4th Shock Army | |
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Active | 1941–1945 |
Country | USSR |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Branch | Regular Army |
Type | Shock Army |
Role | Combined Arms |
Part of | Front |
Engagements |
Toropets–Kholm Offensive Nevel-Gorodok offensive Polotsk Offensive Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Rezhitsk-Dvina offensive Riga offensive Memel offensive Courland blockade |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrey Yeryomenko |
4th Shock Army was a Combined Arms Army of the Soviet Armed Forces during World War II.
The Army was formed from the 27th Army on 25 December 1941 (1st formation) within the Northwestern Front. On 1 October 1942 it included the 249th, 332nd, 334th, 358th and 360th Rifle Divisions, 21st Rifle Brigade, a number of separate tank battalions, the 66th, 67th, 68th, and 69th separate ski battalions, artillery and other subunits.
4th Shock Army separate reserve battalion airfield services (4 March 1942 to 28 April 1942). Reformed as the 832th separate battalion airfield services 28 April 1942.