South Ural Military District
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| South Ural Military District | |
|---|---|
| Active | Dec 1 1941-Jan 15 1958 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Type | Military district |
| Headquarters | Chkalov |
| Engagements | Great Patriotic War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | see the list |
The South Ural Military District (YuUrVO(ЮУрВО)) was a military administrative division of the Soviet Armed Forces. It existed from 1 December 1941 to 15 January 1958.
History
According to the directive № 0444 of People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR Josef Stalin on November 26, 1941, established the South Ural Military District in Bashkir, Headquarters of the Military District was in Chkalov, appointed Lieutenant General Vladimir Nikolaevich Kurdyumov as commander. The management of YuUrVO was formed on the basis of Headquarters Orel Military District. The district included the territory of Chkalov Oblast, Bashkir ASSR and West Kazakh (Uralsk Oblast, Guryev Oblast, and Akhtyubinsk Oblast).[1]
The 193rd Rifle Division was reformed at Sorochinsk, within the District's boundaries, from December 1941 to 3 January 1942.
During the Khrushchev reduction of 1958, the South Ural Military District was disbanded, and its territory was assigned to the Volga and the Turkestan Military District.
Commanders
- Vladimir Nikolaevich Kurdyumov, Lieutenant-General (November 1941 - January 1942)
- Fedor Nikititch Remezov, Lieutenant-General (January - April 1942)
- Matvei Timofeevich Popov, Major-General (April 1942 - August 1943)
- Nikolai Ivanovich Dementyev, Major-General (August - September 1943)
- Max Reyter, Colonel-General (September 1943 - July 1945)
- Georgiy Zakharov, General of the Army (July 1945 - April 1946)
- Semyon Timoshenko, Marshal of the Soviet Union (April 1946 - March 1949)
- Pavel Alekseevich Belov, Colonel-General (March 1949 - May 1955)
- Yakov Kreizer, Colonel-General (May 1955 - January 1958)
Notes
- ^ Holm, South Ural Military District, 2015.
Further reading
- Template:Ru icon Приказ о территориальном составе военных округов Европейской части СССР № 0444, 26 ноября 1941 г.
- Template:Ru icon Сборник указов, постановлений, решений, распоряжений и приказов военного времени. 1944 г. Л.: Газетно-журнальное и книжное издательство, 1945. 78 с.
- Template:Ru icon Приказы Верховного Главнокомандующего в период Великой Отечественной войны Светского Союза. М., 1975. 598 с.
- Template:Ru icon «50 лет Вооруженным Силам СССР», М., 1968
- Template:Ru icon Великая Отечественная война Советского Союза. 1941—1945. Краткая история. М., 1970. 640 с.
- Template:Ru icon Template:Книга:История УрВО
- Template:Ru icon «Краснознаменный Приволжский. Исторический очерк»
- Template:Ru icon «Великая Отечественная война. 1941—1945» четыре тома
- Template:Ru icon Великая Отечественная война: цифры и факты. Москва, 1995. 321 с.
- Template:Ru icon Template:Книга:ВОВ. Энциклопедия
- Template:Ru icon П. Г. Агарышев (под редакцией), сборник-справочник, «Урал ковал победу»