A new 1st Guards Rifle Corps was formed on 31 December 1941. Its first commander, Col.
Afanasy Gryaznov, was appointed the same day; he would be promoted to major general ten days later. As of 1 February it was under the direct command of
Northwestern Front, with the following units in its order of battle: •
7th Guards Rifle Division • 14th, 15th, 52nd Rifle Brigades • 72nd Naval Rifle Brigade • 203rd, 204th and 205th Ski Brigades • 878th Corps Artillery Regiment (re-designated 37th Guards Artillery Regiment later that month, with 4 batteries of 4
122mm guns each.) The Corps saw action around the
Demyansk Pocket for most of 1942, with a number of rifle brigades under command, but also with 7th Guards Rifle and 37th Guards Artillery under command as well. In October the Corps headquarters went into the
Reserve of the Supreme High Command, where it was assigned to the 1st Reserve Army, which later became the
2nd Guards Army. For the duration of the war it served as an administrative command, with no assigned support units. ==References==