46th Army (Soviet Union)

46th Army
Active 1 August 1941 - 25 September 1945
Country Soviet Union
Branch Red Army
Type Combined Arms Army
Size Army
Disbanded 25 September 1945

The 46th Army was a Soviet Red Army field army during World War II. The army was formed on 1 August 1941 by order of the commander of the Transcaucasian Military District, dated 23 July 1941 based on the headquarters of the 3rd Rifle Corps.

History

1941

On 23 August the army was assigned the task of defending the border with Turkey from the Black Sea to the mountains of Uch-Tapalyar and the coast of the Black Sea to the area of Poti-Sukhumi.

On 1 September 1941 the army comprised the 4th, 9th, 47th Mountain, and the 224th Rifle Divisions, the 51st Fortified Region (УР), the 457, 647th Corps Artillery Regiments (кап), 547 гап of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command (RVGK), 151, 365, 388 озад, plus the 27th Fighter Aviation Division.[1]

1942

In June 1942 the army was assigned to cover the passes through the Caucasus Mountains from Mamison to Belorechenskoye. On 15 August 1942 the army defended the central passes against German attacks. The army participated in the liberation of Maykop and in February 1943 the city Krasnodar.

1943

In 24 August 1943 the army participated in the Donbass Strategic Offensive and crossed the Dnieper River. On 5 October 1943 the army fought a defensive battle to retain bridgeheads across the Dnieper River. On 25 October the army along with the 8th Guards Army participated in the Krivoy Rog Offensive.

1944

In 1944 the army participated in the liberation of Right-bank Ukraine and participated in the Nikopol-Krivoy Rog Offensive #30 January - 29 February#, the Bereznegovatoye-Snigirevka Offensive 6–18 March, and Odessa Offensive 26 March - 14 April 1944. In August and September 1944 the army participated in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive offensive into Romania and Bulgaria. In October the Debrecen Offensive Operation in Hungary took place.

From late October 1944 to February 1945 the army was involved in the Budapest Offensive.

1945

From mid March to Mid April the army participated in the Vienna Offensive. The army ended the war with its participation in the Prague Offensive.

From July to September, the army was relocated to the Odessa Military District and on 25 September 1945 the army was disbanded.

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