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

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during the

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. It was commanded by

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

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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

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

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* 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

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 (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