67th Army (Soviet Union)

The 67th Army was a field army of the Soviet Union's Red Army. The 67th Army was formed in October 1942 on the Leningrad Front from the Neva Operational Group. It defended the right bank of the Neva River, holding the Nevsky Pyatachok and covering the Road of Life. In January 1943 the army fought in Operation Iskra. In late December, the army was combined with 55th Army. The 67th Army headquarters was disbanded and 55th Army headquarters was renamed 67th Army headquarters. Between January and March 1944 67th Army fought in the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive, in which it captured Mga and Luga. In April the army became part of the 3rd Baltic Front and fought in the Pskov-Ostrov Offensive in July and the Tartu Offensive in August and September. The army fought in the Riga Offensive in September and October. The army then fought to eliminate the Courland Pocket. After the end of the war the army was disbanded during the summer of 1945.

67th Army
Active1942–1945
CountrySoviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeField army
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Siege of Leningrad
  • Operation Iskra
  • Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive
  • Tartu Offensive
  • Riga Offensive
  • Courland Pocket
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Nikolai Simoniak
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