The First Baltic Front (

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: 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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, succeeded by Army General Bagramyan. It was formed by renaming the

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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

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, led by

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Pyotr Malyshev *

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, led by General Lieutenant

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*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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*92nd Rifle Corps *1st Tank Corps

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

Leaders

Commander

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(October – 19 November 1943) #Army General

Ivan Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan,; russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Баграмя́н, link=no also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan; russian: Оване́с Хачату́рович Баграмя́н, link=no ( – 2 ...

(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