61st Army (Soviet Union) explained

Unit Name:	61st Army
Country:	Soviet Union
Branch:	Red Army
Battles:	Operation Kutuzov Operation Bagration Riga Offensive of 1944 Courland Pocket East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Berlin
Notable Commanders:	Fyodor Kuznetsov Markian Popov Pavel Alexeyevich Belov

The 61st Army was a field army of the Red Army and the Soviet Ground Forces. It was created in 1941 and disbanded in 1945. It took part in Operation Bagration and the Riga Offensive of 1944.^{[1] [2]}

During the Battle of Kursk the army was part of the Bryansk Front.^[3]

• 9th Guards Rifle Corps
  • 12th Guards Rifle Division
  • 76th Guards Rifle Division
  • 77th Guards Rifle Division
• 97th Rifle Division
• 110th Rifle Division
• 336th Rifle Division
• 356th Rifle Division
• 415th Rifle Division
• 12th Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade
• 68th Tank Brigade
• 36th Tank Regiment
• 1539th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
• 31st Railroad Armoured Regiment
• 45th Railroad Armoured Regiment
• 310th Engineer Battalion
• 344th Engineer Battalion
• 60th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 67th Guards Artillery Regiment
• 554th Artillery Regiment
• 547th Mortar Artillery Regiment
• 533rd Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment
• 1282nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division
  • 1065th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
  • 1173rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
  • 1175th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
  • 1218th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment

Commanders

The following officers commanded the army:

• Colonel General Fyodor Kuznetsov (10 November–18 December 1941)
• Lieutenant General Markian Popov (18 December 1941–28 June 1942)
• Lieutenant General Pavel Belov (promoted to Colonel General 26 July 1944; 28 June 1942–after May 1945)

References

Bibliography

• Book: Военные кадры Советского государства в Великой Отечественной войне 1941 – 1945 гг.. Voenizdat. 1963. Beloborodov. Afanasy. Moscow. ru. Military Leaders of the Soviet State in the Great Patriotic War 19411945.

External links

• Просмотрено цензурой
• Клуб память. 61-я армия
• Боевые действия Красной армии в ВОВ. 61-я армия
• Смерш. Документы войны

Notes and References

1. News: Коллектив авторов . Боевой состав Советской Армии. Часть II. (Январь — декабрь 1942 г.) . Грылев А.Н. . Военно-Научное управление Генерального Штаба. М.. 1966 . Военное издательство Министерства обороны СССР. 266 .
2. News: Коллектив авторов . Боевой состав Советской Армии. Часть III. (Январь — декабрь 1943 г.) . Г.Т. Завизион . Военно-Научное управление Генерального Штаба. М.. 1972 . Ордена Трудового Красного Знамени Военное издательство Министерства обороны СССР. 336 .
3. Web site: 61st Army, Bryansk Front, Battle of Kursk, 04.07.1943. niehorster.org. 2019-02-07.