17th Army (Soviet Union)
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The 17th Army of the Red Army
was a Soviet field army
. It was formed from the 1st Army Group of the Transbaikal Military District
on 21 July 1940 (Lenskii 2001). From 1941 to 1945, the army assumed a general defensive posture, including within Mongolia. On 22 June 1941 it included the 57th and 61st Tank Divisions, and 36th, 57th and 82nd Rifle Divisions.
During the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the army was assigned to the Transbaikal Front
. On the night of 9 August 1945, without artillery and air 17th Army began fighting and went on the offensive. By the end of the day the main forces of the army advanced to a depth of 50 km, and the best part of the passing of the day, about 70 miles, reached the area of the lake herd-Noor. On the third day of the Khingano-Mukden Operation in cooperation with the Soviet-Mongolian Cavalry mechanized group
, the 17th Army approached the south-western spurs of the Greater Khingan
Mountains. In the future days of the operation the army successfully overcame him, and repelled counterattacks in the area of Linsi. By the end of the day 14 August 1945 17 Army captured abroad Dabanshan Tszinpen. 16 August was liberated Udanchen. In late August 1945 in conjunction with the mechanized cavalry group of the front's main forces 17th Army reached the area Linyuan, and one of the divisions of the army - on the coast of Liaodong Bay
near the town of Shanhaiguan
. Ibid 31 August 1945 and the 17 Army completed the fighting.
During the invasion of Manchuria 17th Army included the 209th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), 278th Rifle Division, 284th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), 70th and 82nd Separate Tank Battalions, 56th Tank Destroyer Artillery Brigade, 185th Gun Artillery Regiment, 413th Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 1910th Tank Destroyer Regiment, 178th Mortar Regiment, 39th Guards Mortar Regiment, 1916th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, 66th Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 282nd Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion and 67th Mortar Brigade.
It ended its existence four months after the end of the war with Japan, in (July–August) 1946(?)).
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
was a Soviet field army
Field army
A Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a military formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
. It was formed from the 1st Army Group of the Transbaikal Military District
Transbaikal Military District
The Transbaikal Military District was a military district of first the Military of the Soviet Union and then the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on May 17, 1935 and included the Buryat Republic, Chita Oblast, and Yakutia. Chita was the headquarters of the district...
on 21 July 1940 (Lenskii 2001). From 1941 to 1945, the army assumed a general defensive posture, including within Mongolia. On 22 June 1941 it included the 57th and 61st Tank Divisions, and 36th, 57th and 82nd Rifle Divisions.
During the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the army was assigned to the Transbaikal Front
Transbaikal Front
The Transbaikal Front was a front formed on September 15, 1941 on base of the Transbaikal Military District. Initially, it included the 17th and 36th armies, but in August 1942 the 12th Air Army was added to the front, and, finally, in June-July 1945 the 39th and the 53rd armies, the 6th Guards...
. On the night of 9 August 1945, without artillery and air 17th Army began fighting and went on the offensive. By the end of the day the main forces of the army advanced to a depth of 50 km, and the best part of the passing of the day, about 70 miles, reached the area of the lake herd-Noor. On the third day of the Khingano-Mukden Operation in cooperation with the Soviet-Mongolian Cavalry mechanized group
Cavalry Mechanized Group
A cavalry-mechanized group was a type of military formation used in the Red Army during World War II against Germany and Japan.- Organization :...
, the 17th Army approached the south-western spurs of the Greater Khingan
Greater Khingan
The Greater Khingan Range , also called the Greater Hing'an Range or Greater Hinggan Range, is a volcanic mountain range in the northeastern part of the People's Republic of China. The range extends roughly 1,200 km from north to south, narrowing towards the south...
Mountains. In the future days of the operation the army successfully overcame him, and repelled counterattacks in the area of Linsi. By the end of the day 14 August 1945 17 Army captured abroad Dabanshan Tszinpen. 16 August was liberated Udanchen. In late August 1945 in conjunction with the mechanized cavalry group of the front's main forces 17th Army reached the area Linyuan, and one of the divisions of the army - on the coast of Liaodong Bay
Liaodong Bay
Liaodong Bay is one of the three bays forming the Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, in northeast China. It borders Liaoning province.The three bays are Laizhou Bay to the south, Liaodong Bay to the north, and Bohai Bay to the west....
near the town of Shanhaiguan
Shanhaiguan District
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
. Ibid 31 August 1945 and the 17 Army completed the fighting.
During the invasion of Manchuria 17th Army included the 209th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), 278th Rifle Division, 284th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), 70th and 82nd Separate Tank Battalions, 56th Tank Destroyer Artillery Brigade, 185th Gun Artillery Regiment, 413th Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 1910th Tank Destroyer Regiment, 178th Mortar Regiment, 39th Guards Mortar Regiment, 1916th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, 66th Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 282nd Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion and 67th Mortar Brigade.
It ended its existence four months after the end of the war with Japan, in (July–August) 1946(?)).
Commanders
- с 21 июня 1940 по январь 1941 — генерал-лейтенант П. А. Курочкин (с апреля 1940 — командующий 1-й армейской группой войск (из которой была сформирована 17-я армия); с января 1941 — командующий Забайкальским военным округом, в который входила 17-я армия);
- с 14 мая 1941 по 15 мая 1942 — генерал-лейтенант П. Л. Романенко;
- с 15 мая 1942 по 18 ноября 1943 — генерал-майор А. И. Гастилович;
- с 18 ноября 1943 до конца советско-японской войны — генерал-лейтенант А. И. Данилов.
Members of the Military Soviet
- с 1940 по 28 ноября 1943 — дивизионный комиссар, с 20 декабря 1942 генерал-майор С. М. Новиков;
- с 28 ноября 1943 по 6 августа 1946 — генерал-майор, с 8 сентября 1945 генерал-лейтенант В. М. Емельянов.
Начальники штаба
- с 1940 по 15 мая 1942 — генерал-майор А. И. Гастилович;
- с 15 мая 1942 по 09 ноября 1942 — полковник С. М. Протас;
- с 9 ноября 1942 по 15 августа 1946 — полковник, с декабря 1942 генерал-майор Спиров А. Я.