46th Army (Soviet Union)
46th Army | |
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Active | 1 August 1941 – 25 September 1945 |
Disbanded | 25 September 1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Combined Arms Army |
Size | Army |
Engagements | World War II
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Konstantin Leselidze Vasily Glagolev |
The 46th Army was a
History
1941
The army was formed on 1 August 1941 by order of the commander of the
On 1 September 1941 the army comprised the
On 21 December, Major General
1942
On 28 January 1942, the army was subordinated to the
1943
During January and February 1943, the army fought in the
On 24 August 1943 the army participated in the
1944
In 1944 the army participated in the capture of
During August and September, the army fought in the
The army became part of the
On 14 December, the army was transferred to the
1945
The 46th Army conducted attacks on Buda until 3 January, when it was directed to prevent breakouts.
Subordination
- Transcaucasian Front(1st Formation) – 23 August 1941 – 30 December 1941
- Causasian Front– 30 December 1941 – 28 January 1942
- Transcaucasian Military District – 28 January 1942 – 15 May 1942
- Transcaucasian Front(2nd Formation) – 15 May 1942 – 3 March 1943
- Reserve Front – 10 April 1943 – 15 April 1943
- Steppe Military District – April 1943 – 1 July 1943
- STAVKA – 24 July 1943 – 8 August 1943
- Southwestern Front– 8 August 1943 – 20 October 1943
- 3rd Ukrainian Front – 20 October 1943 – 20 September 1944
- 2nd Ukrainian Front 20 September 1944 – 25 September 1945
Commanders
The following officers commanded the army.[2]
- Lieutenant General Stepan Chernyak (July–December 1941)
- Major General Alexander Khadeyev (December 1941 – April 1942)
- Major General Vasily Sergatskov (April–August 1942)
- Lieutenant General Konstantin Leselidze (August 1942 – January 1943)
- Major General Ivan Rosly (January–February 1943)
- Major General Alexander Ryzhov(February–March 1943)
- Major General (Lieutenant General October 1943) Vasily Glagolev (March 1943 – May 1944)
- Lieutenant General Ivan Shlemin(May 1944 – January 1945)
- Major General Mikhail Filippovsky (January–March 1945)
- Lieutenant General Alexander Petrushevsky (March–September 1945)[28]
References
- ^ "Черняк Степан Иванович" [Chernyak Stepan]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "46-я АРМИЯ" [46th Army]. bdsa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- Combat composition of the Soviet Army, 1 September 1941
- ^ "Biography of Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Khadeev – (Александр Александрович Хадеев) (1894–1957), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Biography of Lieutenant-General Vasilii Fadeevich Sergatskov – (Василий Фадеевич Сергацков) (1898–1975), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ISBN 9780700616305.
- ^ a b "Biography of Colonel-General Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze – (Константин Николаевич Леселидзе) (1903–1944), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ISBN 9781472805836.
- ^ a b "Biography of Lieutenant-General Ivan Pavlovich Roslyi – (Иван Павлович Рослый) (1902–1980), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Biography of Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Ivanovich Ryzhov – (Александр Иванович Рыжов) (1895–1950), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Biography of Colonel-General Vasilii Vasilevich Glagolev – (Василий Васильевич Глаголев) (1896–1947), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ISBN 9781136287725.
- ISBN 0300078137.
- ^ Erickson 1999, pp. 179–180.
- ^ "Biography of Lieutenant-General Ivan Timofeevich Shlemin – (Иван Тимофеевич Шлемин) (1898–1969), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Erickson 1999, pp. 356–358.
- ^ Erickson 1999, p. 376.
- ^ Erickson 1999, pp. 385–386.
- ISBN 9780752477039.
- ISBN 0306812606.
- ^ Glantz 2012, p. 446.
- Combat composition of the Soviet Army, 1 December 1944
- ^ Hitler's Army 2003, p. 328.
- ^ Erickson 1999, pp. 433–434.
- ISBN 9780811733717.
- ISBN 9781848859739.
- ^ "Biography of Lieutenant-General Mikhail Sergeevich Filipovskii – (Михаил Сергеевич Филиповский) (1896–1956), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Biography of Colonel-General Aleksandr Vasilevich Petrushevskii – (Александр Васильевич Петрушевский) (1898–1976), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Петрушевский Александр Васильевич" [Petrushevsky Alexander]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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