40th Army (Soviet Union, 1941–1945)
| 40th Army | |
|---|---|
| 40-я армия | |
| Active | 1941–1946 |
| Allegiance | Armed Forces of the Soviet Union |
| Branch | Ground Forces |
| Type | Army |
| Part of | Southwestern Front Bryansk Front Voronezh Front 1st Ukrainian Front 2nd Ukrainian Front |
| Engagements | Kursk–Oboyan Operation Voronezh–Voroshilovgrad Operation Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Operation Voronezh–Kastornoe Operation Belgorod–Kharkov Operation Kiev offensive operation Zhitomir–Berdichev Operation Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Operation Uman–Botoshani Operation Jassy–Kishinev Operation Bucharest–Arad Operation Debrecen Operation Budapest Operation Banska–Bystrica offensive operation Bratislava–Brno offensive operation Prague Operation |
The 40th Army was a field army of the Red Army during the Second World War.
The army was formed on August 26, 1941, as part of the Southwestern Front on the basis of the 27th Rifle Corps. Disbanded in May 1946, following the demobilization of the Soviet Union.