1st Baltic Front
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1st Baltic Front
| 1st Baltic Front | |
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| Active | October 12, 1943 - 1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Type | Army Group Command |
| Role | Co-ordination and conduct of Red Army Operations in the Baltic, North Poland and East Prussian regions |
| Size | 3 Armies |
| Engagements | Bagration, Siege of Leningrad |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Hovhannes Bagramyan |
The First Baltic Front was a Front of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. The commanders of it were Army General Andrey Yeryomenko and succeeded by Army General Bagramyan. It was formed by re-naming the Kalinin Front in October 12, 1943 and took part in several important military operations, most notably Bagration in the summer of 1944. The 1st Baltic Front also assisted in lifting the Siege of Leningrad on January 27, 1944 as well as in Operation Samland, at that time known as the Samland Group, captured Königsberg in April 1945.[1]
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Composition
As of June 23, 1944, the First Baltic Front consisted of the following units and their commanders:
Baltic Front, led by front commander Army General Hovhannes Bagramyan
4th Shock Army, led by General-Lieutenant P. F. Malyshev
- 83rd Rifle Corps
6th Guards Army, led by General Lieutenant I. M. Chistyakov
- 2nd Guards Rifle Corps
- 22nd Guards Rifle Corps
- 23rd Guards Rifle Corps
- 103rd Guards Rifle Corps
- Army artillery
43rd Army, led by General Lieutenant A. P. Belaborodov
- 1st Rifle Corps
- 60th Rifle Corps
- 92nd Rifle Corps
- 1st Tank Corps
3rd Air Army, led by General Lieutenant N. F. Papivin
- 11th Fighter Aviation Corps
Leaders
Commander
- Army General Andrey Yeremenko (October - November 19, 1943)
- Army General Ivan Bagramyan (November 19, 1943 — February 1945)
Military Commissar
- Lieutenant General Dmitry Leonov (October 1943 — November 1944)
- Lieutenant General Mikhail Rudakov (November 1944 — February 1945)
Chief of Staff
- Colonel General Vladimir Kurasov (October 1943 — February 1945)
References
- ^ Jukes. Stalin's Generals, p. 30
- Zaloga, Steven J. Bagration 1944 - The Destruction of Army Group Center. New York: Osprey Publishing, 1996, p. 24 ISBN 1-85532-478-4
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