6th Combined Arms Army

The 6th Combined Arms Army (Russian: 6-я общевойсковая армия) is a field army of the Red Army and the Soviet Army that was active with the Russian Ground Forces until 1998 and has been active since 2010 as the 6th Combined Arms Army. Military Unit number в/ч 31807.

6th Combined Arms Army
6-я общевойсковая армия
Great emblem of the 6th Combined Arms Army
Active1939–1945
1960–1998
2010–present
Country Soviet Union
 Russia
Branch Red Army
Soviet Army
 Russian Ground Forces
TypeCombined Arms
SizeSeveral corps or divisions
Part ofNorthern Military District (1951-1960) Leningrad Military District (1960–1998) Western Military District (2010– )
Garrison/HQAgalatovo, Leningrad Oblast
Engagements
  • WWII
    • Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)
    • Operation Barbarossa
    • Second Battle of Kharkov
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Decorations Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Current
commander
Unknown
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
6 ОА

It was first formed in August 1939 in the Kiev Special Military District from the Volochiskaya Army Group (a corps-sized formation).

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