52nd Army (Soviet Union)
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| 52nd Army | |
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| Active | I Formation: 1941 II Formation: 1941–1946 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Field army |
| Engagements | World War II
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Konstantin Koroteev |
The 52nd Army was a field army of the Red Army of the Soviet Union in World War II, formed twice.
History
It was created on 25 August 1941 from the headquarters of the
Novgorod. On 26 September 1941, the 52nd Army headquarters was used to form the 4th Army (II Formation). The 52nd Army headquarters was reestablished on 28 September 1941. In May 1943, the army was moved to control of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command (Stavka Reserve). Stavka released the 52nd Army to subordination of the Steppe Front
in July 1943, and the 52nd Army thereafter fought in Ukraine, southern Poland, southeastern Germany, and finally in northern Czechoslovakia.
The army took part in the following operations:
- 1941
- Tikhvin Defensive Operation
- 1942
- Tikhvin Offensive
- Lyuban Offensive Operation
- 1943
- Chernigov-Poltava Offensive
- Cherkassy Offensive
- 1944
- Kirovograd Offensive
- Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive
- Uman–Botoșani Offensive
- Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
- 1945
- Sandomierz–Silesian Offensive
- Lower Silesian Offensive
- Berlin Offensive, (including the Battle of Bautzen)
- Prague Offensive
On 3 April 1945 the 52nd Army comprised the
254th Rifle Divisions) and the 78th Rifle Corps (31st, 214th and 373rd Rifle Divisions), the 213th Rifle Division, the 214th Tank Regiment, two artillery units, and service units.[1]
At the beginning of the
M. K. Puteiko, commander of the 52nd Army's 254th Rifle Division of the 73rd Rifle Corps was mortally wounded around Bautzen.[3]
Subsequently, the 52nd Army took part in the advance on Prague with the 1st Ukrainian Front.
Postwar, the army was moved to Poland with its headquarters in Kraków. It soon moved to western Ukraine, with its headquarters at Drohobych. On 12 June 1946 the army was converted into the 8th Tank Army and its headquarters moved to Zhytomyr. The 48th and 78th Rifle Corps were disbanded, along with the 31st, 111th, 116th, 213th, 214th, and 373rd Rifle Divisions. The 73rd Rifle Corps was transferred to the 13th Army.[4]
Commanders
The army was commanded by the following generals.[4]
- Aug 1941 to Jan 1942 - Nikolai Klykov[5]
- Jan 1942 to Jul 1943 - Vsevolod Yakovlev
- Jul 1943 to June 1946 - Konstantin Koroteev
References
- ^ http://niehorster.org/012_ussr/45-04-03_Berlin/Army_52.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stanisław Komornicki (1967). Poles in the battle of Berlin. Ministry of National Defense Pub. p. 131. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-7146-4346-5. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ a b Feskov et al 2013, pp. 468–469.
- ^ David M. Glantz (2005). Companion to Colossus Reborn. University Press of Kansas. p. 97.
- Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.
External links
- Leo Niehorster, 52nd Army 1945[permanent dead link]
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