| 36th Army | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1 August 1941 – 1992 |
| Country | USSR, Russian Federation |
| Allegiance | Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
| Branch | Soviet Ground Forces, Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Field Army |
| Part of |
Trans-Baikal Military District Transbaikal Front Zabaikalsk-Amur Military District |
| Battle honours | Khingan-Mukden operation |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel-General A.A.Luchinsky |
The 36th Army was a military formation of the Red Army and Soviet Ground Forces. It participated in the protection of the state border of the USSR Trans-Baikal and Soviet-Japanese War.
History[]
Formed in July 1941 and Transbaikal Military District based on 12th Rifle Corps. Originally it consisted of the following military units:
- 65th Rifle Division
- 93rd Rifle Division
- 94th Rifle Division
- 114th Rifle Division
- 31st Fortified Region
- 32nd Fortified Region
- Number of artillery and other units
In September 1941 it was included in the Transbaikal Front, and it includes defending the USSR state border in Baikal. In August e 1945 and participated in Mukden Khingan-operation, as follows:
- 2nd Rifle Corps
- 86th Rifle Corps
- 293rd Infantry Division
- 298th Infantry Division
- 31st fortified
- 32nd fortified
- Number of tanks, artillery and other units and units
It was disbanded in 1992.
Command[]
- 'Command:'
- Major-General, the October 1943 Lieutenant General Fomenko SS (June 1941 – June 1945);
- Lieutenant General, from September 1945 Colonel-General A.A.Luchinsky (June 1945 – to the end of Soviet-Japanese War).
References[]
- 36th Army (Russian)
- entry lists and units of the Red Army in the active army in 1939–45. (Russian)
- Battle of the troops of the Far East on August 1, 1945
- Battle of the troops of the Far East on September 3, 1945
- defeat of the Kwantung Army
References[]
- The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941–1945: A Brief History. – Moscow: Military Publishing, 1984.
- Lucinschi AA, "Zabaykaltsy on the Hills of Manchuria", "AUIAB" 1971, № 8.
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