11th Army (Soviet Union)

11th Army
11-я армия
ActiveSeptember 1939 – December 1943
CountrySoviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeCombined arms
SizeField army
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Pavel Kurochkin

The 11th Army (Russian: 11-я армия) was an army of the Red Army during World War II. The army was formed in the Belarusian Special Military District (BSMD) in 1939 from the former Minsk Army Group. It fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland, the Baltic Operation, the Demyansk Pocket, and the Battle of Kursk. The army disbanded in December 1943.