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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 4th Guards Army was an elite Guards field army of the Soviet Union during World War II and the early postwar era.
History
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On April 16, 1943, the Supreme Command ordered the army to be established. On May 5, 1943, the army was formed on the basis of the 24th Army in the Steppe Military District. It included the 20th and 21st Guards Rifle and 3rd Guards Tank Corps. On July 3 the Army was placed in Stavka reserve, on July 18 included in the Steppe Front, and on July 23 once again put in Stavka reserve.[1]
The Army fought in decisive actions such as the Battle of Kursk, the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, the struggle for central Hungary, and the Vienna Offensive. At the end of the war, the Fourth Guards Army was part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front.
It was disbanded in March 1947.[2]
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Army commanders
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Commanders
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Members of the Military Soviet (council)
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This Political commissar position was intended to maintain control by the Communist Party.
Order of battle
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The order of battle for the Fourth Guards Army on May 1, 1945, was:
Fourth Guards Army
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20th Guards Rifle Corps
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5th Guards Airborne Division
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7th Guards Airborne Division
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80th Guards Rifle Division
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21st Guards Rifle Corps
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41st Guards Rifle Division
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62nd Guards Rifle Division
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66th Guards Rifle Division
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69th Guards Rifle Division
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31st Guards Rifle Corps
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4th Guards Rifle Division
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34th Guards Rifle Division
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40th Guards Rifle Division
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123rd Gun-Artillery Brigade
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438th Antitank Regiment
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466th Mortar Regiment
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257th Anti-aircraft Regiment
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56th Engineer-Sapper Brigade
After the war for a period the 4th Guards Army joined the Central Group of Forces in Austria until its withdrawal.
References
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^ "4th Guard Army on official site of Russia Ministry of Defense. (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
Article Sources
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The Red Army Order of Battle in the Great Patriotic War, Robert G. Poirier and Albert Z. Conner, Novato: Presidio Press, 1985. ISBN 0-89141-237-9.
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Combat composition of the Soviet Army (official Soviet order of battle from General Staff archives), Moscow: Ministry of Defense, 1990.
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