1st Baltic Front

1st Baltic Front
Active	October 12, 1943–1945
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Army Group Command
Role	Co-ordination and conduct of Red Army Operations in the Baltic, North Poland and East Prussian regions
Size	3 Armies
Engagements	Bagration, Siege of Leningrad
Commanders
Notable commanders	Hovhannes Bagramyan

The First Baltic Front was a major formation of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. It was commanded by Army General Andrey Yeryomenko, succeeded by Army General Bagramyan. It was formed by renaming the Kalinin Front in October 12, 1943 and took part in several important military operations, most notably Bagration in the summer of 1944. The 1st Baltic Front also assisted in lifting the Siege of Leningrad on January 27, 1944 as well as in Operation Samland, at that time known as the Samland Group, captured Königsberg in April 1945.

Composition

As of June 23, 1944, the First Baltic Front consisted of the following units and their commanders:

Baltic Front, led by front commander Army General Hovhannes Bagramyan

4th Shock Army, led by General-Lieutenant P. F. Malyshev

• 83rd Rifle Corps

6th Guards Army, led by General Lieutenant I. M. Chistyakov

• 2nd Guards Rifle Corps
• 22nd Guards Rifle Corps
• 23rd Guards Rifle Corps
• 103rd Guards Rifle Corps
• Army artillery

43rd Army, led by General Lieutenant A. P. Belaborodov

• 1st Rifle Corps
• 60th Rifle Corps
• 92nd Rifle Corps
• 1st Tank Corps

3rd Air Army, led by General Lieutenant N. F. Papivin

• 11th Fighter Aviation Corps

Leaders

Commander

1. Army General Andrey Yeremenko (October - November 19, 1943)
2. Army General Ivan Bagramyan (November 19, 1943 — February 1945)

Military Commissar

1. Lieutenant General Dmitry Leonov (October 1943 — November 1944)
2. Lieutenant General Mikhail Rudakov (November 1944 — February 1945)

Chief of Staff

1. Colonel General Vladimir Kurasov (October 1943 — February 1945)

References

• Zaloga, Steven J. Bagration 1944 - The Destruction of Army Group Center. New York: Osprey Publishing, 1996, p. 24 ISBN 1-85532-478-4