41st Army (Russia)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=41st Army


caption=
country=Soviet Union/Russian Federation
type=
branch= Soviet Army/Russian Ground Forces
dates= May 16, 1942 - April 9, 1943 / 1991 - present
command_structure= Kalinin Front
size=two Motor Rifle divisions and one Motor Rifle brigade
garrison=Novosibirsk
battles=Operation Mars
notable_commanders= G. F. Tarasov
A. M. Managarov
I. I. Popov

The 41st Army ( _ru. 41-я армия) is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces, currently part of the Siberian Military District. Originally, it was formed in 1942 as part of the Soviet Red Army, during World War II.

War service

The 41st army was created in May 1942, on the base of Berzarin and Tarasov's operative groups. Its structure also included the 134th, 135th, 179th and 234th rifle divisions, the 17th Guards rifle division, the 21st Armoured brigade, two separate Guards mortar battalions, and several other separate elements. [ [http://samsv.narod.ru/Arm/a41/arm.html 41st Army] ]

From May to November of 1942, the army was focused on defending the South-Western approach to the city of Bely. In late November, the army joined the Rzhev offensive operation (also known as "Operation Mars"). During that time, the army was engaged with the German 41st Tank Corps. The army's offensive failed, and they were surrounded by the German 30th corps. By December 8, the surrounded forced were destroyed.

In March 1943, the newly reinforced 41st Army joined the Rzhev-Vyazma operation. The offensive was a success and German forces in the Rzhev-Vyazma area were annihilated. [ [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/bse/article/00066/28600.htm?text=%D0%A0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%92%D1%8F%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F БСЭ. Ржевско-Вяземская операция 1943] ] Following the operation, the forces of the army were transfered to the 39th Army and the 43rd Army, while the 41st Army itself was send to the STAVKA reserves. On April 9, 1943, the army was disbanded and its remaining forces would form the Reserve Front.

tructure

June 1, 1942: [ [http://www.tashv.nm.ru/BoevojSostavSA/1942/19420601.html Боевой состав Советской Армии на 1 июня 1942 г.] ]

* 17th Guards Rifle Division
* 134th Rifle Division
* 135th Rifle Division
* 179th Rifle Division
* 234th Rifle Division
* 21st Armoured Brigade
* Separate Engineer and Artillery units

September 1, 1942: [ [http://www.tashv.nm.ru/BoevojSostavSA/1942/19420901.html Боевой состав Советской Армии на 1 сентября 1942 г.] ]

* 17th Guards Rifle Division
* 134th Rifle Division
* 179th Rifle Division
* 234th Rifle Division
* 21st Armoured Brigade
* 104th Armoured Brigade
* Separate Engineer and Artillery units

December 1, 1942: [ [http://www.tashv.nm.ru/BoevojSostavSA/1942/19421201.html Боевой состав Советской Армии на 1 декабря 1942 г.] ]

* 6th Rifle Corps
** 150th Rifle Division
** 74th Rifle Brigade
** 75th Rifle Brigade
** 78th Rifle Brigade
** 91th Rifle Brigade
* 17th Guards Rifle Division
* 93th Rifle Division
* 134th Rifle Division
* 234th Rifle Division
* 262th Rifle Division
* 1st Mechanized Corps
** 19th Mechanized Brigade
** 35th Mechanized Brigade
** 37th Mechanized Brigade
** 65th Armoured Brigade
** 219th Armoured Brigade
* 47th Mechanized Brigade
* 48th Mechanized Brigade
* 104th Armoured Brigade
* 154th Armoured Brigade
* Separate Engineer and Artillery units

March 1, 1943: [ [http://www.tashv.nm.ru/BoevojSostavSA/1943/19430301.html Боевой состав Советской Армии на 1 марта 1943 г.] ]

* 17th Guards Rifle Division
* 93th Rifle Division
* 134th Rifle Division
* 262th Rifle Division
* 75th Rifle Brigade
* 78th Rifle Brigade
* Separate Engineer and Artillery units

Current Composition

*Headquarters - Novosibirsk
**85th Motor Rifle Division - Novosibirsk
**122th Motor Rifle Division - Altay
**74th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade - Yurga
**many other storage bases

References

* [http://samsv.narod.ru/Arm/a41/arm.html 41st Army]
* [http://victory.mil.ru/rkka/units/03/50.html 60 лет Победы. 41-я армия]
* [http://warfare.ru/?lang=&catid=239&linkid=2239 Russian Military Analisis] , warfare.ru