49th Combined Arms Army
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The 49th Combined Arms Army (Russian: 49-я общевойсковая армия) is a combined arms (field) army (CAA) of the Russian Ground Forces, formed in 2010 and headquartered in Stavropol. Military Unit в/ч 35181.
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49th Army | |
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Active | 6 August 1941 – 1945 1992–1994 2010–present |
Country | Soviet Union/Russian Federation |
Branch | Soviet Army/Russian Ground Forces |
Size | Varied |
Part of | Southern Military District |
Garrison/HQ | Stavropol (current) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Sergey Vasilyevich Leonov (acting) |
Notable commanders |
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Part of the Southern Military District, the army traces its heritage back to the Soviet Red Army's 49th Army, formed in 1941 after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II. The 49th Army served through the entire war and was disbanded postwar in the summer of 1945.