The 2nd Sapper Army is the army of sappers in the armed forces of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War .
| 2nd Engineer Army | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1941 - 1942 |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Type of |  Ground troops |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | M.M. Tsarevsky |
Content
- 1 Formation
- 2 Engineering
- 3 Command
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Formation
Formed in October 1941 in the Arkhangelsk Military District as part of the 1,2 and 3rd combat engineer brigades . The army headquarters was located in the city of Vologda (now the Embankment of the VI Army , the building of the central hospital of the Vologda region) [1] .
On February 4, 1942, the GKO adopted Decree No. 1239ss, according to which army command was disbanded, and combat engineer brigades were transferred to the Karelian , Leningrad and Volkhov fronts .
Engineering
The army built defenses in the Vologda Oblast for the 39th , 58th and 59th armies on the line of Vytegra - Cherepovets - Poshekhonovo and Vologda defensive contours . 10 combat engineer battalions of the 1st combat brigade were sent to the Karelian front to create barriers along the line Medvezhyegorsk - Pudozh - Vytegra .
Command
The State Security Major M. M. Tsarevsky commanded the army (November 1941 - February 1942)
Notes
- β Essays on the Vologda region during the Great Patriotic War (inaccessible link)