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The 1st Shock Army (Russian: 1-я ударная армия) was a field army established by the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II.The 1st Shock Army was created in late 1941 and fought in the northern areas of Russia and the Baltic States until the surrender of Germany in 1945.
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. [1] [2] [3]
With 5th Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian Front May 1945. 249th Rifle Division — established in the Urals prior to 1941. Fought at Demyansk and Kalinin. Became the 16th Guards Rifle Division February 1942. Recreated at Chebarkul, March 1942, as an Estonian national formation. With 1st Shock Army of the Kurland Group (Leningrad Front) May 1945.
Dmitry Ivanovich Pavlov took command of the division from General Polyakov on 28 December. The 376th remained in 119th Corps until February 1945, when it was reassigned to the 123rd Rifle Corps, still in 1st Shock Army. It would remain under those Corps and Army commands for the duration, moving to the Courland Group of Forces with them in ...
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The 391st was in the 1st Shock Army sector south of the Ramushevo corridor By November 1 the 391st was a separate division in 1st Shock Army. [ 15 ] The Soviet forces around Demyansk were intended to play a role in the second Soviet winter offensive, which also included Operation Uranus and Operation Mars , if only to tie down German forces ...
Fighting through the Baltic States, the 1st Shock Army finished the war as part of the Courland Group of Forces that had trapped the German Army Group Kurland in the northern reaches of Latvia. In January 1945, as part of the 1st Shock Army, the 119th Rifle Corps comprised the 53rd Guards , 374th, and 376th Rifle Divisions .
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