The steppe military district is the operational-strategic territorial association ( military district ) of the Red Army of the USSR Armed Forces , which was twice formed in 1943 and in 1945 - 1946 . The administration ( headquarters ) of the district was located in Voronezh and Alma-Ata, respectively [1] .
| Steppe Military District | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | April 13, 1943 - July 9, 1943 ; July 9, 1945 - May 3, 1946 |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Subordination | USSR Ministry of Defense |
| Enters into | Ground troops |
| Type of | military district |
Content
1st Steppe Military District
History
The Steppe Military District was formed on April 15, 1943 [2] by renaming the newly formed Reserve Front of the 3rd formation (April 6, 1943). It included the territory of Voronezh , Kursk , Tambov and Rostov regions [1] . July 9, 1943 transformed into the Steppe Front .
“To the commander of the Steppe Military District .
The Supreme High Command orders :
- 1. From 24.00 on July 9, rename the Stepnoy Military District to the Steppe Front .
- 2. Include the 5th Guards in the composition of the Steppe Front. 27th Army with 4th Guards. tank corps, 53rd army with 1st mech. corps , 47th Army with the 3rd Guards. fur. Corps , 4th Guards. army with the 3rd guards. tank corps , 52nd army , 5th guards tank army , 3rd, 5th, 7th guards cavalry corps , 5th air army , all reinforcement units and rear units and institutions of the Steppe Military District .
- 3. To deploy the front armies according to the oral instructions given by the General Staff .
- 4. Move troops only at night.
- 5. The command post of the Steppe Front from July 12 to have in the Goryainovo area.
- 6. Report the progress of the regrouping daily with a cipher .
Headquarters of the Supreme High Command I. Stalin . A. Antonov
- High Command Headquarters Directive
Command of the Steppe VO
Commander of the troops of the Steppe VO
- April - June 1943 - Lieutenant General , from April 1943 - Colonel General M. M. Popov
- June 1943 - Colonel General M.A. Reuters
- June - July 1943 - Colonel General I. S. Konev
Chief of Staff of the Steppe VO
- April 1943 - Major General A. A. Kunzelson, interim
- April - July 1943 - Lieutenant General M.V. Zakharov
Members of the Military Council of the Steppe VO
- April - July 1943 - Lieutenant General L.Z. Mehlis
- April - July 1943 - Major General I. S. Grushetsky (2nd member of the Military Council)
- July 1943 - Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces I.Z. Susaykov
They were stationed on the territory of the Steppe Military District.
| date | Body | Army |
|---|---|---|
| on 05/01/1943 | 1 Gt.tk | - |
| 06/01/1943 | 1 Gt.tk | - |
2nd Steppe Military District
History
On July 9, 1945, the Steppe Military District was formed by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 0139 “On the Organization of New Districts and Changing the Borders of Existing Military Districts” by separation from the Central Asian Military District . Included the territory of Kazakhstan (excluding West Kazakhstan, Aktobe and Guryev regions). The district administration was formed on the basis of the field command of the 4th shock army . He dealt with the issues of demobilization of the Red Army troops, the disbandment of formations and a number of training units and their transfer to a peaceful position [1] .
By directive of the General Staff of the Red Army of February 4, 1946, the Steppe Military District was abolished. The territory and troops were included in the Turkestan military district . After the completion of organizational and staffing activities on May 3, 1946, the administration of the Steppe Military District was disbanded.
Command staff of the Steppe Military District (July 1945 - May 1946)
Commander of the troops of the Steppe VO
- 1945-1946 - Lieutenant General P. S. Kurbatkin
Chief of Staff of the Steppe VO
- 1945-1946 - Major General A.I. Kudryashov
Members of the Steppe Military Council
- 1945-1946 - Major General T. Ya. Belik
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Radio monitoring - Tachanka / [under the general. ed. N.V. Ogarkova ]. - M .: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense , 1980. - P. 540. - ( Soviet Military Encyclopedia : [in 8 vols.]; 1976-1980, vol. 7).
- ↑ Directive of the Supreme High Command Headquarters of April 13, 1943 No. 46101.
Literature
- Steppe Military District // Radio control - Tachanka / [under the general. ed. N.V. Ogarkova ]. - M .: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense , 1980. - ( Soviet Military Encyclopedia : [in 8 vols.]; 1976-1980, vol. 7).
- Military Encyclopedia in 8 volumes. Volume 7. - M.: Military Publishing House, 2000. - P.660.
- Military Encyclopedic Dictionary. - Moscow.: Military Publishing House, 2002.
- Feskov V.I., Golikov V.I., Kalashnikov K.A., Slugin S.A. Armed forces of the USSR after the Second World War: from the Red Army to the Soviet (part 1: Ground Forces) / under scientific. ed. V.I. Golikova. - Tomsk: NTL Publishing House, 2013 .-- 640 p.