61st Army | |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Engagements | Operation Kutuzov Operation Bagration Riga Offensive of 1944 Courland Pocket East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Berlin |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Fyodor Kuznetsov Markian Popov Pavel Alexeyevich Belov |
The 61st Army was a field army of the Red Army and the Soviet Ground Forces. It was created in 1941 and disbanded in 1945. It took part in Operation Bagration and the Riga Offensive of 1944. [1] [2]
During the Battle of Kursk the army was part of the Bryansk Front. [3]
The following officers commanded the army: [4]
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