The Leningrad Military District was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District.
The 6th Army is a field army of the Red Army and the Soviet Army that was active with the Russian Ground Forces until 1998, and has been active since 2010 as the 6th Combined Arms Army.
The 5th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed twice. The division was formed in 1918, initially as the 2nd Penza Infantry Division. After becoming the 5th Rifle Division a month later, it fought in the Counteroffensive of Eastern Front in spring 1919 and later operations in Siberia. In the spring of 1920, the division was relocated west and fought in the Polish–Soviet War, participating in the Battle of Warsaw. The division was awarded the Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner for its actions during the wars in 1929. In September 1939, it fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland and was then sent to Lithuania under the Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty. After Operation Barbarossa, the division fought in the Baltic Operation and the Leningrad Strategic Defensive. During the winter of 1941-1942, it participated in the Battle of Moscow, fighting in the Kalinin (Tver) area. During the summer of 1942, the division fought in the Rzhev-Vyazma Offensive and became the 44th Guards Rifle Division for its actions there on 5 October.
A rifle corps was a Soviet corps-level military formation during the mid-twentieth century. Rifle corps were made up of a varying number of rifle divisions, although the allocation of three rifle divisions to a rifle corps was common during the latter part of World War II.
The 7th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed twice.
The 8th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War.
The 10th Army of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a field army active from 1939 to 1944.
The 16th Army was a Soviet field army active from 1940 to 1945.
The 8th Rifle Division was a military formation of the Soviet Union's Red Army in the Winter War, the Soviet invasion of Poland, and World War II. It was formed three times.
The 2nd Rifle Corps was an infantry corps of the Red Army during the interwar period and World War II, formed twice.
The 6th Rifle Corps was a rifle corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army and later the Soviet Army, formed three different times.
The 1st Army Corps was an army corps of the Soviet Armed Forces. It was formed in 1957 and finally deactivated in 1991. It draws its history from the 1st Rifle Corps, formed in 1922. Troops of the 1st Rifle Corps participated in the Winter War and World War II.
The 29th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army and later the Soviet Army.
The 7th Rifle Corps was a corps in Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces, before and during The Great Patriotic War/World War II.
The 67th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Red Army during World War II, formed twice.
The 10th Rifle Corps was an infantry corps of the Red Army, which later became the 10th Army Corps after the Second World War.
The 4th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Red Army, active from the 1920s.
The 5th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed twice.
The 15th Rifle Corps was a rifle corps of the Red Army, formed five times; each formation was a distinct unit unrelated to the others. It was part of the 5th Army. It took part in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939.
The 12th Rifle Corps was an infantry corps of the Red Army during the interwar period and World War II, formed four times.
