| 11th Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| 11-й армейский корпус | |
| Active | 1 April 2016–Present |
| Country |
 Russian Federation |
| Type | Operational Formation |
| Size | Army Corps |
| Part of | Western Military District |
| Corps HQ | Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast |
The 11th Army Corps, (Russian: 11-й армейский корпус, romanized: 11-y Armeyskiy Korpus) is a tactical formation of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy, formed in 2016 as part of the Baltic Fleet, in the Western Military District.
The corps is located in Kaliningrad Oblast, with its headquarters in the city of Gusev.[1]
Formation[]
The corps was formed on 1 April 2016, and operates from Kaliningrad Oblast. Its first commander was Yuri Yarovitsky.[1]
Composition[]
- Headquarters staff (Gusev)[1]
- 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division (Gusev and Sovetsk)[2][3]
- 244th Artillery Brigade (Kaliningrad)
- 152nd Guards Rocket Brigade (Chernyakhovsk)
- 7th Independent Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Kaliningrad)
- 22nd Independent Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kaliningrad)
- 46th Independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Gusev)[4][5]
- 40th Independent Command Battalion (Gusev)
Commanders[]
- Major-General Yuri Yarovitsky (2016 - 2020)
- Major-General Andrey Ruzinsky (Since August 2020)[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Командующий БФ вручил штандарт командиру армейского корпуса в Гусеве" (in ru). gusev-online.ru. 8 May 2020. https://gusev-online.ru/news/obshestvo/19235-komandujuschij-bf-vruchil-shtandart-komandiru-armejskogo-korpusa-v-guseve.html.
- ↑ "Замминистра обороны РФ генерал-полковник Андрей Картаполов вручил историческое знамя мотострелковой дивизии армейского корпуса БФ" (in ru). Ministry of Defence (Russia). 3 March 2021. https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12347032@egNews.
- ↑ "В Калининградской области продолжается строительство и модернизация инфраструктуры военных городков армейского корпуса Балтийского флота" (in ru). Ministry of Defence (Russia). 29 January 2021. https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12341318@egNews.
- ↑ "Создание 11-го армейского корпуса позволит при необходимости быстро нарастить группировку войск в Калининградской области - источник" (in ru). militarynews.ru. 6 July 2016. https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=418358&lang=RU.
- ↑ "В Калининградской области военные отрабатывают общевойсковую операцию" (in ru). rossaprimavera.ru. 17 October 2019. https://rossaprimavera.ru/news/1490cc46.
- ↑ "Командующий Балтийским флотом представил личному составу нового командира армейского корпуса" (in ru). Ministry of Defence (Russia). 17 August 2020. https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12305914@egNews.
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