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The10th Guards Army was aSovietGuards formation which fought against Germany duringWorld War II under the command of several generals. Formed in 1943, the army fought under various headquarters and ended the war besieging cut-off German forces in Latvia. The 10th Guards Army was disbanded in 1948.
The 10th Guards Army was formed on 16 April 1943 from the30th Army. When formed, the army was located southwest ofVyazma. 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 tobesieging German Army GroupKurland in theCourland Peninsula. This was a lengthy operation that continued until the Germans in Courland surrendered on May 12, 1945.
At the end of the war in Europe, the 10th Guards Army consisted of the 7th, 15th, and 19th Guards Rifle Corps.[4] The army was disbanded on 30 March 1948[3] by being renamed4th Guards Rifle Corps.[2]
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