4th Ukrainian Army Front Group 4th (4thUA)

was a strategic unit of Soviet Troops in the South-West during World War II in 1943. It was created on October 20th, 1943 (as a result of South Army front group renaming).

It consisted of: 21111 and 3rd divisions,
5th offensive division,
28th, 44th, and 51st common divisions and 8th Air
force division.
Later on, the following divisions were part of the 4thUA:
Primorsky Army and 4th Air Force Army.

In the September - beginning of November of 1943, 4thUA carried out Melitopol Operation of 1943. During the operation, the troops moved 300km to reach river of Dnepr and Perokpskiy Peresheek. This action facilitated to liberate Krym and South of Right-Coast Ukraine. In January - February, 1944, during strategic attack in Right-Coast Ukraine, the right wing of 4thUA took part in Nikoposko-Krivorozhskaya operation. With the help of 3rd Ukrainian Army front group, the troops liquidated
Nikopol enemy base on Dnepr.
In April-May, 1944, 4thUA troops and Primorsky Army devision, with the help of Chemomorsky Navy and Azovskaya Military Navy carried out Krym Operation. The result of the operation was destroying of 200,000 enemy troops and liberation of Krym.
On May 16, 1944, 4thUA was deprecated by the decision of Main Military Headquarters.

Its commanders together with all technical support were transferred to be kept as a reserve in Main Military Headquarters. 4thUA was restored on August 6, 1944 as a part of 1st Division, 18th common troops division, and 8th Air Force division. Later on, the following divisions became part of it: 38th and 60th Armies. In September-October, 1944, 4thUA troops with the help of 1st Ukrainian Army front group carried out Eastern- Karpaty Operation of 1944. The Soviet Troops moved through Eastern Karpaty to liberate Zakarpatskaya Ukraine and part of Czechoslovakia. One of the main operation goals was to help people of Slovakia who stood out against German-fascists occupants (refer to Slovak National rebellion of 1944).

In January-February of 1945, 4thUA with the help of 2nd Ukrainian Army front group carried out Western-Karpaty Operation of 1945 during which they liberated South of
Poland and significant part of Czechoslovakia. By destroying the enemy South of Krakow, 4thUA helped soviet troops that were moving from the South towards Warsaw-Berlin direction. In Spring ofl945, as a result of Moravsko-Ostravskoy operation 4thUA liberated Moravska-Ostravskiy industrial district from German-fascists and prepared assistance for moving towards central part of Czechoslovakia. On May 6-11, 4thUA took
part in Prague operation of 1945. The outcome of the operation was destroying German Army as well as liberating Czechoslovakian territory and its capital, Prague. In June 1945
4thUA was deprecated. Its administration was used to form Prikarpaty Military Organization.

4thUA Commanders:
Army Commander F.I. Tolbuhin (Oct. 1943 - May 1944);
General - Colonel ?.E. Petrov (Aug. 1944 - March 1945). Starting from Oct. 26, 1944 was performing functions of the Army General;
Army General A.I. Eremenko (March - July 1945);
Member of Military Committee, General-Colonel E.A. Schadenko (Oct. 1943 - Jan.1944);
General-Major (General-Lieutenant as of 4/20/1944) N.E. Subbotin (Jan - May 1944);
General-Colonel L.Z. Mehlis (Aug 1944 - Jul 1945);
Commander of headquarters General-Lieutenant S.S. Biruzov (Oct 1943 - May 1944);
General-Lieutenant F.K. Korzhenevich (May 1944, Aug 1944 - Apr 1945);
General-Colonel L.M. Sandalov (Apr - Jul 1945).

References:
Biruzov. S.S. Surovye Gody. 1941-1945. M., 1966.
Also, 1st Ukrainian Army Front Group literature.
A.C. Galitsan.