Soviet 11th Army

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11th Soviet Red Army
Image:Red Army in Tiflis; Feb 25 1921.jpg Soldiers of the 11th Red Army entering Georgia's capital of Tiflis in February 1921
Active
Country	Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus, Georgia, and Armenia
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Commanders
Notable commanders	Pavel Kurochkin

The 11th Army of the Worker's and Peasant's Red Army (RKKA) was a unit of the then newly created Russian Red Army. It was deployed by the Bolsheviks in October 1918 as a subdivision of the Southern Front. In February 1919 it was dissolved and was again deployed in March 1919 as a subdivision of the Caspian-Caucasian Front.

During the Russian Civil War it fought against the White troops of General Anton Denikin's Volunteer Army in the western part of the North Caucasus. In April 1920 it entered into Azerbaijan, in May 1920 into Iran, Armenia in December 1920 and finally invading Georgia in February 1921. In May 1921 the army lost its name and was integrated into the Caucasian Front.

The military leaders of the 11th Army were in 1921: V.P. Raspopov, J.P. Butyagin, M.I. Vasilenko, M.K. Levandovski and A.I. Gekker. Military decisions were supervised by the Army's Council of War. Its members were in 1921: Sergey Kirov, Valerian Kuybyshev, J.P. Butyagin, K.A. Mekhonoshin, Sokolov, J.I. Vesnik, Lukin, B.D. Mikhailov, Kvirkeliya, S.S. Eliava, J.I. Vesnik and P.I. Kushner.

In 1939 a new 11th Army was deployed in the Baltic Special Military District. It participated in military operations as part of the Soviet North-Western Front west and south-western of Kaunas and Vilnius. In 1942 and 1943 it participated in attacks against the Wehrmacht near Solzy and Starya Rusa and in the Dmyansk Operation. In summer and fall 1943 it was part of the Western and Bryansk Front, fought in the Battle of Kursk. In December 1943 the 11th Army was dissolved, with the military personnel being integrated into other Soviet armies.

The commanders of the 11th Army that was deplayed in 1939 were W. I. Morosov, P. A. Kurtoshkin, A. I. Lopatin and I. I. Fedyuninski. Pavel Kurochkin commanded the 11th Army from November 1942 to March 1943 for a period, which also included time in command of the 34th Army.