29th Army was formed in July, 1941 in Moskovsk military district on the basis of 30-th shooting case. 252-nd, 254-th and 256-th shooting divisions, a number(line) of separate parts have been included in its(her) structure 245-th. Entered into Front of reserve armies and Staraya Russa, Демянск, Ostashkov, Селижарово conducted defensive works on a boundary. Since July, 21st, 1941 it is included in the Western front in structure of which participated in Smolensk battle, conducted defensive fights in area to the south of the city of Toropets and on left I protect Volga on a site Rzhev, Старица. In structure of Western, since October, 17th of fronts Kalininskogo participated in Калининской defensive, Калининской, Ржевско - Вяземской 1942 and Ржевско - Сычёвской offensive operations. From the end of August, 1942 the army defended the borrowed(occupied) boundaries on the left coast of Volga. In the beginning of February, 1943 of its(her) army are transferred(transmitted) in 5-th and 20-th armies, and management is turned on formation of 1-st tank army. 
 Commanders: 
I.I.Maslennikov (July - on December, 11th 1941), the general-lieutenant; 
Century I.Shvetsov (on December, 12th 1941 - September 1942), the general-major; 
. Item Zhuravlyov (September 1942 - January 1943), the general-major.