies, defeat the opposing enemy grouping, seize abroad Ergli, Ozolmuiža.
On August 17, army troops with the forces of five divisions attacked enemy positions, crossed R. Arona and began to develop an offensive in a northwestern direction. August 18 released several settlements southwest of Madona, and the advanced units of the 5th Panzer Corps, having overcome 30 km, broke into Ergli district.
Only by the end of August, as a result of many days and stubborn battles, the troops of the 3rd shock army reached the Ergli region and to the south of it. The situation stabilized and the 3rd shock army received the task of gaining a foothold on the achieved line.
In the Riga operation of the 3rd shock army, a responsible task was assigned: to break through the enemy’s defenses on section August, Ozolmuiža, in cooperation with the 42nd and 22nd armies, defeat its units north of the Western Dvina river and master abroad Taurupe, Mengele. In the future, advance along railway Ergli - Riga and go out to Marciena district, Madliena.
On September 13, the troops of the 3rd shock army regrouped and took up their starting position for the offensive; on September 14, the offensive began. The troops of the 3rd Shock Army broke through the enemy defenses on a narrow 5-kilometer front. By the end of September 18, as a result of heavy fighting, it was possible to push the enemy back and reach Ogre river. On the night of September 22, hiding behind the rearguards, the enemy withdrew his troops to the western coast rivers Lichupe and Ogre and switched to mobile defense.
On September 24, the 3rd shock army received new task: regroup to area southwest of Mitava (Jelgava) and change formations of the 51st Army of the 1st Baltic Front there.
From September 28 to October 3, 1944, the troops of the 3rd shock army marched to a new area and changed the formations of the 51st army to at the turn of Mitava, Gardena, Besnier. The army received the task of firmly holding the defensive zone, concentrating its main efforts in Mitava area and Dobele, by October 15, complete the equipment of the cut-off defensive line along the line Dobele, Auce, Kalnamuiža; to provide a junction with the 1st Baltic Front. On the right, the 22nd Army was defending, on the left, the 51st Army of the 1st Baltic Front.
On October 10, the 3rd shock army received a directive from the front to prepare for the transition to the offensive to defeat the enemy’s Courland grouping together with the 42nd army in general towards Saldus, Libava (Liepaja), the immediate task was to break through the enemy defenses and seize abroad Biksta,Auce. The start of the offensive was scheduled for 16 October. On the right, the 22nd Army was to operate, on the left, the 4th Shock Army of the 1st Baltic Front.
On October 12, tasks were set, the 79th and 100th rifle corps were to strike at general direction on Marberg, oz. Zebres, defeat the opposing enemy forces and advance to a depth of 15-17 km.
On October 16, after a short artillery preparation, the army troops went on the offensive. Overcoming stubborn resistance, they broke through the main and intermediate lines of defense and began to slowly move forward with battles. The enemy resisted fiercely. During October 17 and 18, he brought the 24th Infantry Division into battle from the reserve, so the 79th and 100th Rifle Corps in the following days had to fight stubborn battles with counterattacking units of the 24th and 93rd Infantry Divisions, supported by " tigers" and "ferdinands" of the SS tank brigade "Gross". On October 19, fierce battles were fought in all sectors of the front, as a result of which the enemy managed to push our units somewhat by the end of that day.
On the morning of October 20, the commander of the 3rd shock army brought into battle the 7th rifle corps, which had been included in the army by the start of the offensive, but this did not lead to the desired result. As a result of fierce bloody battles, by the end of October 21, they managed to advance only 5-6 kilometers.
On October 21, the 3rd shock army surrendered the occupied zone of the 22nd army and, by the end of October 23, made a night march to area east of Vegeriai here to prepare an offensive in a new direction. The 100th Rifle Corps was ordered to be transferred to Debele area 22nd Army, and instead of it, the 14th Guards Rifle Corps was included in the 3rd Shock Army.
In the period from October 22 to 26, the army regrouped its forces in a new direction and prepared for the operation, and on the morning of October 27, it went on the offensive from Vegeriai district in northwest towards Saldus. At that time, it included the 7th, 79th and 14th Guards Rifle Corps.
The army struck north of Vegeriai forces of two corps with the task of breaking through the enemy defenses on section Jurgashi, Vegeriai, destroy the opposing enemy and, advancing around Auce from the south, in cooperation with the 10th Guards Army, by the end of the first day of the operation, capture abroad Kevele, Rumbeneki. In the future, attack Ozolmuizhu. The 7th Rifle Corps operated on the right flank, with the 364th and 265th Rifle Divisions in the first echelon. To the left of it, the 79th Rifle Corps advanced, having the 150th and 171st Rifle Divisions in the first echelon. The 14th Guards Rifle Corps was tasked with a strong defense to prevent the enemy from breaking through in the southern and southeastern directions and with units of the 146th Rifle Division to strike in the area Vegeriai, Šilos towards Beleniai.
The 33rd Infantry Division remained in the army reserve. From the very beginning, the fighting in the Vegeriai direction took on a fierce character. They were hard, exhausting, passed under almost continuous autumn rain. The greatest success was indicated in the offensive zone of the 150th Infantry Division. The enemy continued to put up stubborn resistance. In order to complete the breakthrough of its defenses, on the night of October 28, the second echelons of the corps, the 198th and 207th rifle divisions, were brought into battle.
By the end of October 31, the army troops, waging continuous battles and repelling counterattacks, advanced 25-30 km, captured dozens of settlements, including the city of Vegeriai, and compounds of the 7th rifle corps approached important node enemy defense - Auce.
Attempts by the army troops in the first days of November to continue the offensive did not give the desired results, the enemy troops, being in the Courland cauldron, had heavily compacted battle formations and offered fierce resistance.
3rd shock army, entrenched in at the turn of Pulyas, Jaunsergi, Mezhmali, continued to conduct defensive battles to block the Courland grouping of the enemy until the end of November 1944, and on December 15 it was withdrawn to the reserve of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command.
On December 31, the army was included in the 1st Belorussian Front. In 1945, army troops participated in the Warsaw-Poznan, East Pomeranian and Berlin strategic offensive operations. Soldiers of the 79th Rifle Corps of the Army hoisted the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag.
After the completion of hostilities in Berlin on May 2, 1945, the army troops participated in the disarmament of the remnants of the German Berlin garrison. After the end of the war, she was part of the Group Soviet troops in Germany, headquarters - Magdeburg.
In 1954, the 3rd Shock Army was renamed the 3rd Combined Arms Army. On January 15, 1974, the 3rd Combined Arms Army was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In 1990, the division was withdrawn from the GDR, with the disbandment of the formation.
Army commanders:
- Lieutenant General Maxim Alekseevich Purkaev December 1941 to August 1942
- Lieutenant General Galitsky Kuzma Nikitovich September 1942 to November 1943
- Colonel General Chibisov Nikandr Evlampievich November 1943 to April 1944
- Lieutenant General Yushkevich Vasily Alexandrovich April to August 1944
- Lieutenant General Gerasimov Mikhail Nikanorovich August to October 1944
- Major General Simonyak Nikolay Pavlovich October 1944 to March 1945
- Colonel General Kuznetsov Vasily Ivanovich March 1945 to 1948
Members of the Army War Council:
- Brigadier Commissar Ryazanov A.P. December 1941 to February 1943
- Lieutenant General Ponomarenko Panteleimon Kondratievich February to March 1943
- Major General Litvinov Andrey Ivanovich March 1943 to May 9, 1945
Army Chiefs of Staff:
- Major General Pokrovsky A.P. December 1941 to February 1942
- Major General Sharokhin Mikhail Nikolaevich February to August 1942
- Major General Yudintsev Ivan Semyonovich from August 1942 to March 1943
- Major General Busarov Mikhail Mikhailovich March to May 1943
- Major General Fyodor Andreevich from May to October 1943
- Major General Beilin Veniamin Lvovich October 1943 to August 1944
- Lieutenant General Bukshtynovich M. F. from August 1944 to May 1946
Compound:
Composition of the army
June to December 1944
Shooting, airborne troops and cavalry
- 7th Rifle Corps - since October 1944
- 23rd Guards rifle division - from November to December 15, 1944
- 33rd Rifle Division - from Decemberto December 15, 1944
- 198th Rifle Division - from October to November 1944
- 265th Rifle Division - from November 1944
- 364th Rifle Division - from November to December 1944
- 12th Guards rifle corps - from December 1944
- 52nd Guards rifle division - from December 1944
- 364th Rifle Division - from December to December 15, 1944
- 14th Guards rifle corps - from October to December 12, 1944
- 33rd Rifle Division - to December 1944
- 198th Rifle Division - from November to December 1944
- 379th Rifle Division
- 44th Rifle Corps - from August to September 1944
- 115th Rifle Division
- 79th Rifle Corps
- 93rd Rifle Corps - for July to September 1944
- 219th Rifle Division - for July to September 1944
- 379th Rifle Division - for July to September 1944
- 391st Rifle Division - from July to August 1944
- 100th Rifle Corps - from September to December 1944
- 21st Guards rifle division - from September to December 1944
- 28th Rifle Division - from September to December 1944
- 200th Rifle Division - from September to December 1944
- 827th howitzer artillery regiment - for July to October 1944
- 6th Guards anti-tank artillery brigade - from November to December 15 1944
- 318th Guards. anti-tank artillery regiment - for July to August 1944
- 18th anti-tank artillery brigade - since Novemberto December 15, 1944
- 171st anti-tank artillery regiment - from October to November 1944
- 163rd Guards. anti-tank artillery regiment
- 4th Mortar Brigade
- 193rd Mortar Regiment - from September to October 1944
- 203rd Guards horse-drawn mortar regiment
- 14th Guards rocket artillery mortar brigade - since Novemberto December 15, 1944
- 85th Guards. rocket artillery mortar regiment - from September to October, from Novemberto December 15, 1944
- 93rd Guards. rocket artillery mortar regiment - for July to September, from Octoberto December 15, 1944
- 310th Guards. rocket artillery mortar regiment - for July to August 1944
- 36th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of the RGK - for Julyto December 15, 1944
- 1385th anti-aircraft artillery regiment
- 1391st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
- 1397th anti-aircraft artillery regiment
- 1399th anti-aircraft artillery regiment
- 1622nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
- 467th Separate Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion - for Julyto December 15, 1944
Armored and mechanized troops
- 29th Guards tank brigade - for July to September 1944
- 31st Guards separate tank regiment - since Novemberto December 15, 1944
- 227th Separate Tank Regiment - from August to September 1944
- 239th Separate Tank Regiment - from August to September 1944
- 373rd Guards. heavy self-propelled artillery regiment - from August to September 1944
- 1539th heavy self-propelled artillery regiment - for July to August 1944
- 991st self-propelled artillery regiment - from August to September 1944
- 999th self-propelled artillery regiment - from September to November, from Decemberto December 15, 1944
- 1476th self-propelled artillery regiment - from September to December 1944
- 56th separate division of armored trains - for Julyto December 15, 1944
- 57th separate division of armored trains - for Julyto December 15, 1944
- 62nd separate division of armored trains - for Julyto December 15, 1944
Engineering Troops
- 8th motor engineering brigade - from September to October 1944
- 19th Assault Engineer Brigade - to July 1944
- 25th Engineer Brigade
- 924th separate sapper battalion - since Novemberto December 15, 1944
- 54th Pontoon Bridge Battalion - from November to December 1944
- 88th Pontoon Bridge Battalion - from August to October 1944
Flamethrower parts
- 206th separate company backpack flamethrowers - from September to October 1944
Source
“THIRD STRIKING. BATTLE PATH OF THE 3rd STRIK ARMY" Order of the Red Banner of Labor MILITARY PUBLISHING HOUSE OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE USSR MOSCOW - 1976
During the Great Patriotic War, combined arms and tank armies as part of the Red Army were large military formations designed to solve the most complex operational tasks.
In order to effectively manage this army structure, the commander had to have high organizational skills, be well aware of the features of the use of all types of troops that make up his army, but of course, have a strong character.
In the course of hostilities, various military leaders were appointed to the post of army commander, but only the most trained and talented of them remained in it until the end of the war. Most of those who commanded the armies at the end of the Great Patriotic War held lower positions before it began.
So, it is known that during the years of the war in the position of commander combined arms army a total of 325 military leaders visited. And the tank armies were commanded by 20 people.
At the beginning, there was a frequent change of tank commanders, for example, the commanders of the 5th tank army were Lieutenant General M.M. Popov (25 days), I.T. Shlemin (3 months), A.I. Lizyukov (33 days, until his death in battle on July 17, 1942), the 1st was commanded (16 days) by artilleryman K.S. Moskalenko, 4th (within two months) - cavalryman V.D. Kryuchenkon and least of all commanded the TA (9 days) - combined arms commander (P.I. Batov).
In the future, the commanders of tank armies during the war years were the most stable group of military leaders. Almost all of them, starting to fight as colonels, successfully commanded tank brigades, divisions, tank and mechanized corps, and in 1942-1943. led tank armies and commanded them until the end of the war. http://www.mywebs.su/blog/history/10032.html
Of the combined arms commanders who ended the war in the position of commander, 14 people before the war commanded corps, 14 - divisions, 2 - brigades, one - a regiment, 6 were in teaching and command work in educational institutions, 16 officers were staff commanders of different levels, 3 were deputy division commanders and 1 deputy corps commander.
Only 5 generals commanding the armies at the start of the war finished it in the same position: three (N. E. Berzarin, F. D. Gorelenko and V. I. Kuznetsov) - on the Soviet-German front and two more (M. F. Terekhin and L. G. Cheremisov) - on the Far Eastern Front.
In total, 30 commanders from among the army commanders died during the war, of which:
22 people died or died from wounds received in battle,
2 (K. M. Kachanov and A. A. Korobkov) were repressed,
2 (M. G. Efremov and A. K. Smirnov) committed suicide in order to avoid captivity,
2 people died in air (S. D. Akimov) and car accidents (I. G. Zakharkin),
1 (P.F. Alferyev) went missing and 1 (F.A. Ershakov) died in a concentration camp.
For success in planning and carrying out combat operations during the war and immediately after it, 72 commanders from among the commanders were awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union, 9 of them are Twice. After the collapse of the USSR, two generals were posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
During the war years, the Red Army in its composition totaled about 93 combined arms, guards, shock and tank armies, of which were:
1 seaside;
70 combined arms;
11 guards (from 1st to 11th);
5 drums (from 1 to 5);
6 tank guards;
In addition, the Red Army had:
18 air armies(from 1 to 18);
7 air defense armies;
10 sapper armies (from 1 to 10);
In the Independent Military Review of April 30, 2004. the rating of commanders of the Second World War was published, below is an extract from this rating, an assessment of the combat activities of the commanders of the main combined arms and tank Soviet armies:
3. Commanders of combined arms armies.
Chuikov Vasily Ivanovich (1900-1982) - Marshal of the Soviet Union. From September 1942 - Commander of the 62nd (8th Guards) Army. Particularly distinguished himself in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Batov Pavel Ivanovich (1897-1985) - army General. Commander of the 51st, 3rd armies, assistant commander of the Bryansk Front, commander of the 65th army.
Beloborodov Afanasy Pavlantievich (1903-1990) - army General. Since the beginning of the war - the commander of a division, a rifle corps. Since 1944 - commander of the 43rd, in August-September 1945 - the 1st Red Banner Army.
Grechko Andrey Antonovich (1903-1976) - Marshal of the Soviet Union. From April 1942 - Commander of the 12th, 47th, 18th, 56th Armies, Deputy Commander of the Voronezh (1st Ukrainian) Front, Commander of the 1st Guards Army.
Krylov Nikolay Ivanovich (1903-1972) - Marshal of the Soviet Union. From July 1943 he commanded the 21st and 5th armies. He had unique experience in defending the besieged major cities, being the chief of staff of the defense of Odessa, Sevastopol and Stalingrad.
Moskalenko Kirill Semyonovich (1902-1985) - Marshal of the Soviet Union. From 1942 he commanded the 38th, 1st Tank, 1st Guards and 40th armies.
Pukhov Nikolay Pavlovich (1895-1958) - Colonel General. In 1942-1945. commanded the 13th Army.
Chistyakov Ivan Mikhailovich (1900-1979) - Colonel General. In 1942-1945. commanded the 21st (6th Guards) and 25th armies.
Gorbatov Alexander Vasilyevich (1891-1973) - army General. From June 1943 - Commander of the 3rd Army.
Kuznetsov Vasily Ivanovich (1894-1964) - Colonel General. During the war he commanded the troops of the 3rd, 21st, 58th, 1st guard armies since 1945 - commander of the 3rd shock army.
Luchinsky Alexander Alexandrovich (1900-1990) - army General. Since 1944 - commander of the 28th and 36th armies. He especially distinguished himself in the Belorussian and Manchurian operations.
Ludnikov Ivan Ivanovich (1902-1976) - Colonel General. During the war he commanded rifle division, corps, in 1942 was one of heroic defenders Stalingrad. Since May 1944 - commander of the 39th Army, which participated in the Belarusian and Manchurian operations.
Galitsky Kuzma Nikitovich (1897-1973) - army General. Since 1942 - commander of the 3rd shock and 11th guards armies.
Zhadov Alexey Semenovich (1901-1977) - army General. From 1942 he commanded the 66th (5th Guards) Army.
Glagolev Vasily Vasilyevich (1896-1947) - Colonel General. He commanded the 9th, 46th, 31st, in 1945 - the 9th Guards Armies. distinguished himself in Battle of Kursk, the battle for the Caucasus, during the crossing of the Dnieper, the liberation of Austria and Czechoslovakia.
Kolpakchi Vladimir Yakovlevich (1899-1961) - army General. He commanded the 18th, 62nd, 30th, 63rd, 69th armies. He acted most successfully in the Vistula-Oder and Berlin operations.
Pliev Issa Alexandrovich (1903-1979) - army General. During the war years - commander of the guards cavalry divisions, corps, commander of cavalry mechanized groups. He especially distinguished himself by bold and daring actions in the Manchurian strategic operation.
Fedyuninsky Ivan Ivanovich (1900-1977) - army General. During the war years, he was commander of the troops of the 32nd and 42nd armies, the Leningrad Front, the 54th and 5th armies, deputy commander of the Volkhov and Bryansk fronts, commander of the troops of the 11th and 2nd shock armies.
Belov Pavel Alekseevich (1897-1962) - Colonel General. Commanded the 61st Army. He was distinguished by decisive maneuvering actions during the Belorussian, Vistula-Oder and Berlin operations.
Shumilov Mikhail Stepanovich (1895-1975) - Colonel General. From August 1942 until the end of the war, he commanded the 64th Army (from 1943 - the 7th Guards), which, together with the 62nd Army, heroically defended Stalingrad.
Berzarin Nikolai Erastovich (1904-1945) - Colonel General. Commander of the 27th, 34th Armies, Deputy Commander of the 61st, 20th Armies, Commander of the 39th and 5th Shock Armies. He especially distinguished himself by skillful and decisive actions in the Berlin operation.
4. Commanders of tank armies.
Katukov Mikhail Efimovich (1900-1976) - marshal armor tank troops. One of the founders of the Tank Guard was the commander of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Corps. Since 1943 - Commander of the 1st Tank Army (since 1944 - Guards).
Bogdanov Semyon Ilyich (1894-1960) - marshal armored forces. Since 1943 he commanded the 2nd (since 1944 - Guards) tank army.
Rybalko Pavel Semyonovich (1894-1948) - Marshal of the armored forces. From July 1942 he commanded the 5th, 3rd and 3rd Guards Tank Armies.
Lelyushenko Dmitry Danilovich (1901-1987) - army General. From October 1941 he commanded the 5th, 30th, 1st, 3rd Guards, 4th Tank (since 1945 - Guards) armies.
Rotmistrov Pavel Alekseevich (1901-1982) - Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces. commanded tank brigade, corps, distinguished himself in the Stalingrad operation. From 1943 he commanded the 5th Guards Tank Army. Since 1944 - Deputy Commander of the armored and mechanized troops of the Soviet Army.
Kravchenko Andrey Grigorievich (1899-1963) - Colonel-General of Tank Troops. Since 1944 - commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army. He showed an example of highly maneuverable, swift actions during the Manchurian strategic operation.
It is known that in this list commanders of the armies were elected, who were in their positions for a relatively long time and showed rather high military leadership abilities.