Arkhangelsk Military District
Encyclopedia
Arkhangelsk Military District existed from March 26, 1940 to December 15, 1944, and again from February 15, 1946 to June 29, 1951. Command of the district was established from command elements of the 15th Army (Arkhangelsk
). During the reorganization on January 1, 1945, it was renamed Belomorsky Military District
(White Sea Military District).
Included in the Arkhangelsk Military District were territories of Arkhangelsk
and Vologda Oblast
s and of the Komi ASSR
. Headquarters of the military district was located in the city of Arkhangelsk.
On June 22, 1941, army formations in the district included the 88th and 111th Rifle Divisions. Among the reserve formations formed in the Arkhangelsk Military District that served as part of the "operational army" (on the front lines) during the World War II
were the 28th Army
and the 39th Army
.
Commanding officers:
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
). During the reorganization on January 1, 1945, it was renamed Belomorsky Military District
Belomorsky Military District
The Belomorsky Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, active from in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Civil War and just after the Second World War....
(White Sea Military District).
Included in the Arkhangelsk Military District were territories of Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
and Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is Vologda. The largest city is Cherepovets.Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the magnificent Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Convent , medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, baroque...
s and of the Komi ASSR
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
. Headquarters of the military district was located in the city of Arkhangelsk.
On June 22, 1941, army formations in the district included the 88th and 111th Rifle Divisions. Among the reserve formations formed in the Arkhangelsk Military District that served as part of the "operational army" (on the front lines) during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
were the 28th Army
28th Army (Soviet Union)
The 28th Army was a field army of the Red Army and the Soviet Ground Forces, formed three times in 1941-42 and postwar active for many years in the Belorussian Military District.- First Formation :...
and the 39th Army
39th Army (Soviet Union)
The 39th Army was a Field Army of the Soviet Union's Red Army formed on 15 November 1941 in the Arkhangelsk Military District, in accordance with a directive issued by the Stavka on 2 November 1941...
.
Commanding officers:
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Kurdyumov (March 26, 1940 – April 1940)
- Vladimir Yakovlevich Kachalov (April 1940 – June 1941)
- Vladimir Zakharovich Romanovsky (June 1941 – March 1942)
- Trifon Ivanovich Shevaldin (March 1942 – December 15, 1944)
- Ivan Ivanovich Fedyuninsky (February 15, 1946 – 1947)
- Vladimir Ivanovich Shcherbakov (1947 – 1949)
- Valerianus Alexandrovich Frolov (1949 – 1951)