3rd Army (Soviet Army)
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3rd Army |
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 National badge of the armed forces of the USSR |
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| active | January 6, 1954 to October 1991 |
| Country |
 USSR
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| Armed forces | CA 1954-1991 |
| Armed forces | army |
| Type | Large association |
| structure | See outline |
| Subordinate troops |
4 divisions, various independent brigades, regiments and battalions |
| HQ | Magdeburg (1945 to 1991) |
| Trunk number | 04085 |
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| Important commanders |
see list |
The 3rd Army ( Russian 3-я армия ) (short: 3rd A / Troop part № of the leadership (В / Ч): 16736), was subordinate to the Group of Soviet Armed Forces in Germany or Western Group of Troops (GSSD / WGT). The headquarters of the army was in Magdeburg . The major association has had various names since it was set up in World War II . The full name at the time of the dissolution was 3rd General Red Banner Army ( Russian 3-я общевойсковая Краснознамённая армия / 3-ja obschewoiskowaja krasnosnamjonnaja armija, or 3rd A for short). The army was withdrawn to Russia and disbanded by October 1991 .
history
The major association has had the following names since it was set up:
- 60th Army 1941 (November 15, 1941, first formation)
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3rd Shock Army 1941 to 1954 (December 25, 1941, created after reclassification from the 60th A )
- New formation of a 60th Army 1942 to 1945 (July 7, 1942, based on the 3rd Reserve Army ; dissolution August 1945)
- 3rd Army 1954 to 1991 (January 6, 1954, renamed)
Second World War
The first formation of the 60th Army from units of the Volga military district took place in accordance with the directive of the headquarters of the command of the Supreme Commander of the Red Army of November 2, 1941, with deployment in the Moscow military district and direct subordination to the headquarters. The 3. A's initial inventory included five rifle divisions, a cavalry division, several artillery and other troops and units. From December 25, 1941, the army was part of the Moscow Defense Zone .
On December 25, 1941, the 60th Army was reclassified and renamed the 3rd Shock Army . On July 7, 1942, a large unit was again set up, which was named 60th Army . In August 1945 this army was reclassified. The command staff of the North Caucasus military district was formed from the previous management personnel of the 60th Army .
Post-war period
After the war the army was subordinated to the GSSD / WGT. The army headquarters was set up in Magdeburg and remained there until the withdrawal in 1991.
On January 6, 1954, the name was changed to 3rd Army (alternative designation: 3rd General Army). In 1974 the army was awarded the Order of the Red Banner . The large association then kept the new name of the 3rd (General) Red Banner Army until it was withdrawn and dissolved in 1991.
Army Commander
- 1941 to 1954 see 3rd Shock Army
- Aleksejew, Dmitri Fjodorowitsch (January 1954 - June 1956) - Colonel General (GenOberst)
- Baukow, Leonid Iwanowitsch (June 1956 - December 1959) - Lieutenant General (GenLt)
- Frolenkov, Mikhail Nikolayevich (December 1959 - August 1962) - GenLt of the armored forces
- Klyukanov, Aleksandr Ivanovich (August 1962 - June 1965) - GenLt
- Kurkotkin, Semjon Konstantinowitsch (June 1965 - August 1966) - GenLt of the armored forces
- Gorban, Wassili Moisejewitsch (August 1966 - August 1969) - Hero of the Soviet Union and GenLt of the armored forces
- Varennikow, Valentin Ivanovich (August 1969 - June 1971) - GenLt
- Tousakov, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich (June 1971 - January 1973) - GenLt
- Kuznetsov, Leonid Ivanovich (January 1973 - November 1974) - GenLt
- Makarchuk, Pyotr Efimovich (November 1974 - July 1977) - GenLt
- Sozkow, Michail Michailowitsch (July 1977 - July 1979) - GenLt
- Skokow, Viktor Wassiljewitsch (July 1979 - December 1982) - GenLt
- Pyankov, Boris Evgenyevich (December 1982 - July 1985) - GenLt
- Chechevatov, Viktor Stepanovich (July 1985-1987) - GenLt
- Mitjuchin, Aleksei Nikolajewitsch (1987 - October 1991) - GenLt
The army
The 3rd Army belonged to the western group of troops until 1991 and consisted of the following:
Direct subordinates
| designation | Location | Cover name | Troop № | comment | ||
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| Army headquarters | Magdeburg | "Shasmin" | 16736 | also staff of the army | ||
| 792. Independent Spetsnaz Reconnaissance Company | Cochstedt | 51953 | ||||
| 115th Independent Panzer Regiment | Quedlinburg | «Pila» | 59210 | until late autumn 1990 | ||
| 899th Independent Air Storm Battalion | Castle | 61139 | until the end of 1989 | |||
| 451. Independent anti-tank division | Magdeburg | 50348 | in the sense of Panzerjägerabteilung | |||
| 232. Independent Guard and Security Battalion | Magdeburg | 66007 | ||||
| 36th Missile Brigade | Altengrabow | «Gigena» | 66222 | 8 TR «R-17» (9K72 «Elbrus») | ||
| 448th Missile Brigade | Born | 93926 | (9К79 "Tochka") SS-21 Scarab | |||
| 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade | Planks | «Radomir» | 53504 | |||
| 385th Artillery Brigade | Planks | "Omul" | 11526 | 72 × 2S5 , 5 × PRP-3 , 1 × R-145BM, 2 × BTR-60 | ||
| 178th Independent Combat Helicopter Regiment | Borstel | 13993 | 40 × Мi-24 , 9 × Мi-8 | |||
| 440th Independent Combat Helicopter Regiment | Borstel | 31412 | 40 × Мi-24, 30 × Мi-8 | |||
| 296. Independent helicopter squadron | Grinding angle | 66566 | 6 × Mi-8, 2 × Mi-6 , 2 × Mi-24K, 2 × Mi-24R | |||
| 323rd Independent Engineer Battalion | Magdeburg | 43447 | ||||
| 36th Independent Pontoon Bridge Regiment | Magdeburg | "Pachnalit" | 43408 | |||
| 482nd Independent Tug Boat Engineer Battalion | Magdeburg | 41680 | ||||
| 2nd Independent Battalion Chemical Reconnaissance | Castle | 19574 | ||||
| 105th Independent Telecommunications Regiment | Magdeburg | "Turneps" | 25556 | 4 × R-145BM , 1 × R-156BTR, 1 × R-137B | ||
| 254th Independent Radio Regiment | Cochstedt | «Deschnik» | 57286 | |||
| 15th Independent Radio Technology Battalion | Magdeburg | «Moros» | 61005 | 1 × R-145BM | ||
| 457th Independent Radio Link Cable Battalion | Magdeburg | "Polotenze" | 46626 | |||
| 10. Independent EloKa battalion | Stahnsdorf | "Metrics" | 17832 | |||
| 42nd Logistics Brigade | Magdeburg | «Jadriza» | 05134 | |||
| 298th Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion | Schönebeck | 41438 | ||||
| 302nd Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion | Schönebeck | 51055 | ||||
| 1408. Military hospital | Magdeburg | «Deistwije 06» | 28573 | |||
| 989. Military hospital | Altengrabow | «Istorichesky 03» | 17692 | |||
| 20. Medical unit for epidemiology | Magdeburg | 62930 | ||||
7th Guards Armored Division
| designation | Location | Cover name | Troop № | comment | ||
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| 7th Guards Armored Division | Rosslau (Elbe) | "Addressee" | 58391 | |||
| 55th Guards Panzer Regiment | Lutherstadt Wittenberg | 58434 | ||||
| 56th Guards Panzer Regiment | Zerbst | «Ichtolog» | 58404 | |||
| 79th Guards Panzer Regiment | Rosslau (Elbe) | «Dernistyi» | 58434 | |||
| 40th Motorized Rifle Regiment | Bernburg | 83060 | ||||
| 670th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment | Cochstedt | "Gidroscope" | 35148 | |||
| 287th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment | Rosslau (Elbe) | 34974 | ||||
| 4th Independent Reconnaissance Battalion | Quedlinburg | 47368 | ||||
| 146th Independent Telecommunications Battalion | Rosslau (Elbe) | 58394 | ||||
| 121. Independent Engineer Battalion | Rosslau (Elbe) | "Karamat" | 58544 | |||
| Independent battalion chemical defense | Rosslau (Elbe) | 25478 | ||||
| 183rd Independent Logistics Battalion | Rosslau (Elbe) | 60449 | ||||
| 58th Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion | Rosslau (Elbe) | 17843 | ||||
| 89th Independent Medical Battalion | Dessau | 58818 | ||||
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10th Guards Armored Division
| designation | Location | Cover name | Troop № | comment | ||
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| 10th Guards Armored Division | Krampnitz until 1983 | "Alenki" | 60550 | Magdeburg March 1983 - 1991 | ||
| Leadership of the division | 1 × PPR-3, 1 × R-145BM, 1 × Р-156xBTR | |||||
| 61st Guards Panzer Regiment | Altengrabow | 58493 | ||||
| 62nd Guards Panzer Regiment | Altengrabow | «Fagot» | 60419 | |||
| 63rd Guards Panzer Regiment | Jar of roses | «Preschityi» | 58766 | |||
| 248th Guards Mot Rifle Regiment | Schönebeck | «Silovoy» | 47457 | |||
| 744th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment | Altengrabow | "Fljusowyo" | 34879 | |||
| 359th Guards Air Defense Missile Regiment | Potsdam | 47320 | ||||
| 112th Independent Reconnaissance Battalion | Krampnitz | «Towodnitsa» | 35094 | |||
| 152nd Independent Telecommunications Battalion | Krampnitz / Alten Grabow | «Gerdnyi» | 61011 | 9 × R-145BM, 1 × R-2AM | ||
| 131. Independent Engineer Battalion | Magdeburg / Krampnitz | «Gitara» | 58792 | |||
| 127th Independent Battalion Chemical Defense | Krampnitz | 25494 | ||||
| 1072. Independent logistics battalion | Krampnitz | 34829 | ||||
| 60th Independent Repair and Maintenance Battalion | Krampnitz | 38661 | ||||
| 188. Independent Medical Battalion | Krampnitz | |||||
Main battle tank = 364; Armored personnel carrier = 300 (BMP); Armored personnel carrier = 11 (BTR); Tank artillery = 108 (SAU); Mortar = 30; Multiple rocket launcher = 18 (RSSO) |
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The division is currently part of the land forces of the Russian Federation, deployed in the area of the city of Boguchar and part of the 20th Guard Army . The individual units of the division are essentially concentrated in three garrisons. The division headquarters is in Boguchar and the 248th MSR is in Voronezh . The 6th MSR is located in Kursk and, after the reclassification of the 63rd GPR and the 6th SMSBr, also belongs to the 10th GPD .
12th Guards Armored Division
| designation | Location | Cover name | Troop № | comment | ||
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| 12th Guards Armored Division | Neuruppin | «Istorija» | 58440 | |||
| Leadership of the division | 7 × BTR-80, 8 × BTR-60, 1 × PPR-3, 1 × R-145BM, 1 × Р-15 6 × BTR | |||||
| 48th Guards Panzer Regiment | Neuruppin | 58589 | ||||
| 332nd Guards Panzer Regiment | Neuruppin | 47598 | ||||
| 353rd Guards Panzer Regiment | Neuruppin | 60689 | ||||
| 200th Guards Mot Rifle Regiment | Castle near Magdeburg | "Keramit" | 61139 | |||
| 117th Panzer Artillery Regiment | Grinding angle | 74037 | ||||
| 933th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment | Castle | "Akselband" | 35866 | |||
| 18th Independent Guard Reconnaissance Battalion | Grinding angle | «Rogatsch» | 60491 | |||
| 490th Independent Telecommunications Battalion | Neuruppin | 35139 | ||||
| 136th Independent Guards Engineer Battalion | Neuruppin | «Tavotnitsa» | 58348 | |||
| Independent chemical defense company | Neuruppin | 25496 | ||||
| 1074. Independent Logistics Battalion | Neuruppin / Wulkow | 47541 | ||||
| 64th Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion | Neuruppin | 84861 | ||||
| 208. Independent Medical Battalion | Neuruppin | 58219 | ||||
Main battle tank = T-80; Infantry fighting vehicle = BMP; Armored personnel carrier = BTR; Tank artillery = 54 (SAU) |
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In 1990, the 12th GPD began to withdraw from the territory of the GDR, which was connected with the regrouping of the troops. On November 19, the large unit still had armored artillery weapon systems 54xSAU (2S1 «Gwosdika» and 2С3 «Akazija»). All tanks were withdrawn in 1991.
See also
Bibliography
- Soviet troops in Germany 1945 to 1994, memorial album, Moscow edition, «Junge Garde» publishing house, 1994; ISBN 5-235-02221-1 .
Web links
- Structure of the Group of Soviet Armed Forces in Germany (GSSD) / Western Group of Troops (WGT) around 1989 at Sperrgebiet.eu
- Group of Soviet Armed Forces in Germany, GSSD (Russian)
- List of all associations and units from the end of the 1980s / beginning of the 1990s (Russian)
- Location database for NVA / GSSD. MGFA of the Bundeswehr
Individual evidence
- ↑ Феськов В. И., Калашников К. А., Голиков В. И. «Советская армия в годы холодной войны (1945–1991)»