955:, but on 01.07.1941, was reassigned to the 19th Army. Most parts of the division remained on peacetime levels of equipment, and suffered shortages. For example, the nominal demand for motor vehicles on 03.07.1941 was 80%. For these reasons, the division remained raising its readiness near Rzhev, where Glantz notes it was to 'support the newly formed reserve armies' (BD p. 92). An exception was the 102nd Tank Regiment, which commanded by the 23rd Mechanized Corps was directed at
1139:, but disbanded or destroyed by end of July 1941. The corps was reformed in November 1942 under the same name, but with a different organizational structure. In January 1943, the 6th Mechanized Corps was granted "Guards" status and became the 5th Guards Mechanized Corps. It was renamed the 5th Guards Mechanized Division in 1945 and after a brief period as 53rd Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1957 to 1965, subsequently the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1965 and served with
22:
1074:. Became 1st Guards Mechanised Division in July 1945. Became 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division on 25 June 1957. It was converted into the 2nd Guards Training Motor Rifle Division on 4 May 1962, 16th Guards Training Motor Rifle Division on 17 November 1964, then 100th Guards Training Motor Rifle Division on 3 November 1967.
721:, but disbanded or destroyed by end of July 1941. Reformed in November 1942, and in January 1943 converted into 5th Guards Mech Corps, which became 5th Guards Mech Division after the war, and after a brief period as 53rd Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1957 to 1965, became 5th Guards MRD and served with
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In 1931–1935, the Red Army adopted light, medium, and later heavy tanks of different types. By the beginning of the 1936, it already had four mechanised corps, six separate mechanised brigades, six separate tank regiments, fifteen mechanised regiments within cavalry divisions and considerable number
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to the conclusion that the mechanised corps formations were too cumbersome. A decision was taken to disband them in
November 1939, and to distribute their units among infantry. This was a mistake, as the success of German panzer divisions in France showed, and in May 1940 Voroshilov was replaced by
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until the end of the war. Took part in the clearing of left and right bank
Ukraine, Lvov-Sandomir, Sandomir-Silesia, Lower Silesia, Berlin, and Prague offensives. In 1944 gained the names Zhitomir and Kiev as honorifics. Became 9th Mechanised Division, then 82nd Motor Rifle Division, before being
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tanks. Both of these formations, having more than 350 of the T-34 plus KV-1, could be reasonably expected to break through any German Panzer Corps of the time, not to say Army Corps. Such estimation is based on sheer number of concentrated tanks, their main armament, the thickness of their armor,
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The 37 mm cannon found in majority of German tanks and majority of German infantry divisions could not be reasonably expected to penetrate either T-34 or KV-1 front or side armor in combat conditions. To attempt to inflict any damage on these Soviet tanks, cannon larger than 37 mm was needed; in
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That being said, during the war against the Axis, all mechanised corps stationed in frontline areas were destroyed during the early phase of the invasion of the Soviet Union (including 4th and 6th), and less than a month after the attack, the Red Army formally abolished the
Mechanised Corps as a
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born in Pontus of Greek parents and
Konstantin Kalinovsky elaborated the principles of combat use of armored units, which envisioned a large-scale use of tanks in different situations in cooperation with various army units. In the mid-1930s, these ideas found their reflection in the so-called
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In June 1941 there were twenty-nine mechanised corps in various stages of formation. The plan was for each of them to have about 36,000 men and 1,000 tanks, and a few approached that strength level by the time war with
Germany broke out. Of this number, two formations especially stood out:
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of tank battalions and companies. The creation of mechanised and tank units marked the dawn of a new branch of armed forces, which would be called armored forces. In 1937, the
Central Directorate of Mechanization and Motorization was renamed to Directorate of Automotive Armored Units (
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on 1 July 1941. Consisted of 13th and 17th Tank
Divisions and the 109th Mechanised Division. 126th Corps Artillery Regiment and the 112th Separate Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion. Disbanded August 1941, reformed in Nov 1942, and in Sept 1944 converted to 9th Guards Mechanised
325:. On 22 June 1941 each of these was fully formed, armed with more than 900 operational tanks, and stationed not further than 100–300 kilometers from the border. Considering the armor qualities, each of these formations had a substantial concentration of the
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which had been sent to
Afghanistan. The division's 15th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment was left behind, and was replaced by a new 1213th Motor Rifle Regiment, activated in Termez. Disbanded in March 1989 and parts absorbed by returning 108th Motor Rifle
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in June 1941. Disbanded in August. Reformed August 1942. Circa 1946 became 1st
Mechanised Division, and after a brief period as 19th Motor Rifle Division in 1965 became 35th Motor Rifle Division. Served much of the Cold War with 20th Guards Army in
356:, and designed as a true combined-arms formation with a good balance of armor, infantry, and artillery. Mechanised corps were not to be used in breakthrough battles, but only in the exploitation phase of an operation. They shared with the new
601:
The listing and data here are drawn from Keith E. Bonn, Slaughterhouse: Handbook of the
Eastern Front, Aberjona Press, Bedford, PA, 2005, and V.I. Feskov et al., The Soviet Army during the Period of the Cold War, Tomsk University Press,
308:, although the degree of staffing they had significantly varied. However, there was not enough time before the German attack in June 1941 to reform the mechanised corps units fully and for them to reach their former efficiency.
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a four-manoeuvre-brigade structure – three mechanised brigades and one tank brigade, plus an anti-tank regiment, artillery, and other support units. The new tank corps had three tank brigades and one mechanised brigade.
232:. That same year, the Red Army established the Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army (which existed up until 1998 as the Military Academy of Armored Units named after
1196:(Third Formation) on 12 September 1944. Became 9th Guards Mechanised Division by October 1945, then 9th Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1957. The division was disbanded on 1 November 1958 while serving with the
1182:. In April 1944 awarded 'Carpathian' honorific. On 10 June 1945, it became the 8th Guards Mechanised Division. Converted into the 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1957, serving with 1st Guards Tank Army in
223:
In 1930, the First Mechanised Brigade had its own tank regiment of 110 tanks. The formation of two mechanized corps was authorized in 1932. The first two corps formed were the 11th Mechanized Corps in the
197:, 'Small Convoy 1'). In 1929, it established the Central Directorate for Mechanisation and Motorisation of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. Tanks became a part of the mechanised corps at this point.
303:
The decision was reversed, and on 6 July 1940 the NKO ordered the formation of nine new mechanised corps, and in February and March 1941, began forming an additional 20. By June 1941, 29 existed in the
352:) authorized the formation of a new type of mechanised corps which was to become the main operational mechanised formation for the remainder of the war. They were about the same size as a German
1854:
Evgeniĭ Drig, Механизированные корпуса РККА в бою : история автобронетанковых войск Красной Армии в 1940–1941 годах /,АСТ : Транзиткнига, Moskva : AST : Tranzitkniga, 2005.
1094:– formed from the 28th Tank Corps on 18 December 1942. Converted into the 3rd Guards Mechanised Division in November 1945. Became 47th Guards Motor Rifle Division 1957 and disbanded in 1959.
1154:
656:, and 15th Mechanised Division. The corps was lightly involved until about the middle of July, when it was heavily engaged. By 7–8 August, the 2nd Mechanised Corps was totally destroyed.
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reserve in 1941 (21st, 24th TDs). Second establishment became 10th Mechanised Division after war, 84th MRD in 1957, 121st MRD in 1965, and finally 121st MRTD in the
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The formation was seen as very tank-heavy, lacking sufficient infantry or artillery to support the tank formations. The 1942 order of battle was much more flexible.
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897:
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of Reserve Front, and 51st Tank Division having been redesignated (possibly as 108th or 110th Tank Division.) 51st Tank Division's prewar headquarters was at
1167:– formed from the 2nd Mechanised Corps on 26 July 1943. Honorifics "Kuzbass-Nezhin". Converted into the 7th Guards Mechanised Division on 10 June 1945 with
1080:– formed Nov 1942 in Tambov region. Assigned in sequence to the Stalingrad, Southern, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts. 1945 took part in the Budapest,
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Barbarossa Derailed: The German Advance to Smolensk, the Encirclement Battle, and the First and Second Soviet Counteroffensives, 10 July – 24 August 1941
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During this time, and based on the experience of the Civil War with its sweeping movements of horse-mobile formations, Soviet military theorists such as
39:
959:, where it participated in the 10 July 1941 unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the enemy from the bridgehead on the eastern part of the city (see
773:. Destroyed in battle or disbanded. Reestablished August 1943. After war became 8th Mechanized Division, then 28th Tank Division, serving in the
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their actual failure rate, the eventual losses to aircraft, and normal scheduled maintenance. What it does not count are human-related factors.
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Soviet Order of Battle in World War II Vol 1: The Deadly Beginning: Soviet Tank, Mechanized, Motorized Divisions and Tank Brigades of 1940–1942
1027:. By September the 104th and 105th TDs became the 145th and 146th Tank Brigades, respectively, and then in October the corps was destroyed at
1984:
86:
1084:, Prague, and Vienna operations. Became 2nd Guards Mechanised Division after the war, and then c. 1957 became 19th Guards Tank Division in
139:
1157:– formed on 17 June 1943 from the 3rd Guards Motor Rifle Division. Converted into the 6th Guards Mechanised Division on 10 June 1945 with
58:
1334:
939:. Does not appear to have fought as a formation. By 1 August 1941, the corps appears to have been dispersed, with 48th Tank Division in
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1067:
65:
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1989:
72:
1404:
1344:
240:
had his first major command as acting commanding officer of the 5th light Tank Brigade of the 45th Mechanized Corps in 1938.
1050:
1044:
1034:
1008:
994:
980:
966:
932:
917:
907:
879:
859:
841:
823:
813:
799:
54:
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models also had larger guns, with 60–207 tanks assigned to each German Panzer Corps. Solonin, 2007, pp. 102–103, 528–529.
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1091:
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699:
677:
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322:
318:
380:. The mechanised corps were converted to mechanised divisions relatively quickly after the war – by 1946 in most cases.
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1871:
1845:
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1307:
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983:– 50th TD eventually became 150th Tank Bn and was then destroyed at Vyazma in October 1941. 55th TD was destroyed at
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1947:
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mechanised corps. A further corps, the 10th Mechanised Corps, was formed in June 1945 and saw action during the
1268:– h & catid = 1:2009-12-27-11-21-03 & Itemid = 24 DIVISION FIVE: A short biography of Nikolai Starodymov
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A total of thirteen mechanised corps were formed during the war against the Axis nations, nine of them becoming
43:
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1054:
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703:
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8th Guards Mechanised Corps – formed from 3rd Mechanised Corps October 1943, after having taken part in the
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1161:. Became 6th Guards Motor Rifle Division on 30 April 1957 and 90th Guards Tank Division on 8 February 1985.
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79:
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229:
225:
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See also David Glantz, (2010). Barbarossa Derailed. Helion & Co, 2010. p. 92, and note 34 of p131.
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1100:– formed from 13th Tank Corps. Circa 1946 4th Guards Mechanised Division. Redesignated 5 June 1957 as
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formation type. Remaining tanks were concentrated in smaller formations that were easier to handle.
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and deep combat theories. From the second half of the 1920s, tank warfare development took place at
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The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces
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had drawn different conclusions from his own experience at Khalkhin Gol and from the other battles.
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Keith E. Bonn (ed), Slaughterhouse: Handbook of the Eastern Front, Aberjona Press, 2005, p.428, 430
1395:(in Polish). Tomasz Lisiecki (trans.) (1 ed.). Poznań, Poland: Dom Wydawniczy Rebis. pp.
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177:), later renamed to Central Armored Directorate and then once again to Chief Armored Directorate (
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Kulʹkov, Evgeniĭ Nikolaevich; Rzheshevskiĭ, Oleg Aleksandrovich; Shukman, Harold (2002-01-01).
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1037:– General Major V.V. Novikov, 6th Tank Division, 54th Tank Division, 236th Motorized Division,
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1953:
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856:, which was reorganised as a mechanised corps without a change of number in November 1942.
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835:
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123:
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LTG V.S. Golubovskiy. 58th Tank Division, 60th Tank Division, 239th Motorized Division.
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644:– On June 22, 1941, the 2nd Mechanised Corps was stationed in the Odessa district near
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1935:
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German Army Corps, 2 larger guns were assigned to some infantry regiments; the newest
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743:, under General Major V.I. Vinogradov. Comprised 14th and 18th Tank Divisions and
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1144:
1135:– formed from the 6th Mechanized Corps created in June 1940 and started war with
963:), along with the 220th Motor Rifle Division. (Source Ruwiki, 51st Tank Division)
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726:
237:
206:
186:
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146:) preceded the mechanised corps. They consisted of the autonomous armored units (
1015:. 53rd Tank Division, 221st Motorised Division under General Major I.E. Petrov.
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August 1941. Reformed August 1943. After the war converted to 7th Mech Div with
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1411:(the only English translations of Solonin's works seem to be, as of June 2011,
1001:, and 27th Motorcycle Regiment. North Caucasus Military District. Destroyed at
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in August 1941, and was reformed as the 8th and 14th Separate Tank Battalions.
696:. Disbanded August, but reformed in Sept 1942 and became 3rd Guards Mech Corps.
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1860:Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской
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1866:] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing.
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1549:[20th Mechanized Corps in the defense of Mogilev, summer 1941].
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Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013).
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9 Motorised Rifle Battalions and 1 Motorised Submachine Gun Battalion
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3 Motorized Artillery/Howitzer Regiments with 6 Artillery Battalions
372:. The 1st, 3rd, and 9th Guards Mechanised Corps were equipped with
21:
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The Initial Period of War on the Eastern Front, 22 June–August 1941
951:. With the outbreak of hostilities it was a part of a corps of the
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in the Western Front. Consisted of 25th and 31st Tank Division and
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1178:. From its formation to the end of the war, the Corps served with
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747:, plus 9th Motorcycle Regiment. Disbanded and staff used to form
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852:. Disbanded August 1941. This corps should not be confused with
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22 czerwca 1941 czyli Jak zaczęła się Wielka Wojna ojczyźniana
680:– formed Jan 41 and began war, under command of General Major
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4 Motorized Rifle Regiments with 12 Motorized Rifle Battalions
283:(1939–1940). But these operations and also observation of the
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Soviet armored units gained some combat experience during the
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248:) and then to Chief Directorate of Automotive Armored Units (
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1950:– Article on the development of Red Army armoured formations
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1171:. Became 11th Guards Motor Rifle Division on 30 April 1957.
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http://niehorster.org/012_ussr/41_organ/corps_mech/mc.html
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in June 1941. Reformed Oct 1942 and became 8 GMC Oct 1943.
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Soviet Army Order of Battle in WWII June to December 1941
787:; disbanded Aug 1941. Reformed August 1943; assigned to
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June 1941. Was encircled & largely destroyed at the
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Niehorster listing of Mechanised Corps on 22 June 1941
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1959:
Article on the History of Red Army Mechanized Forces
158:. The country did not have its own tanks during the
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Dupuy Institute Forum Discussion on Tank/Mech Corps
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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480:1,031 Tanks (420 T-34s, 126 KVs, 485 Light tanks)
126:armoured formation used prior to the beginning of
185:received its first light tanks, assembled at the
1976:
783:– formed November 1940. Started Barbarossa with
1339:. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. pp. 7–8.
969:– comprised 45th and 49th Tank Divisions &
260:, one of the generals shot in June 1937 in the
134:Pre-war development of Soviet mechanised forces
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1023:had been 'disbanded', according to Glantz in
826:– formed March 1941. Started Barbarossa with
761:– July 1940 – August 1941 in Kiev Special MD/
346:In September 1942, the General Headquarters (
228:and the 45th Mechanized Corps, formed in the
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1309:Stalin and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939–1940
755:in the Far East, but then disbanded in 1957.
1936:Axis History Forum discussion on Mech Corps
1602:Glantz, Stumbling Colossus, Table 8.5, 231.
1359:Joseph Page, Tim Bean, Will Fowler (2002):
820:. Active March–August 1941, then disbanded.
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991:was destroyed at Chernigov in August 1941.
189:. In 1928, it began the production of the
130:and reintroduced during the war, in 1942.
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1698:"6-й гвардейский механизированный корпус"
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997:– included 52nd and 56th Tank Divisions,
169:established the Soviet of Armored Units (
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717:– formed June 1940 and started war with
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486:5 Tank Regiments with 20 Tank Battalions
384:Composition of a mechanised corps (1941)
1786:[9th Guards Mechanised Corps].
1740:[7th Guards Mechanised Corps].
1700:[6th Guards Mechanized Corps].
1626:[1st Guards Mechanised Corps].
250:Glavnoye avtobronetankovoye upravleniye
142:, the term armored forces (thus called
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1964:Tank equipment of 1940–1941 Mech Corps
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910:– formed March 1941. Destroyed in the
882:– formed March 1941. Destroyed in the
844:– formed March 1941. Started war with
586:3 Tank Regiments and 3 Tank Battalions
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1481:Combat Composition of the Soviet Army
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1116:. On 15 February 1980 transferred to
287:, led People’s Commissar for Defence
1985:Mechanized corps of the Soviet Union
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1258:Glantz, Stumbling Colossus, 116–117.
546:1 Motorized Submachine Gun Battalion
55:"Mechanised corps" Soviet Union
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
1685:4th Guards Motorised Rifle Division
1495:
1366:
1112:. On 17 December 1964 redesignated
935:– 48th and 51st Tank Divisions and
549:1 Anti-aircraft Machine Gun Company
526:1 Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Company
13:
1929:Zaloga, Steven & Ness, Leland
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1070:– formed 24 October 1942 from the
834:& was disbanded following the
14:
2001:
1941:
1506:[17th Mechanized Corps].
1184:Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
341:
311:
1279:Bean, Tim; Fowler, Will (2002).
1102:63rd Guards Motor Rifle Division
1053:– active March–June 1941 in the
765:, including 12th Tank Division,
592:3 Motorised Artillery Battalions
407:Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
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1502:Drig, Yevgeny (18 March 2009).
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1114:4th Guards Motor Rifle Division
1039:Transcaucasus Military District
1017:Central Asian Military District
920:– formed March 1941. Fought in
745:1st Moscow Motor Rifle Division
597:List of Soviet mechanised corps
31:needs additional citations for
1990:Army corps of the Soviet Union
1971:Niehorster on Mechanised Corps
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975:Kiev Special Military District
924:June 1941. Disbanded Aug 1941.
466:1 Motorized Engineer Battalion
246:Avtobronetankovoye upravleniye
179:Glavnoye bronevoye upravleniye
1:
1910:Russian Tanks of World War II
1361:Russian Tanks of World War II
1282:Russian Tanks of World War II
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1202:Transbaikal Military District
1120:, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast,
862:– activated March 1941. With
808:Far Eastern Military District
775:Belorussian Military District
704:Transbaikal Military District
606:, 2004 (mostly pages 71–75).
256:. This was carried out under
165:In January 1918, the Russian
1948:"Through the Furnace of War"
1838:Citadel: The Battle of Kursk
1510:(in Russian). Archived from
1504:"17 механизированный корпус"
1219:Cavalry corps (Soviet Union)
749:16th Army (Second Formation)
511:3 Motorized Rifle Battalions
432:Motorized Artillery Regiment
370:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
220:was allowed to participate.
7:
1830:Sources and further reading
1545:Borisenko, Nikolai (2005).
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1190:9th Guards Mechanised Corps
1165:7th Guards Mechanised Corps
1155:6th Guards Mechanised Corps
1133:5th Guards Mechanised Corps
1122:Turkestan Military District
1098:4th Guards Mechanised Corps
1092:3rd Guards Mechanised Corps
1078:2nd Guards Mechanised Corps
1068:1st Guards Mechanised Corps
619:Leningrad Military District
572:1 Rocket Launcher Battalion
426:2 Motorized Rifle Regiments
398:Motorized Howitzer Regiment
230:Ukrainian Military District
226:Leningrad Military District
10:
2006:
1894:. Philadelphia: Casemate.
1224:Rifle corps (Soviet Union)
1126:108th Motor Rifle Division
1055:Far East Military District
866:June 1941. Disbanded July.
816:– started Barbarossa with
613:– formed January 1941, at
1888:Glantz, David M. (2010).
1687:, accessed February 2015.
1470:2nd Mechanised Corps 1941
1451:Feskov et al., 2004, p.48
1229:Tank corps (Soviet Union)
1072:1st Guards Rifle Division
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937:220th Mechanised Division
912:Battle of Białystok–Minsk
884:Battle of Białystok–Minsk
792:disbanded in 1958 in the
763:Soviet Southwestern Front
702:– started the war in the
181:). In December 1920, the
1908:Page, J. and Bean, Tim,
1553:(in Russian). No. 3
1399:–150, 166–170, 528–529.
1086:Southern Group of Forces
1021:221st Motorized Division
989:219th Motorized Division
971:216th Motorised Division
850:208th Motorised Division
832:Baltic Military District
741:Moscow Military District
668:Baltic Military District
642:Odessa Military District
569:1 Anti-aircraft Regiment
517:1 Antitank Rifle Company
514:1 Submachine Gun Company
444:Reconnaissance Battalion
395:Motorized Rifle Regiment
1333:Martínez (2010-09-22).
771:7th Mechanized Division
560:3 Assault Gun Regiments
195:Malyy Soprovozhdeniya 1
171:Sovet bronevykh chastey
1840:. New York: Sarpedon.
1551:Mogilev Search Gazette
1110:Kiev Military District
694:Kiev Military District
563:1 Motorcycle Battalion
529:1 Pioneer Mine Company
505:3 Mechanised Brigades
441:Antiaircraft Battalion
404:Antiaircraft Battalion
273:Battle of Khalkhin Gol
202:Vladimir Triandafillov
1931:The Red Army Handbook
1836:Cross, Robin (1993).
1413:these online chapters
1051:30th Mechanised Corps
1045:29th Mechanised Corps
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800:10th Mechanized Corps
739:– started war in the
623:Soviet Northern Front
523:1 Artillery Battalion
460:1 Motorcycle Regiment
423:1 Motorized Division
413:Maintenance Battalion
269:Battle of Lake Khasan
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1194:5th Mechanised Corps
1180:1st Guards Tank Army
1169:4th Guards Tank Army
1159:4th Guards Tank Army
999:103rd Rifle Division
789:3rd Guards Tank Army
781:9th Mechanised Corps
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660:3rd Mechanised Corps
634:2nd Mechanised Corps
611:1st Mechanised Corps
323:6th Mechanized Corps
258:Marshal Tukhachevsky
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1662:, pp. 162–164.
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922:Battle of Raseiniai
836:Battle of Raseiniai
796:, still with 3 GTA.
672:Battle of Raseiniai
429:Light Tank Regiment
1192:– formed from the
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888:Battle of Smolensk
767:34th Tank Division
654:16th Tank Division
650:11th Tank Division
520:1 Mortar Battalion
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438:Antitank Battalion
294:Marshal Timoshenko
289:Marshal Voroshilov
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1771:Feskov et al 2013
1761:Bonn, 2005, p.351
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1508:mechcorps.rkka.ru
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1013:9th Tank Division
977:on June 22, 1941.
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