Rifle Division). The Army finished its war service in Germany within the 1st Ukrainian Front in 1945, consisting of the 24th Rifle Corps (117th Guards Rifle Division, 280th Rifle Division, 395th Rifle Division), 27th Rifle Corps (6th Guards Rifle Division and 121st Guards Rifle Division), 102nd Rifle Corps (147th Rifle Division and 172nd Rifle Divisions, which took part in the Battle of Halbe), 17th Artillery Division, and many other smaller artillery and other formations. Commanders Lieutenant General Pyotr Filatov (25.05 - 8.07.1941) Lieutenant General Fyodor Remezov (9-13.07.1941) Lieutenant General Vasyl Herasymenko (14-26.07.1941) Major General Konstantin Golubev (26.07 - 30.08.1941) Major General Auxentios Gorodnyansky (31.08.1941 - 2.01.1942) Major General Nikolai Pukhov (3.01.1942 - 3.06.1946), from 14 February 1943 Lieutenant General, from 26 August 1944 Colonel-General Colonel General Mikhail Shumilov (4.06.1946 – 18.02.1947) Colonel General Issa Pliyev (19.02.1947 – 19.04.1948) Colonel General Ivan Lyudnikov (20.04.1948 – 2.12.1949) Lieutenant General Alexander Nechaev (3.12.1949 – 8.01.1953) Lieutenant General Nikolay Oleshev (9.01.1953 – 5.04.1954) Lieutenant General Gleb Baklanov (6.04.1954 – 23.02.1959) Soviet Army The Army was located for the entire postwar period in the Lviv and Carpathian Military Districts, initially comprising three Rifle Corps with a total of nine rifle divisions. From 1947 to 1949 it was commanded by General Issa Pliyev who was a renowned commander of several Cavalry mechanized groups during the war. It was for much of this period headquartered at Rovno. Almost all its divisions were Guards formations: the 17th, 51st, 97th (the former 40th, 15th, and 97th Rifle Divisions). Only the 24th (subsequently resubordinated to Military District control) and the 161st Rifle Division were not Guards, but both were renowned combat formations. In 1960 the following divisions were assigned: 15th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Vladimir-Volynskiy, Volynskaya Oblast) (former 51 Guards Rifle Division 24th Motor Rifle Division (Yavorov, Lvov Oblast) 97th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)(former 97 Guards Rifle Division) 99th Motor Rifle Division (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) In 1960 the 24th Motor Rifle Division was transferred to district control. In January 1965 the 99th Motor Rifle Division was redesignated the 161st Motor Rifle Division. On 22 February 1968 the army was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In 1970 the following divisions were assigned: 51st Guards Motor Rifle Division (Vladimir-Volynskiy, Volynskaya Oblast) 97th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Slavuta, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) 161st Motor Rifle Division (Izyaslav, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) In 1970 the 275th Motor Rifle Division (mobilisation) was activated, and