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Formation of the Soviet Red Army (1941–1954)
The 3rd Shock Army (Russian: Третья ударная армия) was a field army of the Red Army formed during the Second World War. The "Shock" armies were created
3rd_Shock_Army
Major WW2 event
Brigade 74th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division 18th Engineer Brigade 3rd Shock Army 79th Rifle Corps 150th Rifle Division 171st Rifle Division 207th Rifle
Battle of Berlin order of battle
Battle_of_Berlin_order_of_battle
Military unit of Nazi Germany
12th Army 6th Airborne Div 8th Inf Div 29th Inf Div 82nd Airborne Div (1) 65th Army 2nd Shock Army 3rd Guards Tank Corps 49th Army 70th Army 3rd Guards
3rd_Panzer_Army
Russian Red Army sniper (1924–2006)
the Red Army during World War II. She attained the rank of lieutenant and commanded a separate women's sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army during World
Nina_Lobkovskaya
Order of the Red Banner and shock army. The famous image of the flag over the Reichstag was of men from the 3rd Shock Army's 150th Rifle Division. In accordance
List_of_Soviet_armies
World War II Red Army military operation
of 3rd Shock Army Operations during the operation Jan 9-21 1942 Map of 4th Shock Army Operations during the operation Jan 9-21 1942 Map of 4th Shock Army
Toropets–Kholm_offensive
Banner raised by Red Army soldiers in Berlin
Rifle Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Idritsa Division 79th Rifle Corps 3rd Shock Army 1st Belorussian Front Although this flag was not the only one to be
Victory_Banner
Military unit
salient. The 3rd Shock Army, now allocated to the Kalinin Front, started the operation on 24 November by attacking the Third Panzer Army at Velikiye Luki
Kalinin_Front
Last major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
five Soviet armies—from east to west, the 5th Shock Army, the 8th Guards Army, the 1st Guards Tank Army and Rybalko's 3rd Guards Tank Army (part of the
Battle_of_Berlin
Soviet colonel general (1897–1951)
subsequently commanded the 22nd and 31st Armies in the Battle of Moscow and the Battles of Rzhev, and the 3rd Shock Army in the Baltic Offensive. He was relieved
Vasily_Yushkevich
Military operations in the city of Berlin near the end of World War II
Bogdanov's 2nd Guards Tank Army was bogged down just south of Siemensstadt. Colonel-General Vasily Kuznetsov's 3rd Shock Army had bypassed the Humboldthain
Battle_in_Berlin
WWII German-Soviet military engagement
Küstrin, the 47th Army, 3rd and 5th Shock armies, and the 8th Guards Army were concentrated for the attack. The 69th Army and 33rd Army covered the river
Battle_of_the_Seelow_Heights
2003 video game
Voronin, now a full Sergeant, serves with the 150th Rifle Division of the 3rd Shock Army. The unit secures a makeshift German tank repair facility in Warsaw
Call_of_Duty_(video_game)
Soviet military commander (1892–1959)
Chibisov led the 3rd Shock Army in the Gorodok and Vitebsk offensives, until 5 April 1944. From early April 1944 he commanded the 1st Shock Army, but on 22
Nikandr_Chibisov
Formation of the Soviet Army formerly stationed in East Germany
the 3rd Shock Army became the 3rd Red Banner Combined Arms Army (Russian: 3-я краснознаменная общевойсковая армия). The 3rd Guards Mechanized Army became
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Group_of_Soviet_Forces_in_Germany
Military action on the Eastern Front in World War II
Following the Battle for Velikiye Luki in the winter of 1942–43 the 3rd Shock Army had remained on much the same lines east of Novosokolniki and Nevel
Battle_of_Nevel_(1943)
Soviet Kazakh machine gunner (1922–1943)
of the 100th Rifle Brigade in the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd Shock Army on the Kalinin Front during the Second World War. She became the first
Manshuk_Mametova
Soviet general
the Southwestern Front (June–July 1941), and later of the 60th Army and 3rd Shock Army. In 1942–43 he served as commander of the Kalinin Front and from
Maksim_Purkayev
Military unit
briefly as part of 1st Shock Army, before being moved west to 2nd Baltic Front in November, joining 79th Rifle Corps in 3rd Shock Army, where it would remain
171st_Rifle_Division
Russian Ground Forces formation
the south became the border between elements of the 3rd Shock Army and 8th Guards Army. Red Army photographer Yevgeny Khaldei then photographed soldiers
150th Guards Motor Rifle Division
150th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Division
Part of the USSR's invasion of occupied Poland and Germany during WWII
3rd Shock Army 1st Guards Tank Army 2nd Guards Tank Army Rokossovsky opened the offensive on 24 February using the fresh troops of Kozlov's 19th Army
East_Pomeranian_offensive
Tank division of the Russian Ground Forces
It was ultimately relocated to Hillersleben as part of the 3rd Shock Army (later the 3rd Army) and served there with the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
47th_Guards_Tank_Division
1945 invasion of Nazi-occupied territory by the Red Army during WWII
Georgy Zhukov) 47th Army (Franz Perkhorovich) 1st Polish Army (General Stanisław Popławski) 3rd Shock Army (Nikolai Simoniak) 61st Army (Pavel Alexeyevich
Vistula–Oder_offensive
the 29th Army in the Battles of Rzhev. After the lack of success in the latter Shvetsov was reduced to deputy commander of the 3rd Shock Army, but after
Vasily_Shvetsov
1942 battle
developed in mid-November 1942 using troops from the 3rd and 4th Shock armies and 3rd Air Army. The city was defended by the 83rd Infantry Division (Lieutenant
Battle_of_Velikiye_Luki
Soviet general (1894–1964)
1945, and Kuznetsov assumed command over the 3rd Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian's on 16 March. The Army was involved in the urban fighting inside Berlin;
Vasily_Kuznetsov_(general)
Military unit
5th Shock Army was a Red Army field army of World War II. The army was formed on 9 December 1942 by redesignating the 10th Reserve Army. The army was
5th_Shock_Army
Union) 3rd Guards Army (Soviet Union) 3rd Guards Tank Army (Soviet Union) 3rd Shock Army (Soviet Union) 3rd Air Army (Soviet Union) 3rd Army (South Korea)
List_of_numbered_armies
Military unit
February in the area of Kholm the corps linked up with units of the 3rd Shock Army. The corps advanced deep into the rear of the Demyansk group of German
2nd_Guards_Rifle_Corps
German military aviator (1897–1993)
by the Soviet 3rd Shock Army. A plan was devised to escape from Berlin to the Allies on the western side of the Elbe or to the German Army to the north
Hans_Baur
Military unit
21st Army of the Western Front in August, and the 20th Army of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command in September. The 79th joined the 3rd Shock Army of
79th_Rifle_Corps
Soviet WWII veteran
After returning to the active army as part of the 756th Rifle Regiment of the 150th Rifle Division of the 3rd Shock Army of the 2nd Baltic Front, he was
Nikolai_Mikhaylovich_Belyaev
Rifle Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Idritsa Division 79th Rifle Corps 3rd Shock Army 1st Belarusian Front". Flown over the Reichstag on May 1st 1945. 1964–1991
List of flags of the Soviet Union
List_of_flags_of_the_Soviet_Union
Military unit
9th Army. It was under attack by the Red Army's 47th Army (Perkhorovich) and 3rd Shock Army (Kuznetsov), whereas the XI SS Panzer Corps to the CI Army Corps's
CI_Army_Corps_(Wehrmacht)
Military unit
61st Army 1st Polish Army 47th Army 3rd Shock Army 5th Shock Army 8th Guards Army 69th Army 33rd Army 16th Air Army 18th Air Army 1st Guards Tank Army 2nd
1st_Belorussian_Front
1944 military conflicts in Baltic states during WW II
3rd Air Army 2nd Baltic Front commanded by Army-General Andrey Yeryomenko 3rd Shock Army commanded by Lieutenant-General Nikolai Simoniak 22nd Army commanded
Baltic_offensive
German field marshal (1892–1945)
charge of treason. That night, the two left Berlin, evading Soviet 3rd Shock Army troops as they took off from the makeshift airstrip in a small Arado
Robert_Ritter_von_Greim
Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
the liberation of Czechoslovakia. At daybreak on 9 May, the 3rd Shock Army of the Red Army took the capital city almost unopposed. The majority (about
Prague
Soviet military unit
of the 21st Army (April 1943 - 6th Guards), 3rd Shock Army (February–March 1944) the 1st Shock Army (April–October 1944); and 3rd Shock Army (Nov 1944 –
8th_Motor_Rifle_Division_NKVD
Military unit
arrived in 43rd Army later that month where it was assigned to 5th Guards Corps, but was soon sent, with its Corps, to reinforce 3rd Shock Army, which launched
2nd Training Motor Rifle Division "Alp Arslan"
2nd_Training_Motor_Rifle_Division_"Alp_Arslan"
German offensive in World War II
Zhukov threw the 3rd Shock Army, which had redeployed from the area of Jastrow, into a counter-attack and the German offensive stalled. Army Group Vistula
Operation_Solstice
2008 video game
Heights, a captured Dimitri is saved from the Germans by the advancing 3rd Shock Army, which includes Reznov and Private Chernov (Craig Houston), who is reluctant
Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War
Military unit
Luki. In its new deployment the brigade was under the authority of the 3rd Shock Army. On 5 January 1943, it began operations to eliminate the German enemy
100th_Kazakh_Rifle_Brigade
Bridge in Berlin
ends and wired it for demolition. On 28 April, units of the Soviet 3rd Shock Army, commanded by Major-General S.N. Perevertkin, fought their way down
Moltke_Bridge
Soviet politician (1905–1983)
Rifle Corps, 3rd Shock Army, 28th Army and Voronezh Military District. He was then Warsaw Pact representative to the Albanian People's Army and Czechoslovak
Andrey_Matveyevich_Andreyev
Series of Soviet operations in World War II
Front Battle for Velikiye Luki (24 November 1942 – 20 January 1943) by 3rd Shock Army of the Kalinin Front Rzhev–Vyazma offensive (1943) (2–31 March 1943)
Battles_of_Rzhev
Soviet Georgian sergeant (1920–1993)
mobilized in the Red Army in 1940. During World War II, he served in the 756th Rifle Regiment, 150th Rifle Division, of the 3rd Shock Army at the 1st Belorussian
Meliton_Kantaria
Soviet war interpreter who safeguarded Hitler's remains
the two corpses and also dug up the bodies of two dogs. The Soviet 3rd Shock Army moved the corpses to an improvised morgue located in Berlin-Buch. The
Elena_Rzhevskaya
Strategic areas for Germany in WWII
troops withdrew from Warsaw and the next day the First Polish Army, 2nd Guards Tank Army and 3rd Shock Army entered the city. Also see Festung Warschau
German World War II fortresses
German_World_War_II_fortresses
Red Army major general
front commander Army General Andrey Yeryomenko for "loss of command control" and the slow pace of the advance of the 3rd Shock Army. Beylin was sent
Veniamin_Beylin
Military unit
During the East Pomeranian Offensive the corps was subordinated to the 3rd Shock Army and from 1 March 1945 the tank brigades were used to support infantry
9th Tank Division (Soviet Union)
9th_Tank_Division_(Soviet_Union)
1946) of the 3rd Shock Army, whose soldiers stormed the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on it on May 1, 1945. He hoined the Red Army in April 1921
Semyon_Perevyortkin
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1945, the town and its garrison was handed over to the 3rd Shock Army of the Soviet Red Army forces. Halberstadt was part of newly established Saxony-Anhalt
Halberstadt
Public holidays in Russia and some post-Soviet states
Rifle, Order of Kutuzov 2nd class, Idritsa Division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front", representing the unit that soldiers who raised
Victory_Day_(9_May)
Military unit
сме́рти), also called shock battalions (Russian: уда́рные батальо́ны), were infantry shock troops established by the Russian Imperial Army during World War
Battalions_of_Death
With the 16th Rifle Corps of 11th Army on 22 June 1941. Fought vicinity Stalingrad and Berlin. With the 3rd Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian Front in May
List of infantry divisions of the Soviet Union 1917–1957
List_of_infantry_divisions_of_the_Soviet_Union_1917–1957
Military formations in the Soviet Union
Rocket Army. 11th Artillery Division – with 53rd Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front 5.45. 12th Breakthrough Artillery Division – with 3rd Shock Army of the
List of Soviet divisions 1917–1945
List_of_Soviet_divisions_1917–1945
Military unit
continued into October when it was moved west to join the 22nd Army and soon after the 3rd Shock Army in the fighting west of Nevel. Following a brief period
245th_Rifle_Division
Russian army general and politician (1923-2009)
1969 he commanded the 26th Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District. In 1969 Varennikov took charge of the 3rd Shock Army, and in 1971 he was appointed
Valentin_Varennikov
Military unit
division of the Soviet Red Army, the second unit to bear the designation during World War II. The division joined the 3rd Shock Army and was sent into battle
257th Rifle Division (November 1941 formation)
257th_Rifle_Division_(November_1941_formation)
Soviet writer
colonel general Semyon Perevertkin who led the 79th Rifle Corps of the 3rd Shock Army during the fight for Reichstag and later served as a Deputy Director
Gennady_Shpalikov
Military unit
Guards Army in Bryansk Front, but this was in the process in transitioning to 2nd Baltic Front and in November it became part of 3rd Shock Army. After
115th_Rifle_Division
Strategic offensive during WWII
was a strategic offensive by the Red Army's 2nd Shock Army and 8th Army and the Baltic Fleet against the German Army Detachment Narwa and Estonian units
Tallinn_offensive
Town in Pskov Oblast, Russia
Velikiye Luki was liberated by the troops of the 3rd Shock Army of the Kalinin Front of the Red Army on 17 January 1943. The town was almost completely
Velikiye_Luki
Soviet-russian colonel general and hero of the Soviet Union
General Staff. From February 1942, he became Chief of Staff of the 3rd Shock Army on the Kalinin Front, from August 1942 Chief of Staff of the Northwestern
Mikhail_Sharokhin
Military unit
division was awarded a battle honor. Shortly after it was reassigned to 3rd Shock Army, still in Kalinin Front (soon renamed 1st Baltic Front). During the
178th_Rifle_Division
Soviet Red Army offensive operation
4th Shock, 11th Guards, 43rd, and 39th Armies. Front mobile forces were the 1st Tank Corps, 5th Tank Corps, and 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps. The 3rd Air
Gorodok_offensive
Military unit
the Supreme High Command and came under command of 2nd Baltic Front's 3rd Shock Army, fighting under those commands in the later stages of the battle for
146th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
Kornilovites (корниловцы), was a shock unit of the Russian Army founded during World War I that later was part of the Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil
Kornilov_Shock_Regiment
Army formation of the Wehrmacht
The LIX Army Corps was known as Gruppe v. d. Chevallerie between November 1942 and January 1943. In late November 1942, the Soviet 3rd Shock Army advanced
LIX_Army_Corps_(Wehrmacht)
Military unit
the 23rd Guards, 52nd Guards and 33rd Rifle Divisions as part of the 3rd Shock Army. It was the main force moving forward to the railway line Auce – Layzhuva
12th_Guards_Rifle_Corps
Soviet Army General
in July 1944. He died in December 1950 in Moscow, at the head of the 3rd Shock Army. Order of Lenin Order of the Red Star Order of Kutuzov Герои огненных
Alexander_Ryzhov
List of armies of the Armed Forces of the USSR (1989–1991) – list of armies part of Soviet Armed Forces as of 1989–1991 and their status in the Former
List of armies of the Soviet Union 1991
List_of_armies_of_the_Soviet_Union_1991
Soviet military general
commanded the 3rd Shock Army (Soviet Union), and from November 1943 to May 1945 he commanded of the 11th Guards Army. General Galitsky's army finished the
Kuzma_Galitsky
Military unit
44th Army was disbanded it returned to 28th Army, and as it continued to move through southern Ukraine it was also assigned to 5th Shock and 3rd Guards
130th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
the 207th joined the 79th Rifle Corps in 3rd Shock Army in the same Front. The division would remain in that army until postwar, and in that corps as well
207th_Rifle_Division
Soviet military formation
part of 5th Shock Army and comprised the 230th, 248th, and 301st Rifle Divisions. Served with the 3rd Shock Army, later 3rd Combined Arms Army, from 1947–
Rifle_corps_(Soviet_Union)
the 1st Company of the 375th Rifle Regiment (219th Infantry Division, 3rd Shock Army, 2nd Baltic Front). He was part of a special operation in the village
Urinboy_Abdullayev
Military unit
3rd Shock Army, and 60th Army was disbanded on Dec. 25. In April and May 1942, STAVKA began forming a total of ten new combined-arms reserve armies in
60th_Army_(Soviet_Union)
Soviet general (1900–1979)
the 3rd Shock Army. He was appointed commander of the 1st Guards Army of the Don Front in September, but quickly transferred to command the 21st Army in
Ivan_Chistyakov
Military unit
Tank Army, the 3rd Shock Army, and the Polish 1st Army in an area approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Dramburg. The two Soviet armies pushed
X_SS_Corps
Soviet partisan and politician (1902-1984)
member of the Military Councils of Central Front, Bryansk Front and 3rd Shock Army of the Kalinin Front. During World War II, he was one of the leaders
Panteleimon_Ponomarenko
Taliban's elite commando/shock troop unit
the Islamic Emirate Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, described in some accounts as special operations forces or shock troops. The Red Unit
Red_Unit
Military unit
22nd Army the division was moved to reinforce the 3rd Shock Army within the large salient that Army had created behind German lines after a breakthrough
119th_Guards_Rifle_Division
73rd Air Army (49th Air Army to 1989) Turkestan Military District, and in others – 12th Independent Air Defence Army. Sources: List of armies of the Soviet
List of Soviet Army divisions 1989–1991
List_of_Soviet_Army_divisions_1989–1991
Military unit
distinguished record. The 257th had distinguished itself as part of 3rd Shock Army in the battle and siege of Velikiye Luki during the winter of 1942-43
91st_Guards_Rifle_Division
Military unit
viable strength. In October it was reassigned to the 3rd Shock Army, and would advance with that Army through Poland and into Germany in 1945. The 364th
364th_Rifle_Division
Soviet Army lieutenant general
Dyakonov, now a colonel, took command of the 257th Rifle Division of the 3rd Shock Army, which he led in the Toropets–Kholm offensive. Its units advanced more
Anatoly_Dyakonov
Military unit
During this period the division served under many army and corps commands but mostly in the 3rd Shock Army. The division ended the war in Lithuania, helping
379th_Rifle_Division
Tallinn Offensive. In October Simoniak was appointed commander of the 3rd Shock Army, which fought in the blockade of the Courland Pocket, the Warsaw–Poznan
Nikolai_Simoniak
Military unit
der Oder on April 16 and was then integrated into the command of the 3rd Shock Army, part of Marshal Zhukov's 1st Belorussian Front. Unit veteran Arshavir
89th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
12th Guards Rifle Corps which was transferred in late November to the 3rd Shock Army in 1st Belorussian Front. The 23rd Guards would remain under these commands
23rd_Guards_Rifle_Division
Soviet partisan (1899–1943)
in Kholm village the 2nd Leningrad Partisan Brigade worked with the 3rd Shock Army to expel German forces. During the operation the detachment commander
Anastasiya_Biseniek
Military unit
Leningrad Front. On 1 October 1944 the 2nd Baltic Front consisted of: 3rd Shock Army 79th Rifle Corps 150th Rifle Division 171st Rifle Division 207th Rifle
2nd_Baltic_Front
1944 battle in Estonia during WW II
and II.Battalion, Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 47 (3rd Estonian) kept the 2nd Shock Army from capturing the highway behind the retreating Nordland
Narva_offensive_(July_1944)
Military unit
the Kalinin Front as part of the 43rd Army, after which it was almost immediately included in the 3rd Shock Army. In April 1943, the corps was withdrawn
2nd Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
2nd_Mechanized_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
Russian military offensive (1944)
and XVII Army Corps. General armii Fyodor Tolbukhin's 4th Ukrainian Front included the 3rd Guards, 5th Shock, and 28th Armies, the 8th Air Army, the 2nd
Nikopol–Krivoi_Rog_offensive
Soviet army general (1895–1957)
front. In late December the division joined the 4th Shock Army, then transferred to the 3rd Shock Army. The division fought in the Toropets–Kholm offensive
Karp_Zheleznikov
Airborne Army, which was dissolved in December. On 11 February 1945, Kazankin was transferred to command the 12th Guards Rifle Corps, part of the 3rd Shock Army
Alexander_Kazankin
Month of 1943
Battle for Velikiye Luki ended in a Soviet victory for the 3rd Shock Army over Germany's 59th Army Corps after almost two months of fighting. The surviving
January_1943
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