The
First Baltic Front was a
FrontA front was a major military organization in the Soviet Army during many wars. It was roughly equivalent to an army group in the militaries of most other countries except Germany...
of the
Soviet ArmyThe Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
during the Second World War. The commanders of it were
Army GeneralFor the army rank of General, as opposed to the specific rank of Army General, see General officer.Army General is a title used in many countries to denote the rank of General nominally commanding an army in the field...
Andrey Yeryomenko and succeeded by Army General
BagramyanIvan Khristoforovich Bagramyan , also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi BaghramyanPronunciation: Bagramyan's name is most commonly written in English as Bagramyan "bahg-rahm-yahn" or Bagramian...
. It was formed by re-naming the
Kalinin FrontThe Kalinin Front was a Front of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. This sense of the term is not identical with the more general usage of military front which indicates a geographic area in wartime, although a Soviet Front may operate within designated boundaries.The Kalinin Front was...
in October 12, 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
Siege of LeningradThe Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last...
on January 27, 1944 as well as in
Operation SamlandThe Battle of Königsberg , was one of the last operations of the East Prussian Offensive during World War II. In four days of violent urban warfare, Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic Front and the 3rd Belorussian Front captured the city of Königsberg...
, at that time known as the Samland Group, captured Königsberg in April 1945 .
Composition
As of June 23, 1944, the First Baltic Front consisted of the following units and their commanders:
Baltic Front, led by front commander
Army GeneralFor the army rank of General, as opposed to the specific rank of Army General, see General officer.Army General is a title used in many countries to denote the rank of General nominally commanding an army in the field...
Hovhannes BagramyanIvan Khristoforovich Bagramyan , also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi BaghramyanPronunciation: Bagramyan's name is most commonly written in English as Bagramyan "bahg-rahm-yahn" or Bagramian...
4th Shock Army, led by General-Lieutenant P. F. Malyshev
6th Guards Army, led by General Lieutenant I. M. Chistyakov
- 2nd Guards Rifle Corps
- 22nd Guards Rifle Corps
- 23rd Guards Rifle Corps
- 103rd Guards Rifle Corps
- Army artillery
43rd Army, led by General Lieutenant A. P. Belaborodov
- 1st Rifle Corps
- 60th Rifle Corps
- 92nd Rifle Corps
- 1st Tank Corps
3rd Air Army, led by General Lieutenant N. F. Papivin
- 11th Fighter Aviation Corps
Commander
- Army General
For the army rank of General, as opposed to the specific rank of Army General, see General officer.Army General is a title used in many countries to denote the rank of General nominally commanding an army in the field...
А. И. Yeremenko (October - November 19th, 1943)
- Army General И. Х. Baghramyan
Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan , also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi BaghramyanPronunciation: Bagramyan's name is most commonly written in English as Bagramyan "bahg-rahm-yahn" or Bagramian...
(November 19th, 1943 — February 1945)
Military Commissar
- Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Dmitry LeonovDmitry Sergeyevich Leonov was a Soviet military leader, member of the Military Council of several fronts during World War II, reaching service rank of Lieutenant General.-Career:1937, Political Commissar of 20th Rifle Corps...
(October 1943 — November 1944)
- Lieutenant General М. В. Rudakov (November 1944 — February 1945).
Chief of Staff
- Lieutenant General, with June 1944 Colonel General
Colonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
В. В. KurasovVladimir Vasilyevich Kurasov was a Soviet military leader, Chief of Staff of Kalinin Front during World War II, reaching service rank of Army General, Hero of the Soviet Union....
(October 1943 — February 1945)