43rd Army (Soviet Union)
| 43rd Army | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Country |
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| Branch |
 Red Army |
| Type | Combined |
| Size | 11 divisions |
| Part of |
Western Front Reserve Front 2nd Belorussian Front 3rd Belorussian Front Kalinin Front |
| Engagements |
Battle of Moscow Battle of Smolensk Belarus operations Baltic operations |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Konstantin Golubev |
The 43rd Army was a Red Army field army of World War II that served on the Eastern Front.
Order of Battle
The official Soviet archives list the composition of the Army on 10 August 1941:[1]
- 38th Rifle Division
- 53rd Rifle Division
- 145th Rifle Division
- 149th Rifle Division
- 211th Rifle Division
- 217th Rifle Division
- 222nd Rifle Division
- 279th Rifle Division
- 303rd Rifle Division
- 104th Tank Division
- 109th Tank Division
Commanders
- Lieutenant General I.G. Zakharkin (1 August 1941 - 08 August 1941)
- Lieutenant General P. Kurochkin (8 August 1941 – 22 August 1941)
- Lieutenant General D. Seleznev (22 August 1941 – 2 September 1941)
- Lieutenant General I. Bogdanov (2 September 1941 – 5 September 1941)
- Major General P. Sobennikov (5 September - 10 October 1941)
- Lieutenant General S. Akimov (10 October 1941 – 29 October 1941)
- Major General K. Golubev (29 October 1941 - 22 May 1944)
- Lieutenant General P.A. Beloborodov (22 May 1944 - until the end of the war)
Sources
- ↑ Приложение № 2 к директиве Генерального штаба 1970 года № Д-043
- Mikheenkov, Sergey. The road of death. 43rd Army in the battles on the Warsaw highway. Fight with the "Typhoon". 1941-1942. - M.: Tsentrpoligraf, 2013. - 408 p. - (The Forgotten Army. Forgotten army commanders). - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-227-04133-3 OCLC 862347389
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