48th Army (Soviet Union)

48th Army
Active	7 Aug 1941 – 14 Sep 1941 (1st Formation) 20 Apr 1942 – Sep 1945 (2nd Formation)
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Infantry
Size	three to twelve divisions
Part of	Northwestern Front Northern Front Leningrad Front Bryansk Front Central Front 1st Belorussian Front 2nd Belorussian Front 3rd Belorussian Front
Engagements	World War II Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation Kutuzov Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration East Prussian Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Nikolai Gusev

The 48th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army, active from 1941 to 1945. The army was first formed in August 1941 and fought in the Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation. The army suffered heavy losses and was disbanded in early September. Its remnants were moved to the 54th Army. Reformed in April 1942 on the Bryansk Front, the army fought in the Maloarkhangelsk Offensive in the winter of 1943. It was sent to the Central Front in March and defended the northern face of the Kursk Bulge. During the summer, it fought in Operation Kutuzov and the Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive. From November, the army fought in the Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive. The army fought in Operation Bagration from June 1944. During the offensive, the army captured Zhlobin and Bobruisk and was on the Narew by early September. During early 1945, the army fought in the East Prussian Offensive and ended the war in East Prussia during May. The army was transferred to Poland in July 1945 and its headquarters was used to form the Kazan Military District in September.