 On 1 July 1951 the Arkhangelsk Military District was renamed the Belomorsky Military District with headquarters at Arkhangelsk.The new Belomorsky Military District controlled troops in the territory of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Vologda Oblast, the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.In April 1956 it was disbanded and headquarters became 44th Special Rifle Corps.