It existed: from May 4 to August 15, 1918; from March 20, 1920, to May 17, 1921; from 15 December 1944 year (note 1 January 1945 according to the Encyclopedia "Second World War") to June 29, 1951.

Reformed on 20 March 1920 after the Western military's and White Guards defeat it included the Arkhangelsk, Volgdo, North-Divinsky and Murmansk regions.

The territory of the Military District included Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk, Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic and the Komi ASSR; its headquarters were established at Kem'.

In January 1946 HQ 2nd Shock Army arrived and took over the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Vologda Oblast, Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and Nenets Autonomous Okrug from the Belomorsky Military District, becoming the Arkhangelsk Military District.

Military District Commanders included 06.1951-05.1954 Měreckov, Kirill Afanasjevič, 05.1954-01.1956 Kolpakči, Vladimir Yakovlevich, 01.1956-03.1960 Stučenko, Andrew Trofimovic.

[4] In 1949 the division included two fighter regiments of Bell P-39 Airacobras, the 19th Guards at lakurtti, and the 773rd possibly stationed at Monchegorsk.