Volkhov Front

The Volkhov Front ( Russian Волховский фронт ) was a military formation of the Red Army in the Second World War. Primary mission of the front was the defense of the positions on the Volkhov east of Leningrad and the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.

History

The front ran from December 1941 until the end of February 1944 with a brief interruption from April to June 1942. Initially, the 26th Army were (later the 2nd Shock Army ) placed under the front command under General Sokolow and the 59th Army. Later included the 4th and the 52nd Army to the front. In February 1944, the front command was finally dissolved and incorporated into the Leningrad Front. In the battle for Leningrad front of the German Army Group North was over.

In March 1942, succeeded the 2nd Shock Army under Lieutenant-General Andrei Andreyevich Vlasov in the Battle of the Volkhov to break through the German positions. However, the breakthrough of German reserves was sealed off and cut off the 2nd Shock Army. You could still keep several weeks in the German hinterland, before it was wiped out. Vlasov went into captivity, where he established the Russian Liberation Army, which fought on the German side against the Red Army.

Front command

1 formation

The Volkhov Front was established on December 17, 1941 during the Battle of Tikhvin. On April 23, 1942, the front was disbanded and its units were incorporated into the Leningrad Front.

  • Army General Kirill Afanassjevitch Meretskov ( December 1941 - April 1942 )
  • Army Commissar 1st rank AI Saporoschez ( Member of the Military Council, December 1941 - April 1942 )
  • Brigadier DG Stelmach ( Chief of Staff, December 1941 - April 1942 ) (since December 28, 1941 Major General )

2 formation

On June 9, 1942, the front was re-erected with their of the Leningrad Front assigned units until it was finally incorporated into the Leningrad Front on 15 February 1944.

  • Army General Kirill Afanassjevitch Meretskov (June 1942 - February 1944 )
  • Army Commissar 1st rank AI Saporoschez ( Member of the Military Council, June-October 1942)
  • Corps Commissioner Lew Sacharowitsch Mechlis ( Member of the Military Council, October 1942 - March 1943 )
  • Major General TF Schtykow ( Member of the Military Council, April 1943 - February 1944 ) (1943 Lieutenant General since August )
  • Major General GD Stelmach ( Chief of Staff, June-October 1942)
  • Lieutenant General Mikhail Nikolayevich Scharochin ( Chief of Staff, October 1942 - June 1943 )
  • Major General FP Oserow ( Chief of Staff, June 1943 - February 1944 ) (1943 Lieutenant General since September )

Operations

  • Battle of Tikhvin ( December 1941 ): The German advance is stopped.
  • Battle of the Volkhov ( January-April 1942): Unsuccessful attempt to break the siege of Leningrad.
  • First Ladoga battle ( August-October 1942): Further unsuccessful attempt to break the siege of Leningrad.
  • Second Battle of Lake Ladoga ( January 1943 ): A narrow corridor to Leningrad could be opened.
  • Third Ladoga battle ( July-September 1943): Unsuccessful attempt to widen the corridor.
  • Leningrad - Novgorod operation ( January-April 1944): Final abolition of the Leningrad blockade.

Swell

  • John Erickson: The Road to Stalingrad. 1975, p 278, 332

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