24th Army (Soviet Union)
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| 24th Army (1941–1943) | |
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| Active | 1 July 1941 – 13 April 1943 |
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The 24th Army was a
Second World War
. The army was disbanded and reformed a number of times during the war.
First Formation
The army headquarters, formed from Headquarters
Yelnya Offensive, August–September 1941. Headquarters disbanded 10 October 1941, having been destroyed in the Vyazma Pocket
.
Composition on 1 September 1941:[1]
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Composition on 1 October 1941:[2]
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Second Formation
Reformed from 9 December 1941 to 4 January 1942 when it was redesignated as
385th Rifle Division
for less than a month. The army remained in the Moscow Defense Zone through April 1942 with no assigned forces.
Third Formation
Reformed again on 20 May 1942, from an Operational Group under the command of Major General
58th Army (II) on August 28, 1942;[6]
Composition on 1 June 1942:[7]
- 73rd Rifle Division
- 140th Rifle Division
- 228th Rifle Division
- 255th Rifle Division
- 1660th Sapper Battalion
- 1663rd Sapper Battalion
On 1 August only the Sapper Battalions remained assigned to the Army.[8]
Fourth Formation
Soon afterwards reformed again as part of the
STAVKA reserves for rebuilding. Was redesignated 4th Guards Army
in May 1943.
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Composition as of 1 September 1942:[9]
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Composition 1 May 1943:[10]
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Commanders
- Lieutenant General Stepan Kalinin - (26 June – 15 July, 1941)[11]
- Major General Konstantin Rakutin - (15 July – 7 October, 1941)(KIA)[12]
- Major General Mikhail Ivanov - (10 December 1941 – 17 March 1942)[13]
- Major General of Artillery Iakov Broud - (17 March – 1 May, 1942)[14]
- Lieutenant General Ilia Smirnov - (12 May – 15 July, 1942)[15]
- Major General Vladimir Marcinkiewicz (ru) - (15 July – 6 August, 1942)[16]
- Major General Vasily Khomenko (NKVD) - (7–23 August 1942)[17]
- Major General Dmitry Timofeyevich Kozlov - (August–October 1942)[18]
- Major General (Lieutenant General January 1943) Ivan Galanin (October 1942 – April 1943)[19]
- Lieutenant General Alexander Gorbatov - (April 1943)[20]
- Major General German Tarasov[21]
- Lieutenant General Grigory Kulik (April 1943)[22]
See also
References
- ^ Marchand, Vol 1 pp 88-89
- ^ Marchand, Vol 2 pp 9-10
- ^ List No.2; Appendix No. 3 to General Staff Directive No. D-043 of 1970
- ^ Marchand, Vol II and IV
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Aleksei Grechkin". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ David Glantz, personal correspondence, December 2007
- ^ Marchand, vol V, pg 98
- ^ Marchand, vol VI, pg 95
- ^ Marchand, Vol VII, pg 27
- ^ Marchand, Vol XI, pg 47
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Stepan Kalinin". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Konstantin Rakutin". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Generals.dk". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Iakov Broud". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Ilia Smirnov". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Vladimir Martsinkevich". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Vasilii Khomenko". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Dimitri Kozlov". Generals.dk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Ivan Galanin". Generals.dk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Aleksandr Gorbatov". Generals.dk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "German Tarasov". Generals.dk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Ammentorp, Steen. "Grigorii Kulik". Generals.dk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
Sources
- List No. 2, Appendix No. 3 to General Staff Directive No D-043of 1970.
- Marchand, Jean-Luc. Order of Battle Soviet Army World War 2. The Nafziger Collection, 24 Volumes
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