61st Rifle Corps
61st Rifle Corps | |
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Active | First formation: 1939–1941 Second formation: 1943–1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Infantry |
Part of | Western Front 1941, Western Front 1943, 1st Belorussian Front 1944–45 |
Engagements | World War II
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Battle honours | Radom (Second formation) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Major General Fyodor Bakunin (1941) Lt. General Ivan Grigorievsky (1944–45) |
The 61st Rifle Corps (
First formation
The corps was formed in September 1939.
From June 1941, the corps fought in the
On 7 July 1941, it was composed of the
On 10 July, the
On 17 July, the corps was concentrated in the area of Horoditshe, Dubrovka and Ordat. In the morning it attacked towards
The 61st Rifle Corps was disbanded on 5 August 1941, although it had ceased to exist as an organized unit during the breakout from Mogilev.[3]
Second formation
The Corps was formed in the spring of 1943. It was part of the active army from 12 July 1943. At the time, the corps included the
From January to March 1944, the corps supervised the 62nd,
During the
In January 1945, the corps broke out of the bridgehead in the
In April 1945, the corps fought in the Berlin Offensive. On 16 April, the corps went on the offensive from its bridgehead north of Frankfurt and broke through German lines. During the offensive, it reached the Spree near Fürstenwalde, where large German forces were positioned. The corps then fought in the Battle of Halbe against the encircled 9th Army.[14] By 25 April, the 9th Army was pushed back to Luckenwalde, where it was destroyed. On 26 April, the 61st Rifle Corps captured Treuenbrietzen and advanced to the Elbe near Magdeburg. On 1 May, it linked up with American troops.[12]
An order of 29 May 1945, connected to the formation of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, ordered the disbandment of a number of rifle corps, including the 61st.[15]
Corps command
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ru:Файл:BakuninFA.jpg Major-General F.A.Bakunin | |
ru:Файл:Генерал-майор Григорьевский Иван Фёдорович и гв. полковник Власенко Илья Архипович.jpeg Major General I.F.Grigorievsky and Guards Colonel I.A.Vlasenko |
Command appointments within the corps were as follows:
Commander:
- Major General F.A.Bakunin[3]
- Major General A.M. Ilyin (10 July 1943 – 28 May 1944; KIA)[11]
- Lieutenant General I.F.Grigorievsky (28 May 1944 – July 1945)[12]
- Brigade Commissar I.V.Voronov (KIA 26 July 1941 during the breakout)[3]
- Colonel I.A.Vlasenko (June 1944 – June 1945)[16]
Chief of staff:[3]
- Major General Ivan Biritchev (wounded 6 July 1941)
- Lieutenant Colonel A.N.Koriakov
- Lieutenant Colonel Asafov
References
- ^ "Стрелковые и воздушно-десантные корпуса РККА 1941–1945 гг" [The infantry and airborne corps of the Red Army, 1941–1945.].
- ^ "Biography of Major-General Fedor Alekseevich Bakunin – (Source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin) – (Федор Алексеевич Бакунин) (1898–1984), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Стрелковые 61–80 |" [Rifle 61–80]. myfront.in.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Glantz 2010, p. 598.
- ^ Glantz 2010, pp. 95–96.
- ^ Glantz 2010, p. 122.
- ^ Glantz 2010, pp. 276–281.
- ^ Yarovenko, Sergey (21 July 2010). "61-й стрілецький корпус" [61st Rifle Corps]. yarovenkokosp.ucoz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- Combat composition of the Soviet Army
- ISBN 978-1-135-25249-6.
- ^ a b "Biography of Major-General Aleksandr Mikhailovich Ilin – (Александр Михайлович Ильин) (1899–1944), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Григорьевский Иван Фёдорович" [Grigorievsky Ivan Fedorovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Stavka Order No. 9, 19 February 1945
- ISBN 978-0-275-95230-3.
- ^ Stavka Order No. 11095
- ^ "Власенко Илья Архипович" [Vlasenko Ilya Arkhipovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- Glantz, David M. (2010). Barbarossa Derailed: The German Advance to Smolensk, the Encirclement Battle, and the First and Second Soviet Counteroffensives, 10 July – 24 August 1941. Casemate. ISBN 978-1-906033-72-9.