10th Guards Army

Formed in 1943, the army fought under various headquarters and ended the war besieging cut-off German forces in Latvia.

As of 1 June its main order of battle was as follows: It fought under command of the Western, Kalinin, 2nd Baltic, and Leningrad Fronts from then until the end of the war.

The 10th Guards Army had four commanders during the war against Germany:[2] Postwar commanders included:[2] Notable battles and operations in which the 10th Guards Army participated include:[3] From October 1944, the 10th Guards Army was one of the Soviet formations committed to besieging German Army Group Kurland in the Courland Peninsula.

This was a lengthy operation that continued until the Germans in Courland surrendered on May 12, 1945.

[4] The army was disbanded on 30 March 1948[3] by being renamed 4th Guards Rifle Corps.