▁northern ▁wing ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ty ph oon . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 6 th , ▁ 1 9 th , ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 2 4 th ▁Arm ies ▁were ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Arm ies ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Pan zer ▁Gr oups . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Army ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Small ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁enc irc lement ▁and ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁Arm ies . ▁ ▁Second ▁Form ation ▁S TA V K A ▁ordered ▁the ▁army ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁re formation ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁army ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Med vez he gor sh aya ▁and ▁Mas elsk aya ▁Oper ational ▁Gr oups ▁of ▁the ▁K are li an ▁Front . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁composed ▁of : ▁ 3 7 th ▁R if le ▁Division ▁ 7 1 st ▁R if le ▁Division ▁ 1 8 6 th ▁R if le ▁Division ▁ 2 6 3 rd ▁R if le