46th Army (Soviet Union)
| 46th Army | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 August 1941 – 25 September 1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Combined Arms Army |
| Size | Army |
| Engagements | |
| Disbanded | 25 September 1945 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Vasily Glagolev |
The 46th Army was a Soviet Red Army field army during World War II. The army was formed in August 1941 and guarded the Turkish border. During the summer of 1942, it fought in the Battle of the Caucasus. During the spring of 1943, the army helped capture Maykop and Krasnodar. During the summer of 1943, it fought in the Donbass Strategic Offensive and the Battle of the Dnieper. During early 1944, it fought in the Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive and the Odessa Offensive. During the summer it fought in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive. The army advanced westward and participated in the Battle of Debrecen and Budapest Offensive during the fall. After the fall of Budapest in February 1945, the army fought in the Vienna Offensive and the Prague Offensive. During the summer of 1945 the army moved to the Odessa Military District and was disbanded in September.
The army was formed on 1 August 1941 by order of the commander of the Transcaucasian Military District, dated 23 July 1941 based on the headquarters of the 3rd Rifle Corps. Its first commander was Lieutenant General and Hero of the Soviet Union Stepan Chernyak. On 23 August the army was assigned the task of defending the border with Turkey from the Black Sea to the mountains of Uch-Tapalyar and the coast of the Black Sea to the area of Poti-Sukhumi and transferred to the Transcaucasian Front.
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