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Kirill Meretskov
(07.06.1897-30.12.1968) - Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944)
Kirill Afanasevich Meretskov was born on June 7, 1897 in the village of Nazarevo, Moscow province, in the family of a simple peasant. He was educated in a rural school, and at the age of fifteen he went to Moscow to work. Here he studied plumbing and later worked in a factory and in workshops. At the same time, he continued to study in evening and Sunday classes for workers.
During the First World War, he was drafted into the army and took part in hostilities on various fronts.
In February 1917, Kirill Meretskov joined the Bolshevik Party and became one of the organizers of the Sudogod District Committee of the RSDLP. In May he was elected secretary of the committee, in July he became chief of staff of the county Red Guard. In the winter of 1917-18, he was appointed a district military commissar and took an active part in the creation of the first detachments of the Red Army.
In the summer of 1918, Meretskov was appointed commissar of the Sudogod detachment, which was part of the 227th Vladimir regiment. He took part in the battles with the White Guards near Kazan, was wounded and sent for treatment.
After graduating from the academy in the fall of 1921, Meretskov was appointed chief of staff of the 1st Tomsk Siberian Division. Three years later, he returned to Moscow and began working at the headquarters of the Moscow Military District. In 1928, Meretskov graduated from advanced training courses for the highest command personnel and was sent to the 14th Infantry Division.
In 1931, as part of the cooperation program between the Red Army and the Reichswehr, he was sent to study in Germany. Returning to his homeland, Meretskov is appointed to the post of chief of staff of the Belarusian Military District. In 1935 he became chief of staff of the special Far Eastern army.
In the fall of 1936, Kirill Afanasevich Meretskov was sent to Spain. He was a senior military adviser to the General Staff of the Republic. Meretskov assisted in the formation and training of international brigades, in the defense of Madrid, in organizing the defeat of the Moroccan corps on the Jarama River and the expeditionary corps near Guadalajara. From Spain, he returned to his homeland in May 1937.
He continued to advance through the ranks, and in the summer of 1937 was appointed deputy chief of the General Staff of the Red Army. Since 1938, he began to simultaneously act as secretary of the Main Military Council of the People's Commissariat of Defense. Then Meretskov headed the Volga Military District, and in the winter of 1939 he was appointed commander of the Leningrad Military District. In the fall of the same year, he became commander of the 7th Combined Arms Army.
With the rank of commander of the 2nd rank, Meretskov took part in the Soviet-Finnish war.
On November 29, 1939, Commander Meretskov signed an operation plan to defeat the land and naval forces of the Finnish army, and on November 30, the Red Army troops crossed the border. At the same time, aviation bombed Helsinki and other major cities. During the campaign, Meretskov directed the breakthrough of the Mannerheim Line. The fighting developed with varying degrees of success. With great difficulty, Soviet troops broke through the fortified lines of the Finnish defense.
On March 12, a peace treaty with Finland was signed in Moscow, according to which the territory of the Karelian Isthmus with Vyborg ceded to the Soviet Union.
After the end of the war, Meretskov remained at the post of commander of the Leningrad Military District. During the period from the summer of 1940 to the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he was the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense and for a short time headed the General Staff.
In June 1941, Kirill Afanasevich was arrested in Moscow as a participant in a military conspiracy of "enemies of the people" A.I.Kork and I.P. Uborevich. During interrogations, "physical methods of influence" were applied to him. He was then released from the NKVD prison without any explanation or apology.
After his release, as a representative of the Headquarters, Meretskov was sent to the North-Western and Karelian fronts, located near Leningrad. On August 8, 1941, having concentrated their forces, the German units began a general offensive against Leningrad. Despite the heroic resistance of the Soviet units, on August 20 the Germans cut the strategic Moscow-Leningrad route and began to encircle the Soviet troops. At the beginning of September 1941, a reshuffle of command personnel began, as a result of which on September 10, 1941, the general leadership of the defense of Leningrad was entrusted to Zhukov. However, the blockade of the city could not be prevented. Meretskov first led the 7th and then the 4th armies, and in December 1941 he was appointed commander of the Volkhov front. The troops of his front successfully defended, and then completed the defeat of the German group at Tikhvin, which was of exceptional importance for the fate of Leningrad.
In January 1943, the troops of the Volkhov Front under the command of Meretskov, together with the formations of the Leningrad Front, participated in breaking the Leningrad blockade. When the blockade was broken, Meretskov proved to be a master of overcoming heavily fortified enemy positions in swampy terrain. The troops of the front dealt the main blow at the enemy through the Sinyavinsky peat bogs. From the point of view of the maneuverability of the troops, the place was not the best, but Meretskov chose it for two reasons. Firstly, it was the shortest path (only 15 km) to the connection with the units of the Leningrad Front, and secondly, here the enemy did not expect an active offensive of the Soviet troops. The main blow was delivered by the 2nd Army of the Volkhov Front, fortified by a reserve allocated by the Headquarters. Meretskov focused special attention on artillery, having managed to create a high density of fire - up to 100 guns and mortars per one kilometer of the front. Aviation was also active in this direction (14th Air Army). The offensive began on January 12, and after the hardest seven days of fighting, the troops of the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts united - the blockade was broken.
Then, as front commander, Meretskov conducted the Novgorod-Luga operation, which became the beginning of a joint offensive of three fronts (Volkhov, Leningrad and 2nd Baltic) with the aim of finally crushing Army Group North, completely eliminating the Leningrad blockade and further liberating the Baltic.
Meretskov was faced with the task of splitting Army Group North into two parts with strikes on Novgorod and Luga. The main blow was delivered by the forces of the 59th Army, operating just north of Novgorod, and in order to prevent the enemy from moving away from the city to the southwest, an auxiliary strike was planned south of Novgorod. For this, the Soviet units faced a difficult crossing on the ice of Lake Ilmen. For the success of the operation, in order to misinform the enemy, several false places of concentration of troops were prepared in the area between Mga and Chudovo. Making sure that the main blow would be delivered in this area, the Germans transferred their main reserves there.
On January 14, 1944, the 59th Soviet Army delivered a powerful and unexpected blow to the Germans north of Novgorod. At the same time, other parts of the front crossed Lake Ilmen. Already on January 20, both groups of Soviet troops closed up to the west of the city and on the same day captured Novgorod.
Since February 1944, Kirill Afanasevich Meretskov commanded the troops of the Karelian Front, liberating Karelia and the Arctic. The operations carried out by him were distinguished by a skillful choice of the direction of the main attack, a rational concentration of rifle formations and artillery on it. Meretskov did not forget about the means of transportation and material supplies. The troops subordinate to him were distinguished by clear interaction and excellent organization of their control. Meretskov was the first to decide to use heavy KV tanks in the Far North, and his experience was successful. In October 1944, Meretskov was transferred to the Western direction, where for four weeks he fought heavy battles with units of the 20th German Army in the Petsamo area.
On October 26, 1944, Kirill Afanasyevich Meretskov was awarded the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
In the spring of 1945, he led the actions of the Primorsky Group of Forces in Eastern Manchuria and North Korea against Japanese troops. Here he applied his experience, accumulated during the Great Patriotic War, on the action of troops in wooded and swampy areas when breaking through prepared enemy defensive zones.
The Japanese considered the mountainous, densely wooded and rugged terrain of rivers, impassable for large formations. The main blow was struck by Meretskov's troops along the intermountain valley, and part of the forces of the strike group made a bypass of the fortifications. Thus, Soviet troops advanced in separate directions on a broad front. Bypassing and dismembering enemy units, they successfully broke through its fortifications. By mid-August 1945, the Soviet units had achieved significant success, and on August 22 they occupied Dalny and Port Arthur.
After the war, Kirill Afanasevich Meretskov was the commander of the Primorsky, Moscow and Northern military districts. Then he was appointed head of the Central Shooting and Tactical Courses.
From 1955 to 1964, he served as Assistant Minister of Defense of the USSR. In April 1964, Meretskov was appointed Inspector General of the Group of Inspectors General of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
For his military activity, Kirill Afanasyevich was awarded many orders and medals, including the highest military order "Victory".
Kirill Afanasevich Meretskov died on December 30, 1974. He was buried at the Kremlin wall on Red Square in Moscow.
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Front commanders(In alphabet order)
| Commander's surname | Front name | Front Command Periods |
| Apanasenko I. R. | Far Eastern | 14.1.41-25.4.43 |
| Artemiev P.A. | Mozhaisk line of defense Moscow reserve front Moscow defense zone |
18.7.41-30.7.41 9.10.41-12.10.41 3.12.41-1.10.43 |
| Baghramyan I. X. | 1st Baltic 3rd Belarusian |
20.11.43-24.2.45 27.4.45-15.8.45 |
| Bogdanov I.A. | Front of the reserve armies | 14.7.41-29.7.41 |
| S. M. Budyonny | Spare North Caucasian |
13.9. 41-8.10.41 20.5.42-3.9.42 |
| Vasilevsky A.M. | 3rd Belarusian | 20.2.45-26.4.45 |
| Vatutin N.F. | Voronezh Southwestern Voronezh 1st |
14.7.42-22.10.42 25. 10.42-27.3.43 28.3.43-20.10.43 20.10.43-2.3.44 |
| Voroshilov K.E. | Leningradsky | 5.9.41- 12.9.41 |
| L.A. Govorov | Leningradsky | 10.6.42 - 24.7.45 |
| Golikov F.I. | Bryansk (II) Voronezh Voronezh |
2. 4.42 - 7.7.42 9.7.42-14.7.42 22.10.42-28.3.43 |
| Gordov V.N. | Stalingrad | 23.7.42-12.8.42 |
| A. I. Eremenko | West West Bryansk Stalingrad (I) Southeastern Stalingrad (II) Yuzhny (P) Kalininsky 1st Baltic 2nd Baltic 4th Ukrainian (P) |
30.6.41 - 2.7.41 19. 7.41 - 29.7.41 16.8.41-13.10.41 13.8.42-30.9.42 7.8.42-30.9.42 30.9.19-31.12.42 1. 1.43-2.2.43 25.4.43-20.10.43 20.10.43-19.11.43 23.4.44-4.2.45 26.3.45-31.7.45 |
| Efremov M.G. | Central (I) | 7. 8.41 - 25. 8.41 |
| Zhukov G.K. | Reserve (I) Reserve (I) Leningradsky West 1st Ukrainian 1st Belarusian (II) |
30.7.41-12.9.41 8.10.41-12.10.41 13.9.41- 10.10.41 13.10.41-26.8.42 2.3.44-24.5.44 16.11.44-10.6.45 |
| Zakharov G.F. | Bryansk (I) 2nd Belarusian (II) |
14.10.41- 10.11.41 7.6.44- 17.11.44 |
| Kirponos M.P. | Southwestern | 22. 6.41 - 20.9.41 |
| Kovalev M.P. | Zabaikalsky | 19.6.41-12.7.45 |
| Kozlov D.T. | Transcaucasian Caucasian Crimean |
23.8.41-30.12.41 30.12.41 - 28.1.42 28.1.42- 19.5.42 |
| I. S. Konev | West Kalininsky West Northwestern Steppe 2nd Ukrainian 1st Ukrainian |
12.9.41-12.10.41 19.10.41-26.8.42 26. 8.42 - 27. 2.43 14.3.43-22.6.43 9. 7.43 - 20.10.43 20.10.43 -21.5.44 24.5.44 -10.6.45 |
| Kostenko F. Ya | Southwest (I) | 18.12.41 - 8.4.42 |
| F. I. Kuznetsov | Northwestern Central (I) |
22.6.41-3.7.41 26.7.41-7.8.41 |
| Kurochkin P.A. | Northwestern Northwestern 2nd Belarusian |
23.8.41-5. 10.42 23.6.43-20.11.43 24.2.44-5.4.44 |
| Malinovsky R. Ya. | Southern (I) Southern (II) Southwest (II) 3rd Ukrainian 2nd Ukrainian Zabaikalsky |
24.12.41-28.7.42 2. 2.43-22.3.43 27.3.43-20.10.43 20.10.43- 15.5.44 22.5.44- 10.6.45 12.7.45- 1.10.45 |
| Maslennikov, II | North Caucasian (II) 3rd Baltic |
24.1.43- 13. 5.43 21.4.44- 16.10.44 |
| Meretskov, KA | Volkhovsky (I) Volkhovsky (II) Karelian Primorsky group of troops 1st Far East |
17.12.41-23.4.42 8 6.42- 15 2.44 22.2.44- 15.11.44 15.4.45-4.8.45 5.8.45-1.10.45 |
| Pavlov D.G. | West | 22.6.41-30.6.41 |
| Petrov I.E. | North Caucasian (II) 2nd Belarusian (II) 4th Ukrainian |
13.5.43-20.11.43 24.4.44-6.6.44 5.8.44-26.3.45 |
| Popov M.M. | Northern Leningradsky Reserve (III) Bryansk (III) Baltic 2nd Baltic 2nd Baltic |
24.6.41-26.8.41 27.8.41 -5.9.41 10.4.43-15.4.43 6.6.43- 10.10.1943 15. 10.43-20.10.43 20.10.43-23.4.44 4.2.45-9 2.45 |
| Purkaev M.A. | Kalininsky Far Eastern 2nd Far East |
26.8.42-25.4.43 25.4.43-4.8.45 5.8.45-1.10.45 |
| Reiter M.A. | Bryansk (II) Reserve (II) Kursk Orlovsky Bryansk (III) |
28.9.42-12.3.43 12.3.43-23.3.43 23.3.43-27.3.43 27.3.43 - 28. 3.43 28.3.43-5.6.43 |
| Rokossovsky K.K. | Bryansk (II) Donskoy Central (II) Belarusian (I) 1st Belarusian Belarusian (II) 1st Belarusian (II) 2nd Belarusian (II) |
14.7.42-27.9.42 30.9.42 - 15.2.43 15.2.43-20.10.43 20.10.43 - 23.2.44 24 2.44-5.4.44 6.4.44-16.4.44 16.4.44-16.11.44 17. 11.44- 10.6.45 |
| Ryabyshev D.I. | Southern (I) | 30.8.41-5.10.41 |
| Sobennikov P.P. | Northwestern | 4.7.41-23.8.41 |
| Sokolovsky V.D. | West | 28. 2.43 - 15.4.44 |
| Timoshenko S.K. | West West Southwest (I) Southwest (I) Stalingrad (I) Northwestern |
2.7.41- 19.7.41 30.7.41- 12.9.41 30. 9. 41-18.12.41 8.4.42- 12.7.42 12.7.42-23.7.42 5.10.42- 14.3.43 |
| Tolbukhin F.I. | Southern (II) 4th Ukrainian 3rd Ukrainian |
22.3.43- 20.10.43 20.10.43- 15.5.44 15.5.44-15.6.45 |
| I. V. Tyulenev | Southern (I) Transcaucasian (II) |
25.6.41-30.8.41 15.5.42-25.8.45 |
| Fedyuninsky I. I. | Leningradsky | 11.10.41-26.10.41 |
| Frolov V. L. | Karelian | 1.9.41-21.2.44 |
| Khozin M.S. | Leningradsky | 27.10.41-9.6.42 |
| Cherevichenko Ya.T. | Southern (I) Bryansk (II) |
5.10.41 - 24.12.41 24.12.41-2.4.42 |
| Chernyakhovsky I.D. | 3rd Belarusian | 24.4.44-18.2.45 |
| Chibisov N.E. | Bryansk (II) | 7.7.42-13.7.42 |
Curriculum Vitae
1. General of the Army (1941) Apanasenko Joseph Rodionovich. 1890-1943, Russian, worker from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1916, in the Red Army from 1917, education: VAF in 1932, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war, division commander.
2. Colonel General (1942) Artemiev Pavel Artemievich. 1897-1979, Russian, a worker from the peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1920, in the Red Army since 1918, education: VAF in 1938, speaks Polish, before the revolution, junior sergeant-officer, in the civil war as a military regiment.
3. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955) Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich. 1897-1982, Armenian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1941, in the Red Army from 1920, education: VAGSH in 1938, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war, commander of a regiment. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944,1977).
4. Lieutenant General (1942) Bogdanov Ivan Alexandrovich. 1898-1942, nationality unknown, origin unknown, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks with ????, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1933, before the revolution a non-commissioned officer, a participant in the civil war.
5. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935) Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich. 1883-1973, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, education: VAF in 1932, before the revolution, senior non-commissioned officer, army commander in the civil war. Three times Hero of the Soviet Union (1958,1963,1968).
6. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943) Vasilevsky Alexander Mikhailovich. 1895-1977, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1938, in the Red Army from 1919, education: VAGSH in 1937, speaks German, before the revolution, staff captain, in the civil war, assistant comm. Regiment. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944.1945).
7. General of the Army (1943) Vatutin Nikolai Fedorovich. 1901-1944, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1921, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSH in 1937, speaks English, in the civil war, squad leader. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Killed in battle.
8. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935) Voroshilov Kliment Efremovich 1891-1969, Russian, from workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1903, in the Red Army since 1918, education: no, member of the Military Council during the civil war. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1956, 1968), Hero of Socialist Labor (1960).
9. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Govorov Leonid Alexandrovich. 1897-1955, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1942, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSH in 1938, speaks German, before the revolution, lieutenant, in the civil war of the Com.art. Division. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
10. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1961) Golikov Philip Ivanovich. 1900-1980, Russian, from peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, education: VAF in 1933, instructor of the political department during the civil war.
11. Colonel General (1943) Gordov Vasily Nikolaevich. 1896-1951, Russian, worker from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1917, education: VAF in 1932, speaks English, before the revolution, senior non-commissioned officer, regiment commander in the civil war. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
12. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955) Eremenko Andrey Ivanovich. 1892-1970, Ukrainian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, education: VAF in 1935, speaks English, before the revolution, chief of the regiment's reconnaissance team, in the civil war, chief of staff of the regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).
13. Lieutenant General (1940) Efremov Mikhail Grigorievich. 1897-1942, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1919, in the Red Army from 1917, education: VAF in 1933, before the revolution, junior non-commissioned officer in the civil war of the commanding division.
14. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943) Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich. 1896-1974, Russian, a worker from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, education: command courses in 1930, before the revolution junior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war of the squadron commander. Four times Hero of the Soviet Union (1939, 1944, 1945, 1956).
15. General of the Army (1944) Zakharov Georgy Fedorovich. 1897-1957, Russian, an employee of the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAGSh in 1939, speaks German, before the revolution, second lieutenant, in the civil war of the company.
16. Colonel General (1941) Kirponos Mikhail Petrovich. 1892-1941, Ukrainian, from the peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1927, during the civil war of the regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1940). He died in battle in the summer of 1941 near Kiev.
17. Colonel General (1943) Kovalev Mikhail Prokofievich. 1897-1967, Russian, from the peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1927, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1924, before the revolution, the staff captain, in the civil war com. brigades.
18. Lieutenant General (1943) Kozlov Dmitry Timofeevich. 1896-1967, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1928, speaks English, before the revolution ensign, in the civil war com. shelf.
19.Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Konev Ivan Stepanovich. 1897-1973, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1934, speaks English, before the revolution fireworks, in the civil war, chief of staff of the army. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945).
20. Lieutenant General (1940) Kostenko Fedor Yakovlevich. 1896-1942, Ukrainian, origin unknown, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1921, in the Red Army since 1918, education academic courses in 1941, participant in the Civil War.
21. Colonel General (1941) Kuznetsov Fedor Isidorovich. 1898-1961, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1939, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1926, speaks French, before the revolution a warrant officer, in the civil war of the command regiment.
22. General of the Army (1945) Kurochkin Pavel Alekseevich. 1900-1989, Russian, from the workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1920, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAGSh in 1940, speaks English, before the revolution as an officer, in the civil war of the command regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
23. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich. 1897-1967, Ukrainian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1926, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1930, speaks French and Spanish, before the revolution a corporal, in the civil war, beginning. machine gun command. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1945, 1958).
24. General of the Army (1944) Maslennikov Ivan Ivanovich. 1900-1954, Russian, from the workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1924, in the Red Army from 1917, the formation of the VAF in 1935, during the civil war of the regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
25. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Meretskov Kirill Afanasyevich. 1898-1968, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1917, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VA of the Red Army in 1921, an officer before the revolution, in the civil war, the chief of staff of the brigade. Hero of the Soviet Union (1940).
26. General of the Army (1941) Pavlov Dmitry Grigorievich. 1899-1941, Russian, from the peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1919, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1928, before the revolution a private, in the civil war as an assistant to the comm. Regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (1937). Shot by a military tribunal in July 1941.
27. General of the Army (1944) Petrov Ivan Efimovich. 1896-1958, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1931, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war as a military commissar. brigades. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
28. General of the Army (1953) Popov Markian Mikhailovich. 1902-1969, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1921, in the Red Army since 1920, the formation of the VAF in 1936, speaks English, in the civil war, a platoon commander .. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
29. General of the Army (1944) Purkaev Maxim Alekseevich. 1894-1953, Mordvin, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1936, speaks German, French, before the revolution, ensign in the civil war com. shelf.
30. Colonel General (1943) Reuters Max Andreevich. 1886-1950, Latvian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1922, in the Red Army since 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1935, speaks German, before the revolution colonel, in the civil war com. shelf.
31. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Rokosovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich. 1896-1968, Pole, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1917, the formation of the VAK in 1929, speaks German, before the revolution a non-commissioned officer, in the civil war com. shelf. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944.1945).
32. Lieutenant General (1940) Ryabyshev Dmitry Ivanovich. 1894-1985, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1917, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution a private, in the civil war com. brigades.
33. Lieutenant General (1944) Sobennikov Petr Petrovich. 1894-1960, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1940, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of KUVNAS in 1927, speaks French, before the revolution cornet, in the civil war, the chief of staff of the division.
34. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1946) Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich. 1897-1968, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1931, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VA of the Red Army in 1921, in the civil war, the chief of staff of the division. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
35. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1940) Timoshenko Semyon Konstantinovich. 1895-1970, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1930, before the revolution a private, in the civil war com. brigades. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1940, 1965).
36. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Tolbukhin Fedor Ivanovich. 1894-1949, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1938, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1934, before the revolution, the captain, in the civil war, beginning. of the operative department of the army. Fluent in Polish, German. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
37. General of the Army (1940) Tyulenev Ivan Vladimirovich. 1892-1978, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1917, the formation of the VA of the Red Army in 1922, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war com. brigades. Hero of the Soviet Union (1978).
38. General of the Army (1955) Fedyuninsky Ivan Ivanovich. 1900-1977, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1930, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the KUVNAS in 1941, did not participate in the First World War, in the civil war as a private. Hero of the Soviet Union (1939).
39. General - Colonel (1943) Frolov Valery Alexandrovich. 1895-1961, Russian, from workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1932, before the revolution, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war of the battalion commander.
40. Colonel General (1943) Khozin Mikhail Semenovich. 1896-1979, Russian, from workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, education Academic courses for advanced command personnel in 1930, before the revolution a warrant officer, in the civil war of the command brigade.
41. Colonel General (1955) Cherevichenko Yakov Timofeevich. 1894-1976, Ukrainian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war of the command division.
42. General of the Army (1944) Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich. 1906-1945, Ukrainian, worker, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1939, in the Red Army since 1924, formed by WAMM in 1936, speaks French. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1943, 1944). Killed in action on February 18, 1945 in a battle near the city of Alytus (Lithuania).
43. Colonel General (1943) Chibisov Nikandr Evlampievich. 1892-1959, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1939, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, the staff captain, in the civil war of the command brigade. Hero of the Soviet Union (1943).
Great Patriotic War fronts (commanders, battles)
Northwestern Front (June 1941 - November 1943)
Front troops took part in the 1941 border battles in the North-West direction in the battle for Leningrad. Conducted the Toropetsko-Kholmsk (1942), Old-Russian (1942) operations, Demyansk operations (1942 and 1943)
Western Front (June 1941 - April 1944)
The troops of the front took part in border battles (1941), the Smolensk battle (1941), in the battle near Moscow (1941-1942), the Rzhev-Sychevsk operation (1942), the Rzhev-Vyazemskaya, Oryol, Smolensk operations (1943) and conducted the Spaso-Demenskaya operation (1943).
On April 24, 1944, the field administration of the Western Front became known as the 3rd Belorussian Front.
Southwestern Front (June 1941 - July 1942 and October 1942 - October 1943)
At the beginning of World War II, the troops of the front held a tank battle near Dubno, Lutsk and Rovno. They took part in the Kiev, Yelets and Uman operations (1941), the Barvenkovo-Lozovskaya, Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad operations (1942), in the Kharkov battle and the counteroffensive at Stalingrad (1942–1943). With the participation of the Voronezh Front, they carried out the Middle Don operation (1942), participated in the Ostrogozh-Rossosh and Donbass operations (1943), and carried out the Zaporozhye operation (1943).
Northern Front (June - August 1941)
Front troops took part in border battles (1941) in Karelia and the Kola Peninsula, were involved in the defense of Leningrad.
Front troops took part in border battles (1941), part of the forces defended Odessa, conducted Donbass, Rostov defensive and offensive operations (1941), Donbass operation (1942). They took part in the Barvenkovo-Lozovskaya, Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad operations and in the Kharkov battle (1942). In the second formation, they conducted the Rostov and Melitopol operations (1943) and took part in the Donbass operation (1943).
Reserve Front (created in 1941 and in 1943)
In July 1941, it was created to combine the actions of the reserve armies deployed in the rear of the Western Front. The front troops carried out the Yelninsky operation and took part in the battle near Moscow.
In 1943, the Reserve Front was created for a short period in March (March 23-27 it was called Kursk, March 27-28 - Orlovsky), in April the front's troops were involved in the Voronezh-Kursk direction.
Central Front (July - August 1941 and February 1943)
Front troops took part in the Battle of Smolensk (1941). It was created for the second time in 1943. Participated in the Kursk defensive and Oryol operations (1943), carried out the Chernigov-Pripyat operation (1943).
Front troops carried out the Oryol-Bryansk operation (1941). After the second creation, they participated in the Bryansk operation (1943), in the Voronezh-Kastornenskaya and Oryol operations (1943).
Karelian Front (October 1941 - November 1944)
The front troops were on the defensive until June 1944; then they carried out the Svir-Petrozavodsk (part of the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk) and Petsamo-Kirkenes operations (1944).
Leningrad Front (August 1941 - July 1945)
Front troops took part in the battle for Leningrad (1941-1944), in the Baltic operation (1944), in the blockade of the enemy's Kurland grouping.
Transcaucasian Front (August - December 1941 and May 1942 - August 1945)
Created to cover the state borders with Iran, Turkey, the defense of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. In December 1941 it was renamed the Caucasian Front. In May 1942 it was created a second time. During the battle for the Caucasus, he conducted a number of defensive operations on the passes of the Main Caucasian Range (Mogdok-Malgobet, Nalchik-Ordzhonikidze, Novorossiysk and Tuapse). On January 1, 1943, the troops of the Transcaucasian Front went over to the offensive. The Northern Group of Forces was reorganized into the North Caucasian Front. The Transcaucasian Front covered the Black Sea coast and the state border with Turkey and Iran.
Kalinin Front (October 1941 - October 1943)
Front troops conducted Kalinin (1941), Kalinin (1941-1942), Sychevsko-Vyazemskaya (1942), Velikolukskaya (1942-1943), Dukhovshinsko-Demidovskoy (1943), Nevelskoy (1943) operations, participated in Rzhevsko-Sychevskaya (1942) , Rzhev-Vyazemskaya (1942 and 1943) and Smolensk operations (1943).
Commander General of the Army K. A. Meretskov.
The troops of the front conducted the Luban (1942), Novgorod-Luga (1944) operations, participated in the Sinyavino operation (1942), in breaking the blockade of Leningrad (1943).
Crimean Front (January - May 1942)
Commander Lieutenant General DT Kozlov.
Front troops were conducting defensive operations in the Crimea.
Front troops fought defensive battles near Sevastopol, in the lower reaches of the Don, in the Stavropol and Krasnodar directions. The front conducted the Armaviro-Maikop and Novorossiysk (1942), Krasnodar, Novorossiysko-Taman and Kerch-Eltigen operations (1943), participated in the North Caucasian operation (1943) and in battles on Malaya Zemlya.
Voronezh Front (July 1942 - October 1943)
The troops of the front conducted the Ostrogozh-Rossosh, Kharkov defensive and offensive operations (1943) and took part in the Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad (1942), Voronezh-Kastornenskaya (1943), Kursk defensive (1943), Belgorod-Kharkov (1943) operations.
Stalingrad Front (July 1942 - January 1943)
On September 28, it was renamed into Donskoy, and the South-East - into the Stalingrad front. He took part in a defensive battle and a counteroffensive at Stalingrad.
South-Eastern Front (August - September 1942)
Commander A. I. Eremenko.
Formed at the expense of part of the forces of the Stalingrad Front. Participated in the Stalingrad defensive operation. Renamed the Stalingrad Front.
Don Front (September 1942 - February 1943)
Commander Lieutenant General (since January 1943 Colonel General) K. K. Rokossovsky.
Created as a result of the renaming of the Stalingrad Front. Front troops took part in the defense and counteroffensive at Stalingrad, carried out Operation Ring to destroy the encircled Nazi army.
Steppe Front (July - October 1943)
Commander Colonel General (since August 1943 General of the Army) I.S.Konev.
Participated in the completion of the defensive battle near Kursk, the Belgorod-Kharkov operation (1943) and in the battle for the Dnieper (1943).
Baltic Front (October 1943)
Commander General of the Army M.M. Popov.
Together with the North-Western, Volkhov and Leningrad fronts, he had the task of defeating the group of German-fascist armies "North".
Renamed to the 2nd Baltic Front.
1st Baltic Front (October 1943 - February 1945)
In November 1943 he led an offensive in the Vitebsk-Polotsk direction, carried out in December 1943 the Gorodok operation, in 1944 the Polotsk, Siauliai and Memel operations and participated in the Vitebsk-Orsha and Riga operations, in blocking and destroying the Nazi group in Courland. In 1945 he took part in the Insterburg-Königsberg operation and the liquidation of the enemy's Zemland grouping.
2nd Baltic Front (October 1943 - April 1945)
In November 1943 he led an offensive in the Vitebsk-Polotsk direction, in 1944 he participated in the Leningrad-Novgorod and Riga operations, in blocking the Nazi group in Courland, and in 1945 - in its destruction.
3rd Baltic Front (April - October 1944)
Commander Colonel General (since July 1944 General of the Army) I.I. Maslennikov.
The troops of the front carried out the Pskov-Ostrovskaya, Hartu operations, took part in the Riga operation.
Belorussian Front (October 1943 - April 1944)
Commander General of the Army K. K. Rokossovsky.
The front troops carried out the Gomel-Rechitsa (1943) and Kalinkovichi-Mozyr (1944) operations.
1st Ukrainian Front (October 1943 - June 1945)
Formed as a result of the renaming of the Voronezh Front. Conducted the Kiev offensive and defensive operations (1943), the Zhitomir-Berdichev operation (1943-1944), Rovno-Lutsk, Proskurov-Chernivtsi and Lvov-Sadomir operations, the Sandomierz-Silesian, Lower Silesian, Upper Silesian operations (1945), participated in the battle for the Dnieper, Korsun-Shevchenkovskaya (1944), participated in the Vistula-Oder, Berlin and Prague operations.
2nd Ukrainian Front (October 1943 - June 1945)
Formed as a result of renaming the Steppe Front. Participated in the battle for the Dnieper (1943), conducted the Kirovograd, Umansko-Botoshansky, Debrecen operations (1944); took part in the Korsun-Shevchenko and Jassy-Kishinev operations (1944), the Budapest operation (1944-1945), the Vienna and Prague operations (1945).
3rd Ukrainian Front (October 1943 - June 1945)
Formed as a result of the renaming of the Southwestern Front. Conducted the Dnepropetrovsk operation (1943), the Bereznegovato-Snigirevskaya, Odessa operations (1944), the Balaton operation (1945); participated in the battle for the Dnieper (1943), in the Nikopol-Kryvyi Rih, Jassy-Kishinev, Belgrade (1944), Budapest (1944-1945), Vienna (1945) operations.
4th UKRAINIAN FRONT (October 1943 - July 1945)
Formed as a result of the renaming of the Southern Front. He conducted the Melitopol operation (1943) and, together with the Separate Primorsky Army, the Crimean operation (1944), participated in the Nikopol-Kryvyi Rih operation (1944). It was abolished in May 1944 and re-established in August. Participated in the East Carpathian and West Carpathian operations (1944), the Prague operation (1945). Conducted the Moravian-Ostrava operation (1945).
1st Belorussian Front (February 1944 - June 1945)
The troops of the front conducted the Rogachev-Zhlobin, Bobruisk, Lublin-Brest (1944), Warsaw-Poznan (1945) operations and participated in the Minsk (1944), East Pomeranian (1945) and Berlin (1945) operations.
2nd Belorussian Front (February 1944 - June 1945)
Front troops took part in the Byelorussian (1944), East Pomeranian, East Prussian, Berlin (1945) operations and conducted the Mogilev, Belostok, Osovets (1944) and Mlavsko-Elbing (1945) operations.
3rd Belorussian Front (April 1944 - August 1945)
The troops of the front took part in the Byelorussian, Memel (1944), East Prussian (1945) operations and carried out the Vilnius, Kaunas, Gumbinnen (1944), Insterburg-Konigsberg, Konigsberg and Zemland (1945) operations.
In addition, during the Patriotic War there were:
It was formed to organize defense on the distant approaches to Moscow on the line west of Volokolamsk - Mozhaisk - Kaluga. The front headquarters was the headquarters of the Moscow Military District.
Commander Lieutenant General (since 1942 Colonel General) P.A. Artemiev.
It was formed to organize defense behind the western (Moscow) direction at the Staraya Russa - Ostashkov - Bely - Istomino - Yelnya - Bryansk line (about 750 km).
Commander Lieutenant General I. A. Bogdanov.
During the Soviet-Japanese War of 1945
The Trans-Baikal Front was commanded by Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky;
The 2nd Far Eastern Front was commanded by General of the Army M. A. Purkaev;
The 1st Far Eastern Front was commanded by Marshal of the Soviet Union K.A. Meretskov.
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The fronts of the Soviet Armed Forces during the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945
Belorussian front (1st formation, 20.10.1943, from 24.2.1944 - 1st Belorussian front of the 1st formation). Commander - General of the Army K. K. Rokossovsky. Belorussian front (2nd formation, 5.4.1944, from 04.16.1944 - 1st Belorussian front of the 2nd formation). Commander - General of the Army K. K. Rokossovsky.
1st Belorussian Front (1st formation, 24.2.1944, from 5.4.1944 - Belorussian Front of the 2nd formation). Commander - General of the Army K. K. Rokossovsky.
1st Belorussian Front (2nd formation, 04/16/1944 - 05/09/1945). Commander - General of the Army, from 06/29/1944 Marshal of the Soviet Union K. K. Rokossovsky (until 11/16/1944); Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov (until 9 May 1945).
2nd Belorussian Front (1st formation, 24.2. - 5.4.1944). The commander is Colonel-General P.A.Kurochkin.
2nd Belorussian Front (2nd formation, 24.4.1944 - 9.5.1945). Commander - Colonel General I.E.Petrov (until 6.6.1944); Colonel General, from 28/07/1944 General of the Army G.F. Zakharov (until 17/11/1944); Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K.Rokossovsky (until 9.5.1945).
3rd Belorussian Front (24.4.1944 - 9.5.1945). Commander - Colonel General, from 26.6.1944 General of the Army I.D. Chernyakhovsky (until 18.2.1945); Marshal of the Soviet Union A.M. Vasilevsky (20.2. - 26.4.1945); General of the Army I. Kh. Bagramyan (until 9 May 1945).
Bryansk Front (1st formation, 16.8. - 10.11.1941). Commander - Lieutenant General A.I. Eremenko (until 13.10.1941); general m. G.F. Zakharov (until 10.11.1941). Bryansk Front (2nd formation, 12/24/1941, from 03/12/1943 - Reserve Front of the 2nd formation). Commander - Colonel General Y. Cherevichenko (until 2.4.1942); Lieutenant General F.I. Golikov (until 7.7.1942); Lieutenant General N.E. Chibisov (up to 13/07/1942); Lieutenant General K.K.Rokossovsky (until September 27, 1942); Lieutenant General, from 30.1.194 Colonel General M.A.Reuter (until 12.3.1943). Bryansk Front (3rd formation, 03/28/1943, from 10/10/1943 - Baltic Front). Commander - Colonel-General M.A.Reuter (up to 5.6.1943); Colonel General M.M. Popov (until 10.10.1943).
Volkhov Front (1st formation, 12/17/1941 - 04/23/1942). Commander - General of the Army K. A. Meretskov. Volkhov Front (2nd formation, 8.6.1942 - 15.2.1944). Commander - General of the Army K. A. Meretskov.
Voronezh Front (07/09/1942, from 10/20/1943 - 1st Ukrainian Front). Commander - Lieutenant General, from 19 January 1943 Colonel General F. I. Golikov (until 14 July 1942 and 22 October 1942 - 28 March 1943); Lieutenant General, from 7.12.1942 Colonel General, from 13.2.1943 General of the Army N.F. Vatutin (14.7. - 22.10.1942 and 28.3. - 20.10.1943).
Far Eastern Front (formed before the start of the war, from 5.8.1945 - the 2nd Far Eastern Front). Commander - General of the Army I.R. Apanasenko (until 25/04/1943); Colonel General, from 10/26/1944 General of the Army M.A.Purkaev (until 5/5/1945).
1st Far Eastern Front (5.8. - 3.9.1945). Commander - Marshal of the Soviet Union K. A. Meretskov.
2nd Far Eastern Front (5.8. - 3.9.1945). Commander - General of the Army M.A.Purkaev.
Don Front (9/30/1942, from 2/15/1943 - Central Front of the 2nd formation). Commander - Lieutenant General, from 15.1.1943 Colonel General K. K. Rokossovsky.
Trans-Baikal Front (9/15/1941 - 9/3/1945). Commander - Lieutenant General, from 7.5.1943 Colonel General M.P. Kovalev (until 12.7.1945); Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky (until 3.9.1945).
Transcaucasian Front (1st formation, 08/23/1941, from 12/30/1941 - Caucasian Front). Commander - Lieutenant General DT Kozlov. Transcaucasian Front (2nd formation, 15.5.1942 - 9.5.1945). Commander - General of the Army I. V. Tyulenev.
Western Front (22.6.1941, from 24.4.1944 - 3rd Belorussian Front). Commander - General of the Army D.G. Pavlov (until 30.6.1941); Lieutenant General A.I. Eremenko (up to 2.7.1941 and 19.7. - 29.7.1941); Marshal of the Soviet Union S.K. Timoshenko (2.7. - 19.7. And 30.7. - 12.9.1941); Colonel General I.S.Konev (until 10/12/1941 and 8/26/1942 - 2/27/1943); General of the Army G.K. Zhukov (10/13/1941 - 8/26/1942); Colonel-General, from 27.8.1943 General of the Army V.D.Sokolovsky (28.2.1943 - 15.4.1944); Colonel-General I. D. Chernyakhovsky (until 24.4.1944).
Caucasian Front (12/30/1941, from 1/28/1942 - Crimean Front). Commander - Lieutenant General DT Kozlov.
Kalinin Front (10/19/1941, from 10/20/1943 - 1st Baltic Front). Commander - Colonel General I.S.Konev (until 26.8.1942); Lieutenant General, from 11/18/1942 Colonel General M.A.Purkaev (until 25.4. 1943); Colonel-General, General of the Army A.I. Eremenko from 08/27/1943 (until 10/20/1943).
Karelian Front (1.9.1941 - 15.11.1944). Commander - Lieutenant General, from 28.4. 1943 Colonel General V.A.Frolov (until 21.2.1944); General of the Army, from 10/26/1944 Marshal of the Soviet Union K.A. Meretskov (until 11/15/1944).
Crimean Front (28.1. - 19. 5.1942). The commander is Lieutenant General DT Kozlov.
Kursk Front (03/23/1943, from 03/27/1943 - Oryol Front). The commander is Colonel-General M.A.Reuter.
Leningrad Front (26. 8.1941 - 9.5.1945). Commander - Lieutenant General M.M. Popov (until 5.9.1941); Marshal of the Soviet Union K. E. Voroshilov (until 12 September 1941); General of the Army G.K. Zhukov (13.9. - 7.10.1941); Major General I.I.Fedyuninsky (8.10. - 26.10.1941); Lieutenant General M.S.Khozin (10/27/1941 - 6/9/1942); lieutenant general, from 15.1. 1943 Colonel General, from 11/17/1943 General of the Army, from 18/06/1944 Marshal of the Soviet Union L.A. Govorov (until 9/05/1945).
Moscow defense zone (12/2/1941 - 10/15/1943). Commander - Lieutenant General, since 22 January 1942 Colonel General P.A.Artemiev.
Moscow reserve front (9.10. - 12.10.1941). Commander - Lieutenant General P.A.Artemiev.
Oryol Front (03/27/1943, from 3/28/1943 - Bryansk Front of the 3rd formation). The commander is Colonel-General M.A.Reuter.
Baltic Front (10.10.1943, from 20.10.1943 - 2nd Baltic Front). Commander - General of the Army M.M. Popov.
1st Baltic Front (10/20/1943 - 2/24/1945). Commander - General of the Army A.I. Eremenko (until 11/19/1943); General of the Army I. Kh. Baghramyan (until 24.2.1945).
2nd Baltic Front (20.10.1943 - 1.4.1945). Commander - General of the Army, from 20.4.1944 Colonel-General M.M. Popov (until 23.4.1944 and 4.2. - 9.2.1945); General of the Army A.I. Eremenko (04.23.1944 - 4.2.1945); Marshal of the Soviet Union L.A. Govorov (9.2. - 31.3.1945).
3rd Baltic Front (21.4. - 16.10.1944). Commander - Colonel General, from 28/07/1944 General of the Army I.I. Maslennikov.
Primorskaya Group of Forces (20.4.1945, from 5.8.1945 - 1st Far Eastern Front). Commander - Marshal of the Soviet Union K. A. Meretskov.
Reserve Front (1st formation, 29.7. - 12.10.1941). Commander - General of the Army G.K. Zhukov (30.7. - 12.9. 1941 and 8.10. - 12.10.1941 Marshal of the Soviet Union S.M.Budyonny (13.9. - 8.10. 1941) Reserve Front (2nd formation, 12.3. 1943, from 03/23/1943 - Kursk Front) Commander - Colonel General M. A. Reuter Reserve Front (3rd formation, 10 April - 15 April 1943) Commander - Lieutenant General MM Popov.
Northern Front (24.6.1941, from 26.8.1941 - Leningrad Front). The commander is Lieutenant General M.M. Popov.
Northwestern Front (06/22/1941 - 11/20/1943). Commander - Colonel General F.I.Kuznetsov (up to 3.7.1941); Major General P.P. Sobennikov (until 23.8.1941); Lieutenant General, from 28.8.1943 Colonel General P.A.Kurochkin (23.8.1941 - 5.10.1942 and 23.6. - 20.11.1943); Marshal of the Soviet Union S.K. Timoshenko (10/05/1942 - 3/14/1943); Colonel-General I.S.Konev (until 22.6.1943).
North Caucasian Front (1st formation, 20.5. - 3.9.1942). Commander - Marshal of the Soviet Union S.M.Budyonny. North Caucasian Front (2nd formation, 24.1. - 20.11.1943). Commander - Lieutenant General, from 30 January 1943 Colonel General I. I. Maslennikov (until 13 May 1943); Lieutenant General, from 27.8.1943 Colonel General I.E. Petrov (until 20.11.1943).
Stalingrad Front (1st formation, 07/12/1942, from 09/30/1942 - Don Front). Commander - Marshal of the Soviet Union S.K. Timoshenko (until 23/07/1942); Lieutenant General V.N. Gordov (until 12.8.1942); Colonel-General A.I. Eremenko (until 30.9.1942). Stalingrad Front (2nd formation, 30.9.1942, from 31.12.1942 - Southern Front of the 2nd formation). The commander is Colonel-General A.I. Eremenko.
Steppe Front (9.7.1943, from 20.10.1943 - 2nd Ukrainian Front). Commander - Colonel General, from 26.8.1943 General of the Army I.S.Konev.
1st Ukrainian Front (10/20/1943 - 05/11/1945). Commander - General of the Army N.F. Vatutin (until 2.3.1944); Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov (until May 24, 1944); Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S.Konev (until May 11, 1945).
2nd Ukrainian Front (10/20/1943 - 05/11/1945). Commander - General of the Army, from 20.2.1944 Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S.Konev (until 21.5.1944); General of the Army, from 10.9.1944 Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky (until 11.5.1945).
3rd Ukrainian Front (10/20/1943 - 5/9/1945). Commander - General of the Army R. Ya. Malinovsky (until May 15, 1944); General of the Army, from 12.9.1944 Marshal of the Soviet Union F.I.Tolbukhin (until 9.5.1945).
4th Ukrainian Front (1st formation, 10/20/1943 - 5/31/1944). Commander - General of the Army F.I.Tolbukhin (up to 15.5.1944). 4th Ukrainian Front (2nd formation, 5.8.1944 - 11.5.1945). Commander - Colonel General, from 10/26/1944 General of the Army I.E.Petrov (until 3/26/1945); General of the Army A.I. Eremenko (until 05/11/1945).
Front of the Mozhaisk defense line (18.7. - 30.7.1941). Commander - Lieutenant General P.A.Artemiev.
Front of the reserve armies (07/14/1941, from 07/29/1941 - Reserve front of the 1st formation). The commander is Lieutenant General I. A. Bogdanov.
Central Front (1st formation, 26.7. - 25.8.1941). Commander - Colonel General F.I.Kuznetsov (until 7.8.1941); Lieutenant General M.G. Efremov (until 25.8.1941). Central Front (2nd formation, 15.2.1943, from 20.10.1943 - Belarusian Front of the 1st formation). Commander - Colonel General, from 28/04/1943 General of the Army K. K. Rokossovsky.
South-Eastern Front (7.8.1942, from 30.9.1942 - Stalingrad Front of the 2nd formation). The commander is Colonel-General A.I. Eremenko.
Southwestern Front (1st formation, 22.6.1941, from 12.7.1942 - Stalingrad Front of the 1st formation). Commander - Colonel General M.P. Kirponos (until 20.9.1941); Marshal of the Soviet Union S.K. Timoshenko (30.9. - 18.12.1941 and 8.4. - 12.7.1942); Lieutenant General F. Ya. Kostenko (12/18/1941 - 8.4.1942). Southwestern Front (2nd formation, 10/25/1942, from 10/20/1943 - 3rd Ukrainian Front). Commander - Lieutenant General, from 7/12/1942 Colonel General, from 13/02/1943 General of the Army N.F. Vatutin (until 27/03/1943); Colonel General, from 28/04/1943 General of the Army R. Ya. Malinovsky (until 20/10/1943).
Southern Front (1st formation, 06/25/1941 - 07/28/1942). Commander - General of the Army I. V. Tyulenev (until 30.8.1941); Lieutenant General D.I. Ryabyshev (until 5.10.1941); Colonel General Ya.T. Cherevichenko (until 24.12.1941); Lieutenant General R. Ya. Malinovsky (until 28/07/1942). Southern Front (2nd formation, 1.1.1943, from 20.10.1943 - 4th Ukrainian front of the 1st formation). Commander - Colonel General A.I. Eremenko (until 2.2.1943); Lieutenant General, from 02/12/1943 Colonel General R. Ya. Malinovsky (until 03/22/1943); Lieutenant General, from 28/04/1943 Colonel General, from 21/09/1943 General of the Army F.I.Tolbukhin (until 20/10/1943).
S.I. Isaev.
The front is the highest operational-strategic formation of the troops of the Army in the field during the war (military districts remain in the rear of the country, as in peacetime). The front includes formations, formations and units of all branches of the military. It does not have a single organizational structure. As a rule, the front has in its composition several combined arms and tank armies, one or two air armies (and, if necessary, more), several artillery corps and divisions, brigades, separate regiments, separate battalions of special forces (engineering, communications, chemical, repair ), rear units and institutions. Depending on the tasks assigned to the front, the terrain on which it operates, and the opposing forces of the enemy, the number of formations, formations and units included in it may be different. The front can occupy, depending on the situation and the tasks being solved, a strip ranging from several hundred kilometers to several kilometers wide and from several tens of kilometers to 200 kilometers deep.
The front during the Great Patriotic War, unlike all other associations, had not a number, but a name. Usually, the name of the front was given according to the region of its operations (Far Eastern, Ukrainian, etc.). Or according to the name of a large city in the region of which it operated (Leningrad, Voronezh, etc.). In the initial period of the war, the fronts were named according to their geographical location in the general defense line (North, North-West, etc.). Occasionally, the front received a name for its intended purpose (Reserve, Front of Reserve Armies). In the final period of the war, when the Red Army was conducting hostilities in the territories of other states, the names of the fronts stopped changing, and the fronts ended the war with the names they had at the time of crossing the state border.
The enemy of the Red Army - the German Wehrmacht, a formation similar to our front was called "Army Group" (Army Group Center, Army Group South, Army Group C, etc.).
From the author. It seems that this is not entirely true. Rather, our front should be equated with the German army. For example, the 6th German army consisted of about 22 divisions, while in our army there were usually no more than five divisions. The front, on the other hand, usually had about four or five armies in its composition, i.e. about 20 divisions. And the German army group is no longer a front, but a whole strategic direction.
This is where a certain slyness happens. Especially on the part of Russian historians of the Liberal Democrats. They say that the Germans surrounded and destroyed several Soviet armies at a time, and they say the best success of the Red Army is just the encirclement and defeat of just one German army. But in fact, in Stalingrad, an entire German front was surrounded, counting according to ours. And in the summer of 1944, an entire strategic direction (Army Group Center) was completely crushed and destroyed in Belarus.
At the head of the front was a soldier called the "Front Commander" (Commander of the Bryansk Front, Commander of the Western Front, etc.). These were the highest military leaders in the rank from lieutenant general to general of the army inclusive, sometimes (more often at the final stage of the war) and in the rank of marshal of the Soviet Union. However, the last rank was not a regular rank of front commander, but an honorary title given for outstanding services.
To ensure control over the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to the troops by the front commander, to develop plans for combat operations, and to organize command and control of troops, he had a front headquarters. Armies, corps, divisions, regiments and other units were transferred to the subordination of the front commander and were removed from his subordination by orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters, depending on the situation and the complexity of the combat missions. The front was not an organization formed once and for all. During the course of the war, fronts were formed and liquidated quite often. Sometimes, with a narrow zone of operations or a small number of troops included in the front, an organization similar to the front received the name "group of forces" or "defense zone", or "line of defense" (Zemland group of forces, Moscow defense zone, Primorsky group of forces, etc.) .NS.).
Front commanders
(In alphabet order)
| Commander's surname | Front name | Front Command Periods |
| Apanasenko I. R. | Far Eastern | 14.1.41-25.4.43 |
| Artemiev P.A. | Mozhaisk line of defense Moscow reserve front Moscow defense zone |
18.7.41-30.7.41 9.10.41-12.10.41 3.12.41-1.10.43 |
| Baghramyan I. X. | 1st Baltic 3rd Belarusian |
20.11.43-24.2.45 27.4.45-15.8.45 |
| Bogdanov I.A. | Front of the reserve armies | 14.7.41-29.7.41 |
| S. M. Budyonny | Spare North Caucasian |
13.9. 41-8.10.41 20.5.42-3.9.42 |
| Vasilevsky A.M. | 3rd Belarusian | 20.2.45-26.4.45 |
| Vatutin N.F. | Voronezh Southwestern Voronezh 1st Ukrainian |
14.7.42-22.10.42 25. 10.42-27.3.43 28.3.43-20.10.43 20.10.43-2.3.44 |
| Voroshilov K.E. | Leningradsky | 5.9.41- 12.9.41 |
| L.A. Govorov | Leningradsky | 10.6.42 - 24.7.45 |
| Golikov F.I. | Bryansk (II) Voronezh Voronezh |
2. 4.42 - 7.7.42 9.7.42-14.7.42 22.10.42-28.3.43 |
| Gordov V.N. | Stalingrad | 23.7.42-12.8.42 |
| A. I. Eremenko | West West Bryansk Stalingrad (I) Southeastern Stalingrad (II) Yuzhny (P) Kalininsky 1st Baltic 2nd Baltic 4th Ukrainian (P) |
30.6.41 - 2.7.41 19. 7.41 - 29.7.41 16.8.41-13.10.41 13.8.42-30.9.42 7.8.42-30.9.42 30.9.19-31.12.42 1. 1.43-2.2.43 25.4.43-20.10.43 20.10.43-19.11.43 23.4.44-4.2.45 26.3.45-31.7.45 |
| Efremov M.G. | Central (I) | 7. 8.41 - 25. 8.41 |
| Zhukov G.K. | Reserve (I) Reserve (I) Leningradsky West 1st Ukrainian 1st Belarusian (II) |
30.7.41-12.9.41 8.10.41-12.10.41 13.9.41- 10.10.41 13.10.41-26.8.42 2.3.44-24.5.44 16.11.44-10.6.45 |
| Zakharov G.F. | Bryansk (I) 2nd Belarusian (II) |
14.10.41- 10.11.41 7.6.44- 17.11.44 |
| Kirponos M.P. | Southwestern | 22. 6.41 - 20.9.41 |
| Kovalev M.P. | Zabaikalsky | 19.6.41-12.7.45 |
| Kozlov D.T. | Transcaucasian Caucasian Crimean |
23.8.41-30.12.41 30.12.41 - 28.1.42 28.1.42- 19.5.42 |
| I. S. Konev | West Kalininsky West Northwestern Steppe 2nd Ukrainian 1st Ukrainian |
12.9.41-12.10.41 19.10.41-26.8.42 26. 8.42 - 27. 2.43 14.3.43-22.6.43 9. 7.43 - 20.10.43 20.10.43 -21.5.44 24.5.44 -10.6.45 |
| Kostenko F. Ya | Southwest (I) | 18.12.41 - 8.4.42 |
| F. I. Kuznetsov | Northwestern Central (I) |
22.6.41-3.7.41 26.7.41-7.8.41 |
| Kurochkin P.A. | Northwestern Northwestern 2nd Belarusian |
23.8.41-5. 10.42 23.6.43-20.11.43 24.2.44-5.4.44 |
| Malinovsky R. Ya. | Southern (I) Southern (II) Southwest (II) 3rd Ukrainian 2nd Ukrainian Zabaikalsky |
24.12.41-28.7.42 2. 2.43-22.3.43 27.3.43-20.10.43 20.10.43- 15.5.44 22.5.44- 10.6.45 12.7.45- 1.10.45 |
| Maslennikov, II | North Caucasian (II) 3rd Baltic |
24.1.43- 13. 5.43 21.4.44- 16.10.44 |
| Meretskov, KA | Volkhovsky (I) Volkhovsky (II) Karelian Primorsky group of troops 1st Far East |
17.12.41-23.4.42 8 6.42- 15 2.44 22.2.44- 15.11.44 15.4.45-4.8.45 5.8.45-1.10.45 |
| Pavlov D.G. | West | 22.6.41-30.6.41 |
| Petrov I.E. | North Caucasian (II) 2nd Belarusian (II) 4th Ukrainian |
13.5.43-20.11.43 24.4.44-6.6.44 5.8.44-26.3.45 |
| Popov M.M. | Northern Leningradsky Reserve (III) Bryansk (III) Baltic 2nd Baltic 2nd Baltic |
24.6.41-26.8.41 27.8.41 -5.9.41 10.4.43-15.4.43 6.6.43- 10.10.1943 15. 10.43-20.10.43 20.10.43-23.4.44 4.2.45-9 2.45 |
| Purkaev M.A. | Kalininsky Far Eastern 2nd Far East |
26.8.42-25.4.43 25.4.43-4.8.45 5.8.45-1.10.45 |
| Reiter M.A. | Bryansk (II) Reserve (II) Kursk Orlovsky Bryansk (III) |
28.9.42-12.3.43 12.3.43-23.3.43 23.3.43-27.3.43 27.3.43 - 28. 3.43 28.3.43-5.6.43 |
| Rokossovsky K.K. | Bryansk (II) Donskoy Central (II) Belarusian (I) 1st Belarusian Belarusian (II) 1st Belarusian (II) 2nd Belarusian (II) |
14.7.42-27.9.42 30.9.42 - 15.2.43 15.2.43-20.10.43 20.10.43 - 23.2.44 24 2.44-5.4.44 6.4.44-16.4.44 16.4.44-16.11.44 17. 11.44- 10.6.45 |
| Ryabyshev D.I. | Southern (I) | 30.8.41-5.10.41 |
| Sobennikov P.P. | Northwestern | 4.7.41-23.8.41 |
| Sokolovsky V.D. | West | 28. 2.43 - 15.4.44 |
| Timoshenko S.K. | West West Southwest (I) Southwest (I) Stalingrad (I) Northwestern |
2.7.41- 19.7.41 30.7.41- 12.9.41 30. 9. 41-18.12.41 8.4.42- 12.7.42 12.7.42-23.7.42 5.10.42- 14.3.43 |
| Tolbukhin F.I. | Southern (II) 4th Ukrainian 3rd Ukrainian |
22.3.43- 20.10.43 20.10.43- 15.5.44 15.5.44-15.6.45 |
| I. V. Tyulenev | Southern (I) Transcaucasian (II) |
25.6.41-30.8.41 15.5.42-25.8.45 |
| Fedyuninsky I. I. | Leningradsky | 11.10.41-26.10.41 |
| Frolov V. L. | Karelian | 1.9.41-21.2.44 |
| Khozin M.S. | Leningradsky | 27.10.41-9.6.42 |
| Cherevichenko Ya.T. | Southern (I) Bryansk (II) |
5.10.41 - 24.12.41 24.12.41-2.4.42 |
| Chernyakhovsky I.D. | 3rd Belarusian | 24.4.44-18.2.45 |
| Chibisov N.E. | Bryansk (II) | 7.7.42-13.7.42 |
Curriculum Vitae
1. General of the Army (1941) Apanasenko Joseph Rodionovich. 1890-1943, Russian, worker from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1916, in the Red Army from 1917, education: VAF in 1932, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war, division commander.
2. Colonel General (1942) Artemiev Pavel Artemievich. 1897-1979, Russian, worker from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1920, in the Red Army since 1918, education: VAF in 1938, speaks Polish, before the revolution, junior sergeant-officer, in the civil war as a military regiment.
3. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955) Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich. 1897-1982, Armenian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1941, in the Red Army from 1920, education: VAGSh in 1938, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war, commander of the regiment. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944,1977).
4. Lieutenant General (1942) Bogdanov Ivan Alexandrovich. 1898-1942, nationality unknown, origin unknown, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks with ????, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1933, before the revolution a non-commissioned officer, a participant in the civil war.
5. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935) Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich. 1883-1973, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, education: VAF in 1932, before the revolution, senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war, army commander. Three times Hero of the Soviet Union (1958,1963,1968).
6. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943) Vasilevsky Alexander Mikhailovich. 1895-1977, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1938, in the Red Army since 1919, education: VAGSh in 1937, speaks German, before the revolution, staff captain, in the civil war, assistant comm. Regiment. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944.1945).
7. General of the Army (1943) Vatutin Nikolai Fedorovich. 1901-1944, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1921, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSH in 1937, speaks English, in the civil war, squad leader. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Killed in battle.
8. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935) Voroshilov Kliment Efremovich 1891-1969, Russian, from the workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1903, in the Red Army since 1918, education: no, during the civil war, a member of the Military Council. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1956, 1968), Hero of Socialist Labor (1960).
9. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Govorov Leonid Alexandrovich. 1897-1955, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1942, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSH in 1938, speaks German, before the revolution, lieutenant, in the civil war of the Com.art. Division. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
10. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1961) Golikov Philip Ivanovich. 1900-1980, Russian, from peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, education: VAF in 1933, instructor of the political department during the civil war.
11. Colonel General (1943) Gordov Vasily Nikolaevich. 1896-1951, Russian, worker from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1917, education: VAF in 1932, speaks English, before the revolution, senior non-commissioned officer, regiment commander in the civil war. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
12. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955) Eremenko Andrey Ivanovich. 1892-1970, Ukrainian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, education: VAF in 1935, speaks English, before the revolution, chief of the regiment's reconnaissance team, in the civil war, chief of staff of the regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).
13. Lieutenant General (1940) Efremov Mikhail Grigorievich. 1897-1942, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1919, in the Red Army from 1917, education: VAF in 1933, before the revolution, junior non-commissioned officer in the civil war of the commanding division.
14. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943) Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich. 1896-1974, Russian, a worker from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, education: command courses in 1930, before the revolution junior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war of the squadron commander. Four times Hero of the Soviet Union (1939, 1944, 1945, 1956).
15. General of the Army (1944) Zakharov Georgy Fedorovich. 1897-1957, Russian, an employee of the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAGSh in 1939, speaks German, before the revolution, second lieutenant, in the civil war of the company.
16. Colonel General (1941) Kirponos Mikhail Petrovich. 1892-1941, Ukrainian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1927, during the civil war of the command regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (1940). He died in battle in the summer of 1941 near Kiev.
17. Colonel General (1943) Kovalev Mikhail Prokofievich. 1897-1967, Russian, from the peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1927, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1924, before the revolution, the staff captain, in the civil war com. brigades.
18. Lieutenant General (1943) Kozlov Dmitry Timofeevich. 1896-1967, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1928, speaks English, before the revolution ensign, in the civil war com. shelf.
19.Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Konev Ivan Stepanovich. 1897-1973, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1934, speaks English, before the revolution fireworks, in the civil war, chief of staff of the army. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945).
20. Lieutenant General (1940) Kostenko Fedor Yakovlevich. 1896-1942, Ukrainian, origin unknown, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1921, in the Red Army since 1918, education academic courses in 1941, participant in the Civil War.
21. Colonel General (1941) Kuznetsov Fedor Isidorovich. 1898-1961, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1939, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1926, speaks French, before the revolution a warrant officer, in the civil war of the command regiment.
22. General of the Army (1945) Kurochkin Pavel Alekseevich. 1900-1989, Russian, from the workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1920, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAGSh in 1940, speaks English, before the revolution as an officer, in the civil war of the regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
23. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich. 1897-1967, Ukrainian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1926, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1930, speaks French and Spanish, before the revolution a corporal, in the civil war beginning. machine gun command. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1945, 1958).
24. General of the Army (1944) Maslennikov Ivan Ivanovich. 1900-1954, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1924, in the Red Army from 1917, the formation of the VAF in 1935, in the civil war of the regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
25. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Meretskov Kirill Afanasyevich. 1898-1968, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1917, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VA of the Red Army in 1921, an officer before the revolution, in the civil war, the chief of staff of the brigade. Hero of the Soviet Union (1940).
26. General of the Army (1941) Pavlov Dmitry Grigorievich. 1899-1941, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks from 1919, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1928, before the revolution a private, in the civil war as an assistant to the comm. Regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (1937). Shot by a military tribunal in July 1941.
27. General of the Army (1944) Petrov Ivan Efimovich. 1896-1958, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1931, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war as a military commissar. brigades. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
28. General of the Army (1953) Popov Markian Mikhailovich. 1902-1969, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1921, in the Red Army since 1920, the formation of the VAF in 1936, speaks English, in the civil war, a platoon commander .. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
29. General of the Army (1944) Purkaev Maxim Alekseevich. 1894-1953, Mordvin, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1936, speaks German, French, before the revolution, ensign in the civil war com. shelf.
30. Colonel General (1943) Reuters Max Andreevich. 1886-1950, Latvian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1922, in the Red Army since 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1935, speaks German, before the revolution colonel, in the civil war com. shelf.
31. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Rokosovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich. 1896-1968, Pole, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1917, the formation of the VAK in 1929, speaks German, before the revolution a non-commissioned officer, in the civil war com. shelf. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944.1945).
32. Lieutenant General (1940) Ryabyshev Dmitry Ivanovich. 1894-1985, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1917, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution a private, in the civil war com. brigades.
33. Lieutenant General (1944) Sobennikov Petr Petrovich. 1894-1960, Russian, from employees, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1940, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of KUVNAS in 1927, speaks French, before the revolution cornet, in the civil war, the chief of staff of the division.
34. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1946) Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich. 1897-1968, Russian, from peasants, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1931, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VA of the Red Army in 1921, during the civil war, the chief of staff of the division. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
35. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1940) Timoshenko Semyon Konstantinovich. 1895-1970, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1930, before the revolution a private, in the civil war com. brigades. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1940, 1965).
36. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Tolbukhin Fedor Ivanovich. 1894-1949, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1938, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1934, before the revolution, the captain, in the civil war, beginning. of the operative department of the army. Fluent in Polish, German. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
37. General of the Army (1940) Tyulenev Ivan Vladimirovich. 1892-1978, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1917, the formation of the VA of the Red Army in 1922, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war com. brigades. Hero of the Soviet Union (1978).
38. General of the Army (1955) Fedyuninsky Ivan Ivanovich. 1900-1977, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1930, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the KUVNAS in 1941, did not participate in the First World War, in the civil war as a private. Hero of the Soviet Union (1939).
39. General - Colonel (1943) Frolov Valery Alexandrovich. 1895-1961, Russian, from workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1932, before the revolution, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war of the battalion commander.
40. Colonel General (1943) Khozin Mikhail Semenovich. 1896-1979, Russian, from workers, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, education Academic courses for advanced personnel in 1930, ensign before the revolution, in the civil war of the command brigade.
41. Colonel General (1955) Cherevichenko Yakov Timofeevich. 1894-1976, Ukrainian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war of the command division.
42. General of the Army (1944) Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich. 1906-1945, Ukrainian, worker, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1939, in the Red Army since 1924, formed by WAMM in 1936, speaks French. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1943, 1944). Killed in action on February 18, 1945 in a battle near the city of Alytus (Lithuania).
43. Colonel General (1943) Chibisov Nikandr Evlampievich. 1892-1959, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) from 1939, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, the staff captain, in the civil war of the command brigade. Hero of the Soviet Union (1943).