48th Army (Soviet Union)
| 48th Army | |
|---|---|
| Active | 7 Aug 1941 – 14 Sep 1941 (1st Formation) 20 Apr 1942 – Sep 1945 (2nd Formation) |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
|
| Branch |
 Red Army
|
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | three to twelve divisions |
| Part of |
Northwestern Front Northern Front Leningrad Front Bryansk Front Central Front 1st Belorussian Front 2nd Belorussian Front 3rd Belorussian Front |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Nikolai Gusev |
The 48th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army, active from 1941 to 1945. The army was first formed in August 1941 and fought in the Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation. The army suffered heavy losses and was disbanded in early September. Its remnants were moved to the 54th Army. Reformed in April 1942 on the Bryansk Front, the army fought in the Maloarkhangelsk Offensive in the winter of 1943. It was sent to the Central Front in March and defended the northern face of the Kursk Bulge. During the summer, it fought in Operation Kutuzov and the Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive. From November, the army fought in the Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive. The army fought in Operation Bagration from June 1944. During the offensive, the army captured Zhlobin and Bobruisk and was on the Narew by early September. During early 1945, the army fought in the East Prussian Offensive and ended the war in East Prussia during May. The army was transferred to Poland in July 1945 and its headquarters was used to form the Kazan Military District in September.
The army was established on 7 August 1941 from the Novgorod Operational Group, under command of Lt. Gen. Stepan Akimov, its initial order of battle was as follows:
The army was assigned to Northwestern Front and was responsible for the front's left flank north of Lake Ilmen. It also had under command the Ilmen Detachment of Ships. On 12 August the army, along with the 11th, 27th and 34th Armies, began a series of assaults against the German X Army Corps near Staraya Russa. These attacks failed to regain much territory but delayed the German advance on Leningrad by a further week.
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