Volkhov Front

Volkhov Front (1st formation)
Active	17 December 1941 – 23 April 1942
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Type	Front
Role	Offensive
Size	six Combined Arms Armies, one Air Army, three Corps
Engagements	Relief of the Siege of Leningrad
Commanders
Notable commanders	Marshal of the Soviet Union Kirill Meretskov

Volkhov Front (2nd formation)
Active	9.6.42 - 15.2.44
Country	USSR
Branch	Combined Arms
Type	Front
Role	Offensive
Size	six Combined Arms Armies, one Air Army, three Corps
Engagements	relief of the Siege of Leningrad
Commanders
Notable commanders	Marshal of the Soviet Union K.A.Meretskov

Marshal of the Soviet Union

The Volkhov Front (Russian: Волховский фронт) was a major formation of the Red Army during the first period of the Second World War. It was formed as an expediency of an early attempt to halt the advance of the Wehrmacht Army Group North in its offensive thrust towards Leningrad. Initially the front operated to the south of Leningrad, with its flank on Lake Ladoga.

The Volkhov Front was formed on 17 December 1941 from the left wing of the Leningrad Front and elements of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command (Stavka Reserve) during the conduct of the Tikhvin Offensive operation under the command of the General of Army Kirill Meretskov, with General Grigory Stelmakh (former commander of the 4th Army) as Chief of Staff and Army Commissar 1st Rank A.I.Zaporozhets. Initially Sokolov's 26th Army (later 2nd Shock Army) and Galanin's 59th Armies were allocated to the Front's formation. The Front also included Meretskov's 4th Army and Klykov's 52nd Army. The Front's air support was provided by the 14th Air Army (Russian: 14-я воздушная армия) of General-Major I.P. Zhuravlev. The 8th Army that was formed in early January was also added to the Front. Initially the Front held a frontage of 250 km. The Front's neighbouring formations were the 54th Army of the Leningrad Front (later incorporated into the Volkbov Front) and the 11th Army of the North-Western Front.

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