The 49th Combined Arms Army () is a combined arms (

field Field may refer to: Expanses of open ground * Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * Battlefield * Lawn, an area of mowed grass * Meadow, a grass ...

) army (CAA) of the

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, ...

, formed in 2010 and headquartered in

Stavropol Stavropol (, ), known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, making it one of Russia's fastest growing cities. E ...

. Military Unit в/ч 35181. Part of the

Southern Military District The Order of the Red Banner Southern Military District () is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the North Caucasus region of the country ...

, the army traces its heritage back to the Soviet

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...

's 49th Army, formed in 1941 after the

German invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along a ...

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The 49th Army served through the entire war and was disbanded postwar in the summer of 1945.

History

Red Army

On 6 August 1941, a

Stavka The ''Stavka'' ( Russian and Ukrainian: Ставка, ) is a name of the high command of the armed forces used formerly in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and currently in Ukraine. In Imperial Russia ''Stavka'' referred to the administrat ...

directive ordered the formation of the 49th Army. One day later the army was formed as part of the

Reserve Front The Reserve Front was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War. First Formation The Reserve Front describes either of two distinct organizations during the war. The first version was created on July 30, 1941 in a reorganizat ...

, based on the

35th Rifle Corps Military units *35th Fighter Wing, an air combat unit of the United States Air Force *35th Infantry Division (United States), a formation of the National Guard since World War I *35th Infantry Regiment (United States), a regiment created on 1 July 1 ...

, commanded by Lieutenant General

Ivan Zakharkin Ivan Grigorevich Zakharkin () (January 27, 1889 – October 15, 1944) was a Soviet colonel general in the Red Army during World War II, commander of the 49th Army during the Battle of Moscow. Early life Zakharkin was the son of a poor peasant and w ...

. The army initially comprised 194th Mountain Rifle Division, 220th, 248th,

298th Rifle Division The 298th Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, formed three times. The division was first formed in the summer of 1941 and was destroyed in the Bryansk pocket in the fall of that year. Ref ...

s, the 4th People's Militia Division, 396th Corps Artillery Regiment, and other units. By 17 August 1941 the army was deployed in the rear of the Western Front, concentrated in the

Dorogobuzh Dorogobuzh (; Belarusian: Дарагабуж) is a historic town and the administrative center of Dorogobuzhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, straddling the Dnieper River and located east of Smolensk, the administrative center of th ...

area with the task of manning the reserve defensive line of the front. On 1 October, the army was transferred to the direct subordination of

and renamed the "49th Reserve Army," but was moved back to the Reserve Front on 7 October. Rzhev salient 1941-1942

On 12 October 1941, the 49th Army was placed on the

Mozhaisk MozhayskAlternative transliterations include ''Mozhaisk'', ''Mozhajsk'', ''Mozhaĭsk'', and ''Možajsk''. (, ) is a town and the administrative center of Mozhaysky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the west of Moscow, on the histori ...

defense line in the

Kaluga Kaluga (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Its population was 337,058 at the 2021 census. Kaluga's most famous residen ...

area, after giving up its sector to the 32nd Army. The Mozhaisk line was credited for slowing down the German approach toward Moscow. A day later, the army was transferred to the Western Front and saw its first combat in the Mozhaisk-Maloyaroslavets Defensive Operation, which lasted until 30 October. In fierce fighting from 14 to 20 November, the 49th Army was able to weaken the advancing German XIII Army Corps, finally stopping it in early December on the line west of

Serpukhov Serpukhov ( rus, Серпухов, p=ˈsʲerpʊxəf) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Oka River, Oka and the Nara (Oka), Nara Rivers, 99 kilometers (62 miles) south fro ...

and Sukhodol, 20 kilometers southeast of

Aleksin Aleksin () is a town and the administrative center of Aleksinsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It was founded at the end of the 13th century and fir ...

. During the Soviet counteroffensive at Moscow, the army fought in the Tula Offensive between 6 and 16 December, and the Kaluga Offensive between 17 December and 5 January 1942. On 8 January, the 49th Army began fighting in the Rzhev-Vyazma Strategic Offensive, which aimed to eliminate the heavily fortified

Rzhev Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population: Hist ...

salient, which threatened Moscow. On 5 March, troops of the army recaptured

Yukhnov Yukhnov () is a town and the administrative center of Yukhnovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Kunava River ( Oka's basin) northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It has been known ...

, and by 20 April reached the Ugra and the Ressa Rivers, both west of Yukhnov. The 49th Army held the same positions until March 1943. Between 2 and 31 March 1943, the army fought in the RzhevVyazma Offensive, which attempted to stop

Operation Büffel Operation Büffel ("Buffalo") was a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army Group Centre on the Eastern Front during the period 1–22 March 1943. This movement eliminated the Rzhev Salient and shortened the front by , releasing t ...

, the German phased withdrawal from the Rzhev salient. In June, Lieutenant General

Ivan Grishin Ivan Tikhonovich Grishin (Russian: Иван Тихонович Гришин; 16 December 1901 – 20 June 1951) was a Soviet Army Colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Grishin enlisted in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and fough ...

, who would command the army until the end of the war, took command. From 7 August to 2 October, the 49th Army participated in the

Smolensk Operation The second Smolensk operation (code naming "Suvorov";Istomin (1975), pp. 20–21 7 August – 2 October 1943) was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign of 1943. Staged almost simul ...

, advancing towards

Spas-Demensk Spas-Demensk (А. М. Прохоров. "Большой энциклопедический словарь". Москва, 1997, p. 1135.) is a town and the administrative center of Spas-Demensky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on ...

, Stodolishche, and

Khislavichi Khislavichi (, ''Khoslovitz'') is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Khislavichsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located by the right bank of the Sozh River ...

in its first phase, the Spas-Demensk Offensive. Operating in conjunction with the 33rd Army, the army recaptured Spas-Demensk on 13 August. Overcoming fierce German resistance, the army reached the line of Tsirkovschina and Zimtsy. Resuming the attack in the

Yelnia-Dorogobuzh Offensive The second Smolensk operation (code naming "Suvorov";Istomin (1975), pp. 20–21 7 August – 2 October 1943) was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign of 1943. Staged almost simul ...

on 28 August, the army advanced through the forests south of

Yelnya Yelnya () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Yelnya, Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a town in Yelninsky District of Smolensk Oblast; administratively incorporated as Yelninskoye Urban Settlement ;Ru ...

and crossed the

Desna River The Desna ( Russian and ) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left-tributary of the Dnieper. Its name in means "right hand". It has a length of , and its drainage basin covers .Sozh River The Sozh (, ; ; ) is a river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. The river is crossed by the Sozh Floating Bridge at Karma, Kar ...

. On 28 September the army recaptured

Mstsislaw Mstislaw or Mstislavl is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804. As of 2024, it has a population of 10,019. History Mstislavl was first mentioned in the ...

, and in early October reached the Pronya River in the Drybin Raion, 35 kilometers north of

Chavusy Chavusy or Chausy (; ; ; Yiddish: טשאָוס) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chavusy District. In 2009, its population was 10,692. As of 2024, it has a population of 9,817. Jewish history It ...

, where it went on the defensive. 49th Army troops storming Mogilev June 1944

From 24 April 1944 to the end of the war, the 49th Army was subordinated to the

2nd Belorussian Front The 2nd Belorussian Front (, ''Vtoroi Belorusskiy front'', also romanized "Byelorussian SSR, Byelorussian"), was a Front (military formation), major formation of the Soviet Army during World War II, being equivalent to a Western army group. I ...

. From late June, the army fought in

Operation Bagration Operation Bagration () was the codename for the 1944 Soviet Byelorussian strategic offensive operation (), a military campaign fought between 22 June and 19 August 1944 in Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Byelorussia in the Eastern ...

, the Soviet strategic offensive in Belorussia and eastern Poland. During the

Mogilev Offensive The Mogilev offensive () was part of the Belorussian strategic offensive – commonly known as Operation Bagration – of the Red Army on the Eastern Front of World War II in the summer of 1944. Its goals were to capture the city of Mogilev and ...

from 23 to 28 June, the 49th broke through German lines, crossed the Basya River, the Rasta River, and the

Dnieper The Dnieper or Dnepr ( ), also called Dnipro ( ), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with ...

before storming

Mogilev Mogilev (; , ), also transliterated as Mahilyow (, ), is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, about from the Belarus–Russia border, border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2024, ...

alongside the 50th Army on 28 June. Subsequently, the army fought in the

Minsk Offensive The Minsk offensive () was part of the second phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. The Red Army encircled the German 4th Army (Wehrmacht), Fourth Army in the city of ...

between 29 June and 4 July. At the beginning of the second half of July, the army was regrouped southwest of

Navahrudak Novogrudok or Navahrudak (; ; , ; ) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Novogrudok District. As of 2025, it has a population of 27,624. In the Middle Ages, the city was ruled by King Mindaugas' son ...

. During the

Belostock Offensive The Belostok offensive () was part of the third and final phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. The Belostok offensive was part of the third, or 'pursuit' phase of ...

between 5 and 27 July, the 49th Army helped break stubborn German resistance between

Grodno Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ...

and

Svislach Svislach or Svisloch is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svislach District. It is connected with the town Vawkavysk by a railroad branch and with Grodno city by a highway. As of 2025, it has a popula ...

. On 24 July, the army captured

Sokółka Sokółka (; , ) is a town in northeastern Poland, seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a busy rail junction located on the international Warsaw–Białystok–Grodno line, with additional connections which go to Suwałki a ...

, and by the end of 27 July reached the area north and west of the city. During August and early September the army fought in the Lublin–Brest Offensive, and by 15 September reached the

Narew The Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided h ...

in the

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

area, where it transitioned to defense. From 13 January to 25 April 1945, the 49th Army fought in the East Prussian Offensive. Between 10 February and 4 April, it participated in the East Pomeranian Offensive. The army captured

Czersk Czersk (; ; formerly , (1942-5): ) is a town in northern Poland in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,844. Today the center of the city of Czersk in is the Village Square. The infrastructu ...

on 21 February and Berent on 8 March. The army continued its advance towards Danzig, which was taken on 30 March alongside the

2nd Shock Army The 2nd Shock Army (), sometimes translated to English as 2nd Assault Army, was a field army of the Soviet Union during the Second World War. This type of formation was created in accordance with prewar doctrine that called for Shock Armies to ''o ...

, the 65th Army, and the 70th Army. The army's last operation was the

Berlin Offensive The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II. After the Vistula–Od ...

, from 16 April to 8 May, during which it advanced in the main shock group of the front. At the end of the war, the 49th Army reached the

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in the

Ludwigslust Ludwigslust () is a central castle town of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. Since 2011 it has been part of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. Ludwigslust is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The former royal re ...

area, where it met troops of the British Second Army. It ended the war as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front, with the 42nd Rifle Division being among its units. The army became part of the

Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany The Western Group of Forces (WGF), previously known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG) and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG), were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany. The Group of Soviet Occupation ...

when it was formed on 9 June, with headquarters at

Wittenburg Wittenburg (, ) is a town in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Wittenburg has been the seat of the Amt (administrative division), Amt of Wittenburg (Amt), Wittenburg since January 2004. It is in the west of Me ...

. Between July and August 1945, the army was relocated to

Gorky Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast (). The oblast ...

and disbanded there in August. Its headquarters was used to form the headquarters of the Gorky Military District.

Russian Ground Forces

In 1990, there were three army corps in the

North Caucasus Military District The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces from 1992-2010. Before 1992 it had been part of the Soviet Armed Forces since 1918. In 2010 it became the Southern Military District and lately also included t ...

. Among them was the 12th Army Corps at

Krasnodar Krasnodar, formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern Russia, with a population of 1,154,885 residents, and up to 1.263 millio ...

, commanding the 9th Motor Rifle Division. 12th Army Corps had been formed by redesignation of 12th Rifle Corps in 1957. In May 1992, the 12th Army Corps became the 49th Army. 49th Army was then later redesignated 67th Army Corps on 1 October 1994. After the

2008 Russian military reform The 2008 Russian military reform (), often referred to as the Serdyukov reform () after its originator, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, was a major structural reorganisation of the Russian Armed Forces that began in 2009. Significant refo ...

s, 49CAA was formed in 2010 as part of the

, headquartered at

. Its headquarters was established in the former Stavropol Institute of Communications of the

Strategic Rocket Forces The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; ) is a military branch, separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces that controls Russia's land-based intercontinenta ...

. Major General

Sergey Kuralenko Sergey Vasilyevich Kuralenko (; born 21 December 1961) is a Russian Ground Forces colonel general serving as the Head of the Main Directorate of Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of Russia since 2020. Early life Sergei Vasilyevich Kural ...

was appointed commander by a decree of January 9, 2011, with Major General

Viktor Astapov Viktor Borisovich Astapov (; born 9 December 1962) is an officer of the Russian Armed Forces. He currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General, and since 2019 has served as a deputy commander in chief of the Russian Navy. Astapov entered the m ...

as first deputy commander. According to warfare.ru, 49CAA (listed at Stavropol/Maikop) had under control in late 2011 the 4th Guards and 7th Military Bases (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and the

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(former Taman Guards Motor Rifle Division), 33rd and 34th separate Mountain Motor Rifle Brigades (Borzoi, Chechnya, Maikop, and Storozhevaya-2), as well as the 66th Communications Brigade. In May 2012, Army deputy commander

became the commander of the 49th Army. On 30 December 2013, Army deputy commander Major General Sergey Sevryukov became commander of the 49th Army. , milkavkaz identified the following as part of the army: * Headquarters,

Military Unit Number A Military Unit Number (Russian: войсковая часть, в/ ч; Ukrainian: військова частина, в/ ч) is a numeric alternate designation for military units in the armed forces and internal troops of post-Soviet ...

(MUN) 35181 (

) * 205th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade, MUN 74814 (

Budyonnovsk Budyonnovsk () is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. In 2010 the population of Budyonnovsk was 64,624. History The town was founded in 1799 by Armenian settlers from Derbent. During World War II, Budyonnovsk was occupied by German troops from Au ...

) * 34th Separate Motor Rifle (Mountain) Brigade, MUN 01485 (Storozhevaya-2,

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) * 1st Guards Rocket Brigade, MUN 31853 (Molkino, Krasnodar Krai; equipped with

Iskander-M The 9K720 Iskander (; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a Russian mobile short-range ballistic missile system. It has a range of . It was intended to replace the OTR-21 Tochka in the Russian military by 2020. The Iskander has several differ ...

) * 227th Artillery Brigade, MUN 21797 ( Krasnooktyabrsky) * , MUN 41600 (Stavropol) *, MUN 54821 (

Afipsky Afipsky () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Seversky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Afips River, from Krasnodar. Population: It was founded in 1865 as the ''stanitsa A stanitsa or stani ...

; equipped with

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) *99th Separate Material and Technical Support Brigade, MUN 72153 (Maykop) *19th Separate

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Company (Stavropol) (82760) *32nd Engineer-Sapper Regiment, MUN 23094 (Afipsky) *17th NBC Protection Regiment (

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) *95th Separate Electronic Warfare Battalion (

Mozdok Mozdok (; , ''Mæzdæg'') is a town and the administrative center of Mozdoksky District in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the left shore of the Terek River, north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its p ...

) * 7th Military Base (Abkhazia, Russian-occupied Georgia) In 2023 49 CAA was identified with: * 205th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade (в/ч 74814) * 34th Separate Motor Rifle (Mountain) Brigade (в/ч 01485) * 7th Military Base (в/ч 09332) * 227th Artillery Brigade (в/ч 13714) * 1st Missile Brigade (в/ч 31853) * (в/ч 54821)

Involvement in Russian invasion of Ukraine

According to ''

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'', the 49CAA was (as of 29 July 2022) "the main Russian force in southern Ukraine’s

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" and numbers as many as 10,000 troops. It was claimed on 25 March 2022 by

Oleksiy Arestovych Oleksii Mykolaiovych Arestovych (; born 3 August 1975) is a Ukrainian political adviser, former military officer, and columnist. He is also a theologian and the founder of the Apeiron School. Arestovych was a speaker for the Trilateral Contact G ...

that Ukrainian forces liquidated the commander of the 49CAA,

Yakov Rezantsev Yakov Vladimirovich Rezantsev (; 4 January 1973) is a Russian lieutenant general (two-star rank). Between 2020 and 2023, he commanded the 49th Army of the Southern Military District. According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in Chornobaivk ...

, in action during the

2022 Chornobaivka attacks The 2022 Chornobaivka attacks were a series of Ukrainian attacks against the Russian-held Kherson International Airport at Chornobaivka, which began on 27 February 2022 during the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ...

of the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

. Ukraine however, in February 2023, list him as alive in the war criminals database. As of June 2023 Colonel Sergey Vasilyevich Leonov was acting army commander.

Commanders

World War II

During World War II, the 49th Army was commanded by the following officers: * Lieutenant General

(August 1941 June 1943) * Lieutenant General (promoted to Colonel General March 1945)

(June 1943 June 1945)

21st Century

Since 2010, the 49CAA has had the following commanders: * Major General

(January 2011 May 2012) * Major General

(May 2012 December 2013) * Major General Sergey Sevryukov (December 2013 July 2019) * Major General Mikhail Zusko (July 2019 August 2020) * Lieutenant General

(August 2020 June 2023) * Colonel Sergey Leonov (2023; acting) * Lieutenant General Mikhail Kosobokov (2023 present)Указ Президента Российской Федерации 8 ноября 2023 года № 827 О присвоении воинских званий высших офицеров военнослужащим Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации
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History

Red Army

Russian Ground Forces

Involvement in Russian invasion of Ukraine

Commanders

World War II

21st Century

References

Citations

Bibliography

Further reading