| 43rd Army | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union |
| 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 978-5-227-03133-3.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original article can be found at 43rd Army (Soviet Union) and the edit history here.