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The '''79th Rifle Corps''' was a tactical headquarters of the [[Red Army]] in [[World War II]]. The corps appears on the Soviet order of battle in August 1943<ref>Soviet General Staff Order of Battle for 1 August 1943</ref> as a command with no troops assigned, and subordinated to the Urals Military District. Subsequently, the headquarters spent time with the [[20th Army (Soviet Union)|20th]] and [[21st Army (Soviet Union)|21st]] Armies before being subordinated for the rest of the war to the [[3rd Shock Army]]. |
The '''79th Rifle Corps''' was a tactical headquarters of the [[Red Army]] in [[World War II]]. The corps appears on the Soviet order of battle in August 1943<ref>Soviet General Staff Order of Battle for 1 August 1943</ref> as a command with no troops assigned, and subordinated to the Urals Military District. Subsequently, the headquarters spent time with the [[20th Army (Soviet Union)|20th]] and [[21st Army (Soviet Union)|21st]] Armies before being subordinated for the rest of the war to the [[3rd Shock Army]]. |
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| − | On May 1, 1945, the 79th Rifle Corps was the superior headquarters for the [[150th Rifle Division|150th]], [[171st Rifle Division|171st]], and [[207th Rifle Division]]s.<ref>Soviet General Staff Order of Battle for 1 May 1945</ref> The 150th Rifle Division was among those units that stormed the [[ |
+ | On May 1, 1945, the 79th Rifle Corps was the superior headquarters for the [[150th Rifle Division|150th]], [[171st Rifle Division|171st]], and [[207th Rifle Division]]s.<ref>Soviet General Staff Order of Battle for 1 May 1945</ref> The 150th Rifle Division was among those units that stormed the [[Reichstag]]. |
The 79th Rifle Corps was inactivated after the war. |
The 79th Rifle Corps was inactivated after the war. |
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 18 August 2019
A 1945 flag of the 150th Rifle Division, identifying it as a unit of the 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front
The 79th Rifle Corps was a tactical headquarters of the Red Army in World War II. The corps appears on the Soviet order of battle in August 1943[1] as a command with no troops assigned, and subordinated to the Urals Military District. Subsequently, the headquarters spent time with the 20th and 21st Armies before being subordinated for the rest of the war to the 3rd Shock Army.
On May 1, 1945, the 79th Rifle Corps was the superior headquarters for the 150th, 171st, and 207th Rifle Divisions.[2] The 150th Rifle Division was among those units that stormed the Reichstag.
The 79th Rifle Corps was inactivated after the war.
Notes and citations
The original article can be found at 79th Rifle Corps and the edit history here.