The First Baltic Front ( Russian: Пéрвый Прибалтийский фронт) was a major formation of the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...

during the

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. It was commanded by Army General Andrey Yeryomenko, succeeded by Army General Bagramyan. It was formed by renaming the

Kalinin Front The Kalinin Front was a major formation of the Red Army active in the Eastern Front of World War II, named for the city of Kalinin. It was formally established by Stavka directive on 17 October 1941 and allocated three armies: 22nd, 29th Army a ...

on 12 October 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 The siege of Leningrad (russian: links=no, translit=Blokada Leningrada, Блокада Ленинграда; german: links=no, Leningrader Blockade; ) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of ...

on 27 January 1944, as well as in Operation Samland, at that time known as the Samland Group, captured Königsberg in April 1945.Jukes. Stalin's Generals, p. 30

Composition

As of 23 June 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 Pyotr Malyshev * 83rd Rifle Corps 6th Guards Army, led by General Lieutenant Ivan 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 Afanasy Beloborodov * 1st Rifle Corps * 60th Rifle Corps *92nd Rifle Corps *1st Tank Corps

3rd Air Army 3rd Air Army (3 VA) was an Air Army of the Soviet Armed Forces during the Second World War. It was formed May 16, 1942, in accordance with a People's Commissariat for Defence order of 5 May 1942 on the basis of the Air Forces of the Kalinin Front ...

, led by General Lieutenant N. F. Papivin *11th Fighter Aviation Corps

Leaders

Commander

# Army General Andrey Yeremenko (October – 19 November 1943) #Army General Ivan Bagramyan (19 November 1943 – February 1945)

Military Commissar

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Dmitry Leonov (October 1943 – November 1944) #Lieutenant General Mikhail Rudakov (November 1944 – February 1945)

Chief of Staff

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Vladimir Kurasov Vladimir Vasilyevich Kurasov (; July 7(19), 1897 – November 30, 1973) was a Soviet military leader, Chief of Staff of Kalinin Front (renamed as 1st Baltic Front) during World War II, reaching service rank of Army General, Hero of the Soviet Uni ...

(October 1943 – February 1945)

References

*Zaloga, Steven J. ''Bagration 1944 - The Destruction of Army Group Center''. New York: Osprey Publishing, 1996, p. 24 Baltic 1 {{WWII-stub