The 38th Guards Airborne Corps was an airborne corps of the Soviet airborne. It was activated during World War II in August 1944 and became a rifle corps in December of that year. The corps fought in the Vienna Offensive and the Prague Offensive during the spring of 1945. After the end of the war, it was converted back into an airborne corps. The corps served at Tula until its 1955 disbandment when the Soviet airborne was reorganized.
The 38th Guards Airborne Corps was formed around 9 August 1944 under the command of Alexander Kapitokhin, part of the Separate Airborne Army. The corps included the 11th, 12th, and 16th Guards Airborne Divisions.[1] On 8 December, the corps became a rifle corps and its divisions were soon converted into infantry divisions. At the same time, the Separate Airborne Army became the 9th Guards Army.[2]
The corps briefly became part of the Central Group of Forces before it was relocated to Ivanovo in the Moscow Military District in the summer of 1945.[8] The 104th Division was based at Kostroma, and the 105th and 106th were at Teykovo.[9] On 10 June, the corps was converted back into an airborne corps along with the rest of the corps of the 9th Guards Army, which became the headquarters of the Soviet airborne. Its divisions also became airborne divisions. The 689th Separate Communications Battalion was directly subordinated to corps headquarters around this time. The 104th Guards were transferred to the 15th Guards Airborne Corps in Estonia, and the 105th and 106th Divisions moved to Kostroma and Tula, respectively. The corps headquarters was moved to Tula. In July, Lieutenant General Stepan Povetkin became commander of the corps. Lieutenant General Erofey Dobrovolsky took command in August. He would command the corps for the rest of its existence.[3] On 15 October 1948, the 11th Guards Airborne Division was activated from a regiment of the 106th Guards Airborne Division at Ryazan to form a third division in the corps. On 25 April 1955, as part of the reorganization of the Soviet airborne, the corps and its 11th Guards Airborne Division were disbanded.[10] The 105th and 106th Divisions were directly subordinated to the headquarters of the Soviet airborne.[11]
Commandersedit
The corps was commanded by the following officers.[4]
^ abc"106-я гвардейская Краснознамённая ордена Кутузова 2-й степени воздушно-десантная дивизия" [106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Airborne Division]. structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
^"31-я отдельная гвардейская десантно-штурмовая Ордена Кутузова 2-й степени бригада" [31st Separate Guards Air Assault Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Brigade]. structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
^"105-Я ГВАРДЕЙСКАЯ ВОЗДУШНО-ДЕСАНТНАЯ ВЕНСКАЯ КРАСНОЗНАМЕННАЯ ДИВИЗИЯ" [105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division]. sdrvdv.ru (in Russian). Union of Russian Paratroopers. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
Feskov, Vitaly; Kalashnikov, Konstantin; Golikov, Valery (2003). Красная Армия в победах и поражениях 1941–1945 гг [The Red Army in the Years of the Great Patriotic War] (PDF). Tomsk: Tomsk University Press. p. 98.
Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, Valery; Kalashnikov, Konstantin; Slugin, Sergei (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN9785895035306.
Glantz, David M. (1994). The History of Soviet Airborne Forces. Ilford, Essex: Frank Cass. ISBN0714634832.
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The 38th Guards Airborne Corps was an airborne corps of the Soviet airborne It was activated during World War II in August 1944 and became a rifle corps in December of that year The corps fought in the Vienna Offensive and the Prague Offensive during the spring of 1945 After the end of the war it was converted back into an airborne corps The corps served at Tula until its 1955 disbandment when the Soviet airborne was reorganized 38th Guards Airborne Corps 1946 1955 38th Guards Rifle Corps 1945 1946 38th Guards Airborne Corps 1944 1945 Active1944 1955Country Soviet UnionBranchRed Army Soviet airborneTypeairborne infantrySizeCorpsEngagementsWorld War II Vienna Offensive Prague OffensiveBattle honoursViennaCommandersNotablecommandersAlexander Kapitokhin Alexander Utvenko Contents 1 History 1 1 World War II 1 2 Postwar 2 Commanders 3 Composition 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyHistory editWorld War II editThe 38th Guards Airborne Corps was formed around 9 August 1944 under the command of Alexander Kapitokhin part of the Separate Airborne Army The corps included the 11th 12th and 16th Guards Airborne Divisions 1 On 8 December the corps became a rifle corps and its divisions were soon converted into infantry divisions At the same time the Separate Airborne Army became the 9th Guards Army 2 nbsp Soviet troops during the Vienna OffensiveIn January 1945 the corps transferred to Hungary with the rest of the 9th Guards Army The corps first fought in combat on 21 February On 26 March Kapitokhin was replaced by Alexander Utvenko in command 3 4 It fought during the Vienna Offensive where its 104th Guards Rifle Division captured Sankt Polten 5 Its 105th Guards Rifle Division blocked the Vienna Linz road 6 For its actions in the Vienna Offensive the corps was awarded the honorary title Vienna 2 Advancing on the right flank of the 37th Guards Rifle Corps the corps entered Czechoslovakia and fought in the Prague Offensive where the 106th Guards Rifle Division captured Znojmo 2 7 Postwar edit The corps briefly became part of the Central Group of Forces before it was relocated to Ivanovo in the Moscow Military District in the summer of 1945 8 The 104th Division was based at Kostroma and the 105th and 106th were at Teykovo 9 On 10 June the corps was converted back into an airborne corps along with the rest of the corps of the 9th Guards Army which became the headquarters of the Soviet airborne Its divisions also became airborne divisions The 689th Separate Communications Battalion was directly subordinated to corps headquarters around this time The 104th Guards were transferred to the 15th Guards Airborne Corps in Estonia and the 105th and 106th Divisions moved to Kostroma and Tula respectively The corps headquarters was moved to Tula In July Lieutenant General Stepan Povetkin became commander of the corps Lieutenant General Erofey Dobrovolsky took command in August He would command the corps for the rest of its existence 3 On 15 October 1948 the 11th Guards Airborne Division was activated from a regiment of the 106th Guards Airborne Division at Ryazan to form a third division in the corps On 25 April 1955 as part of the reorganization of the Soviet airborne the corps and its 11th Guards Airborne Division were disbanded 10 The 105th and 106th Divisions were directly subordinated to the headquarters of the Soviet airborne 11 Commanders editThe corps was commanded by the following officers 4 Lieutenant general Alexander Kapitokhin 9 August 1944 25 March 1945 Lieutenant general Alexander Utvenko 26 March 1945 July 1946 Lieutenant general Stepan Povetkin July August 1946 Lieutenant general Erofey Dobrovolskiy August 1946 25 April 1955 Composition editThe corps was composed of the following units in January 1945 7 104th Guards Rifle Division 105th Guards Rifle Division 106th Guards Rifle DivisionReferences editCitations edit Glantz 1994 p 68 a b c 106 ya gvardejskaya Krasnoznamyonnaya ordena Kutuzova 2 j stepeni vozdushno desantnaya diviziya 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Airborne Division structure mil ru in Russian Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Retrieved 19 November 2015 a b Feskov et al 2013 pp 246 247 a b Holm Michael 38th Guards Airborne Corps www ww2 dk Retrieved 19 November 2015 31 ya otdelnaya gvardejskaya desantno shturmovaya Ordena Kutuzova 2 j stepeni brigada 31st Separate Guards Air Assault Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Brigade structure mil ru in Russian Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Retrieved 20 November 2015 105 Ya GVARDEJSKAYa VOZDUShNO DESANTNAYa VENSKAYa KRASNOZNAMENNAYa DIVIZIYa 105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division sdrvdv ru in Russian Union of Russian Paratroopers Retrieved 20 November 2015 a b Feskov et al 2003 p 98 Feskov et al 2013 p 414 Feskov et al 2013 p 498 Feskov et al 2013 pp 234 237 Feskov et al 2013 p 248 Bibliography edit Feskov Vitaly Kalashnikov Konstantin Golikov Valery 2003 Krasnaya Armiya v pobedah i porazheniyah 1941 1945 gg The Red Army in the Years of the Great Patriotic War PDF Tomsk Tomsk University Press p 98 Feskov V I Golikov Valery Kalashnikov Konstantin Slugin Sergei 2013 Vooruzhennye sily SSSR posle Vtoroj Mirovoj vojny ot Krasnoj Armii k Sovetskoj The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II From the Red Army to the Soviet Part 1 Land Forces in Russian Tomsk Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing ISBN 9785895035306 Glantz David M 1994 The History of Soviet Airborne Forces Ilford Essex Frank Cass ISBN 0714634832 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 38th Guards Airborne Corps amp oldid 994239996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
