[1] Reformed at Birobidzhan, Soviet Union, from the 2nd Red Banner Army in June 1940.
On 9 August, during the Soviet–Japanese War, the 15th Army, consisting of shock troops, participated in the Sungari operation.
Participated in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and the crossing of the Amur River in August 1945.
[citation needed] Composition April 1943 Composition August 1945 In October 1953, by the order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR dated 23 April 1953, the staff of the Far East Military District, the former 2nd Far-Eastern Front, was reorganised as the staff of the 15th Army, with its headquarters at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
[citation needed] On 1 April 1958 the 41st Red Banner Motor Rifle Division was disbanded.