ordered the disbandment of the army's three rifle corps and all nine of its divisions, a process completed by July. Its headquarters was soon transferred to become the headquarters of the reorganised Volga Military District on 30 July. Commanders Lieutenant General Dmitry Lelyushenko (December 1942 — March 1943) Guard Major General Georgy Khetagurov (March — August 1943) Lieutenant General Dmitry Lelyushenko (August 1943 — February 1944) Lieutenant General Dmitry Ryabyshev (February - March 1944) Colonel General Vasily Gordov (April 1944 — end of War) References Citations Bibliography Beevor, Antony. The Fall of Berlin 1945. New York: Penguin Books, 2002. External links 3rd Guards Army at samsv.narod.ru G003 Military units and formations established in 1942 Guards Armies