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The '''11th Cavalry Corps''' of the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[Red Army]] was a [[Cavalry corps (Red Army)|cavalry corps]] active during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. |
The '''11th Cavalry Corps''' of the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[Red Army]] was a [[Cavalry corps (Red Army)|cavalry corps]] active during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. |
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| − | It was created on 12 January 1942 at |
+ | It was created on 12 January 1942 at Kalinin Oblast.<ref>''Perechen No.4'', p. 121.</ref> General Grigory Timofejev took command.<ref>Bonn, Keith E. ''Slaughterhouse: Handbook of the Eastern Front''. Bedford, PA: Aberjona Press, 2005, p. 347</ref> |
==Second World War== |
==Second World War== |
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| − | On January 12, 1942, the '''11th Cavalry Corps''' passed the breakthrough sector of [[39th Army (Soviet Union)|39th Army]], raided the far rear of the German [[Army Group Centre]] alongside the west of the |
+ | On January 12, 1942, the '''11th Cavalry Corps''' passed the breakthrough sector of [[39th Army (Soviet Union)|39th Army]], raided the far rear of the German [[Army Group Centre]] alongside the west of the Rzhev-[[Sychevka]]-Vyazma traffic line. On January 26, 1942, the Cavalry Corps cut the Vyazma-Smolensk road on the west of Vyazma, kept contact with the [[33rd Army (Soviet Union)|33rd Army]], the pioneering of [[Western Front]], on the south-west of Vyazma, completed its campaign mission to envelop the Vyazma City. |
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| ⚫ | From February to June 1942, the Cavalry Corps with 39th Army insisted defending the salient in the vicinity between [[Bely, Tver Oblast|Bely]] and [[Kholm-Zhirkovsky (urban locality)|Kholm-Zhirkovsky]], which is nearly encircled by German troops, only a narrow corridor between Bely and [[Olenino]] to the main forces of [[Kalinin Front]] remained. |
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| ⚫ | From February to June 1942, the Cavalry Corps with 39th Army insisted defending the salient in the vicinity between [[Bely, Tver Oblast|Bely]] and [[Kholm-Zhirkovsky (urban locality)|Kholm-Zhirkovsky]], which is nearly encircled by German troops, only a narrow corridor between Bely and [[Olenino]] to the main forces of [[Kalinin Front]] remained. |
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On July 2, 1942, the [[9th Army (Wehrmacht)|9th Army]] of Germany launched the [[Operation Seydlitz]], which is called '''Holme-Zhirkovskaya defensive operation''' by the Soviet Union, to eliminate the salient in the vicinity between Bely and Kholm-Zhirkovsky and annihilate the 39th Army and 11th Cavalry Corps. Intense fighting carried on to July 17, and the last resistance extinguished on July 23. After that, the unit designation of 11th Cavalry Corps was annulled in August 1942. |
On July 2, 1942, the [[9th Army (Wehrmacht)|9th Army]] of Germany launched the [[Operation Seydlitz]], which is called '''Holme-Zhirkovskaya defensive operation''' by the Soviet Union, to eliminate the salient in the vicinity between Bely and Kholm-Zhirkovsky and annihilate the 39th Army and 11th Cavalry Corps. Intense fighting carried on to July 17, and the last resistance extinguished on July 23. After that, the unit designation of 11th Cavalry Corps was annulled in August 1942. |
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==Orders of Battle== |
==Orders of Battle== |
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*[[18th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union)]] (1934-1942) |
*[[18th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union)]] (1934-1942) |
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* ''Perecheni No.4, Command of Corps which were a part of the active Army during the years of the Great Patriotic War 1941-45'', Supplement to the direction of the General Staff for year 1956 No.168780, Moscow, 1956 |
* ''Perecheni No.4, Command of Corps which were a part of the active Army during the years of the Great Patriotic War 1941-45'', Supplement to the direction of the General Staff for year 1956 No.168780, Moscow, 1956 |
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*Murphy, David E. "'Operation Ring': The Black Berets in Azerbaijan." The Journal of Soviet Military Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, March 1992. |
*Murphy, David E. "'Operation Ring': The Black Berets in Azerbaijan." The Journal of Soviet Military Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, March 1992. |
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[[Category:Cavalry Corps (Soviet Union)|011]] |
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Revision as of 03:07, 10 December 2019
| 11th Cavalry Corps | |
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| Active | Jan-Jul 1942 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Role | Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | battles of Rzhev |
The 11th Cavalry Corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a cavalry corps active during the Second World War.
It was created on 12 January 1942 at Kalinin Oblast.[1] General Grigory Timofejev took command.[2]
Second World War
On January 12, 1942, the 11th Cavalry Corps passed the breakthrough sector of 39th Army, raided the far rear of the German Army Group Centre alongside the west of the Rzhev-Sychevka-Vyazma traffic line. On January 26, 1942, the Cavalry Corps cut the Vyazma-Smolensk road on the west of Vyazma, kept contact with the 33rd Army, the pioneering of Western Front, on the south-west of Vyazma, completed its campaign mission to envelop the Vyazma City.
From February to June 1942, the Cavalry Corps with 39th Army insisted defending the salient in the vicinity between Bely and Kholm-Zhirkovsky, which is nearly encircled by German troops, only a narrow corridor between Bely and Olenino to the main forces of Kalinin Front remained. On July 2, 1942, the 9th Army of Germany launched the Operation Seydlitz, which is called Holme-Zhirkovskaya defensive operation by the Soviet Union, to eliminate the salient in the vicinity between Bely and Kholm-Zhirkovsky and annihilate the 39th Army and 11th Cavalry Corps. Intense fighting carried on to July 17, and the last resistance extinguished on July 23. After that, the unit designation of 11th Cavalry Corps was annulled in August 1942.
Campaign history
- Kalinin Front January–July 1942
- Sychevka-Vyazma offensive operation as a mobile group of Kalinin Front in 1942
- Holme-Zhirkovskaya defensive operation July 2–23, 1942
Orders of Battle
- 18th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) (1934-1942)
- 24th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) (1935-1943)
- 82nd Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) (1941-1942)
Commanders of the 11th Cavalry Corps
- General Grigory Timofejev (January 1942 - May 1942)
- Colonel, from July 1942, Major General Sergei Vladimirovich Sokolov (May 1942 - August 1942).
References
Sources
- Glants, D.M. (1), Soviet Military Deception in the Second World War, Frank Cass, London, 1989
- Glantz, D.M. (2), Companion to Colossus Reborn: key documents and statistics, University of Kansas2005
- Perecheni No.4, Command of Corps which were a part of the active Army during the years of the Great Patriotic War 1941-45, Supplement to the direction of the General Staff for year 1956 No.168780, Moscow, 1956
- Murphy, David E. "'Operation Ring': The Black Berets in Azerbaijan." The Journal of Soviet Military Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, March 1992.
The original article can be found at 11th Cavalry Corps (Soviet Union) and the edit history here.