4th Guards Army
| 4th Guards Army | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1943–1947 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army/Soviet Army |
| Type | Field army |
| Engagements | World War II
|
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Georgiy Zakharov |
The 4th Guards Army was an elite
field army of the Soviet Union during World War II
and the early postwar era.
History
On April 16, 1943, the
3rd Guards Tank Corps. On July 3 the Army was placed in Stavka reserve, on July 18 included in the Steppe Front, and on July 23 once again put in Stavka reserve.[1]
The Army fought in decisive actions such as the
Vienna Offensive. At the end of the war, the Fourth Guards Army was part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front
.
It was disbanded in March 1947.[2]
Part of fronts
- Steppe Front
- Voronezh Front
- 2nd Ukrainian Front
- 3rd Ukrainian Front
Army commanders
Commanders
- Lieutenant General Grigory Kulik(7 April – 22 September 1943)
- Lieutenant General Aleksei Zygin (22–27 September 1943)
- Lieutenant General Ivan Galanin (September 1943 – January 1944, February–November 1944)
- Alexander Ryzhov(January–February 1944)
- Lieutenant General Ilya Smirnov (3–22 February 1944)
- Georgiy Zakharov(November 1944 – March 1945)
- Lieutenant General Nikanor Zakhvatayev (1 March 1945 – July 1945)
- Colonel General Dmitry Gusev (July 1945 - March 1946)
- Vladimir Romanovsky] (May 1946- 1948)
Members of the Military Soviet (council)
This
Communist Party
.
- General-majorI.A Gavrilov
- Colonel Dmitry Shepilov
- Colonel Commissar M.M. Stahursky
- General-majorV.N. Semenov
- General-major Leonid Bocharov (fr:Léonid Botcharov)
Order of battle
The order of battle for the Fourth Guards Army on May 1, 1945, was:
Fourth Guards Army
- 20th Guards Rifle Corps
- 5th Guards Airborne Division
- 7th Guards Airborne Division
- 80th Guards Rifle Division
- 21st Guards Rifle Corps
- 41st Guards Rifle Division
- 62nd Guards Rifle Division
- 66th Guards Rifle Division
- 69th Guards Rifle Division
- 31st Guards Rifle Corps
- 123rd Gun-Artillery Brigade
- 438th Antitank Regiment
- 466th Mortar Regiment
- 257th Anti-aircraft Regiment
- 56th Engineer-Sapper Brigade
After the war for a period the 4th Guards Army joined the Central Group of Forces in Austria until its withdrawal.
References
- ^ bdsa.ru
- ^ "4th Guard Army on official site of Russia Ministry of Defense. (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
Article Sources
- The Red Army Order of Battle in the Great Patriotic War, Robert G. Poirier and Albert Z. Conner, Novato: Presidio Press, 1985. ISBN 0-89141-237-9.
- Combat composition of the Soviet Army(official Soviet order of battle from General Staff archives), Moscow: Ministry of Defense, 1990.
| Armies |
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| Guards | |
| Tank/Mechanized | |
| Guards Tank/Mechanized | |
| Shock | |
| Cavalry |
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| Sapper |
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| Reserve Army |
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