4th Shock Army
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The 4th Shock Army was a combined arms army of the Soviet Armed Forces during World War II.
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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 Offensive Gorodok Offensive Polotsk–Vitebsk Offensive Rezhitsa–Dvinsk Offensive Riga Offensive Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Memel Offensive Courland blockade |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrey Yeryomenko |
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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.