1st Guards Army (Soviet Union)

1st Guards Army
Soviet Guards insignia
Active
  • August–October 1942
  • November–December 1942
  • December 1942 – August 1945
  • 1967–1992
Country Soviet Union
Branch Red Army (Soviet Army from 1946)
TypeField army
Part ofKiev Military District
1st Ukrainian Front
Garrison/HQChernigov (1967–1992)
EngagementsWorld War II
DecorationsOrder of Lenin
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Andrei Grechko
Dmitry Lelyushenko

The 1st Guards Army was a Soviet Guards field army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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