839:, seizing Yekaterinovka and advancing on Varvarovka and Alexeyevka by the end of the day. The attack was scheduled to begin on 12 January 1943, but was moved back two days owing to railroad delays. By 13 January, 122 tanks from the army—most belonging to the corps' 113th and 195th Brigades—were still delayed by maintenance issues. This was because the Voronezh Front's initial offensive planning mandating that only the 12th Tank Corps would fight in the first attack, which resulted in the new tanks of the 15th being transferred to the 12th and the 12th's worn-out tanks to the 15th, although it was later decided that the entire army would fight in the operation. The 15th therefore had much less time to reorganize in preparation for the assault, and as a result of the 113th and 195th Brigades arriving in the concentration areas on 13 January with only 10 to 12 tanks due to the delays, all of the serviceable tanks were transferred to the 88th Tank Brigade, which was brought up to a strength of 74 tanks. This single brigade constituted the entirety of the corps' armored troops involved in the first day's attack, as the 113th and 195th were placed in army reserve until their tanks arrived.
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Brigade and the 113th and 195th Brigades' motor rifle battalions to the battle. The motor rifle units crossed the Vytebet River after a short artillery barrage and captured Ozhigovo by the end of the day. The 195th Brigade's tank battalions moved across the Vytebet River and attacked Perestryazh the next day, but were unable to capture the village because they were first halted by a ravine covered by German artillery, and were then counterattacked on their left flank by 40 German tanks. Although they repulsed the counterattack and destroyed 13 tanks, the 195th's advance was stopped. On 4 September, after the 3rd Tank Corps was pulled out of the line due to losses and the main forces of the 264th arrived to hold Ozhigovo, the 15th's 17th and 113th Brigades were moved to the Volosovo area, having received orders to advance on Trostyanka alongside the
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north bank and rebuilt a bridge for the tanks to use. After defeating a group of Polish officers in the
Poniemuń district, the regiment captured the eastern part of the city. Meanwhile, the 101st Regiment and a tank company from the 27th Brigade, which crossed the river behind the 119th, destroyed a group of about 250 officers defending the wooded hills 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) east of the city, then advanced northeast and captured the railway station by the end of the day. The 20th Brigade captured the southwestern part of the city, but was unable to advance northward because of strong Polish resistance in the houses and trenches near the bridge and the tobacco factory. The Soviet advances on 21 September resulted in the suppression of large pockets of resistance, and during the night, remnants of the Polish defenders retreated in the direction of
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Vytebet River of German troops on 25 August. The corps was unable to cross the river due to the firm German defenses on the other side. The next day, to end German resistance on the left flank, where the attacks of the 12th Tank Corps and 154th Rifle Division were unsuccessful, the corps was ordered to withdraw from the front in the Zhukovo area and reconcentrate in the forest 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) west of Myzin. It was then to capture Sorokino in conjunction with the 12th Tank Corps and 154th Rifle Division. After moving 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to its new starting positions, the corps attacked at dawn on 26 August, but was again stymied by the forest terrain.
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937:(LSSAH) opposite Pechengi. The brigade attempted to capture a crossing over the Pechengi with support from the 160th during the evening, but was repulsed with heavy losses. The rest of the 15th Corps and 160th Division arrived there during 5 February, and at first light on 6 February, they attacked after a short artillery bombardment, but were again repulsed. On the night of 9/10 February, the corps and the 160th Division secured the crossing sites and captured Pechengi. The corps reported 650 German soldiers killed during the fighting, at a cost of 350 killed and wounded. The 15th then pursued the retreating units of the LSSAH but the advance was stopped by German defenses at
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but was postponed to 22 August after rains turned the roads to mud, delaying the arrival of the motorized infantry and vehicles from the morning of 16 August to late on 17 August. Railway logistical difficulties resulted in the transfer of personnel and equipment being completed only on 21 August, and cargo only by the end of 24 August. Soviet preparations for the attack were detected by German intelligence, and the German troops in the salient were reinforced and began preparing strong defensive lines. At the beginning of the offensive, the corps was at full strength, with 24 KV tanks, 87 T-34s, and 48 T-60 and 21
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1075:. Koptsov ordered the corps to defend the area around Kegichevka, the location of its headquarters. The 3rd Tank Army was completely surrounded and could not be relieved as it comprised most of the front's troops. Koptsov ordered a breakout, and a small number of troops with light weapons escaped the encirclement, all of the corps' 25 remaining tanks being lost. Koptsov himself was briefly captured on 2 March before dying of the wound he had received four days earlier.
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Lithuania. On 22 September, in the area of Sapotskin, the detachment engaged units of the Polish 101st and 102nd Uhlan Regiments, as well as the 110th Reserve Uhlan Regiment, and other units retreating from Grodno. Most of the Polish troops escaped into the forest because of the slow advance of the detachment. Around three companies of Polish troops were dispersed and several officers were killed, among them the Grodno defense commander,
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863:, during which it reported killing up to 950 German troops, capturing 2,100 prisoners, 1,200 motor vehicles, 1,856 rifles, 75 machine guns, 20 guns, and eight tanks. The 15th suffered losses during this period of 11 killed, 41 wounded, and one tank and one armored vehicle disabled. Operating in conjunction with the 12th Tank Corps, the 15th broke through German defenses and on 17 January closed the
744:, fearing a breakthrough from the south, ordered the 15th Corps to concentrate in the forests north of Novogryn, in readiness to counterattack if a German breakthrough took place. In the event, by the end of the day, the Soviet lines had held and the 15th was not needed in that sector. That night, it was relocated from the Myzin area to the Pakom area, where, together with the 61st Army's
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748:, it was to break German resistance near Leonovo, then develop the breakthrough towards Ukolitsa into the rear of the German troops defending against the 154th and 264th Rifle Divisions and the 12th Corps at Bogdanovsky and Goskovo. On the afternoon of 28 August, the corps attacked after a 30-minute artillery bombardment and airstrikes, but was immediately stalled by an
1004:. On 21 February, they advanced on Liubotyn from the west, and the Grossdeutschland Division began its retreat from the city on the next day. In the battle for Liubotyn between 21 and 22 February, the corps reported killing 400 German soldiers and destroying 12 tanks, while suffering losses of 360 killed and wounded and six tanks.
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773:. From 5 to 9 September, the corps attempted to advance, but was repeatedly repulsed, sustaining casualties and suffering fuel and ammunition shortages. The Kozelsk Offensive ended on 9 September with the combined Soviet tank units from all three armies left with only 200 tanks out of the 700 they originally fielded.
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The actions of the offensive had still failed to produce a decisive breakthrough for the army, and on 23 July the attack was shifted south, the 15th being ordered to march to concentration points at Zarya and in the
Petrovo area. The march took place on the night of 23/24 July, the troops arriving on
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began, the corps in the second echelon of the army as it needed refitting. The 15th went into action on 3 February, a day earlier than planned, without its refitting completed, as army commander
Lieutenant General Pavel Rybalko quickened the pace of the offensive to prevent German reinforcements
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Molotov cocktails, suffering casualties of 3 killed and 20 wounded. The 16th Rifle Corps' motorized detachment lost 25 killed, 110 wounded, and a burned tank. During the battle, the corps killed 320 officers, 20 non-commissioned officers, and 194 soldiers, many of whom were crushed by tanks in the
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At 07:00 on 21 September, the artillery batteries of the two rifle regiments and the 20th
Brigade commenced firing from the southern bank of the Niemen, demolishing the main Polish strongpoints—barracks, churches, and trenches—on the northern bank of the Niemen. The 119th Regiment then crossed to the
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ordered a final assault, and the corps together with the 160th renewed the attack from the east. They entered eastern
Kharkov itself late on 15 February, participating in heavy street fighting with the forces of the Das Reich Division. The city was recaptured the next day, the 88th Tank Brigade
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and thousands of
Hungarian and German troops. During the action, it reported killing 6,506 Axis troops, capturing 11,168, and capturing or destroying large amounts of artillery, weapons, equipment and transport, while losing 132 killed, 212 wounded, 39 missing, 14 tanks, six guns, two mortars, three
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On the night of 29/30 August, the corps was pulled out of the line and concentrated in the forest a kilometer south of Meshalkino to carry out an attack on Sorokino in conjunction with the 154th Rifle Division and 12th Tank Corps. The attack was cancelled due to the heavy losses suffered by both the
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highway on 15 January by capturing Yeremovka. According to the 15th Tank Corps' reports, it had killed up to 600 Axis troops, captured 98 prisoners, 17 guns, 10 mortars, and 279 motor vehicles, and disabled five guns and 14 machine guns. This came at a cost of eight killed, 38 wounded, and one
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The renewed attack began on 2 September but was delayed by German air attacks. Meanwhile, a regiment from the 264th Rifle Division proved unable to cross the Vytebet River and capture the village of Ozhigovo, which was necessary for the 15th Corps to exploit the breakthrough. This forced Koptsov to
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One detachment from the 2nd Brigade, under the command of Major F.P. Chuvakin, was composed of a machine gun and rifle battalion and 45 tanks, 37 of which were from the brigade and the rest from the KMG. It was attached to the KMG to mop up remaining resistance in the Augustów Forest and to prevent
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Brigade (previously the 5th Mechanized Brigade), the 27th Light Tank Brigade (formerly 10th Mechanized Brigade), the 20th Motor Rifle and Machine Gun Brigade (formerly 50th Rifle and Machine Gun Brigade), and the 401st Separate Communications Battalion, a support unit. Soon after its formation, the
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and motorized infantry managed to create passages through the ditch, but when the offensive was resumed the next morning, the 15th had advanced only 200–300 meters (660–980 ft) before it was stopped by a second anti-tank ditch. It tried to break through during the day, but could not cross the
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was launched by the 3rd Tank Army on the eastern flank of the salient. On 14 August, the order was given to relocate to the Kozelsk area in preparation for the attack; the army began moving the following night, the tanks being transported by rail. The offensive was scheduled to begin on 19 August,
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at Vulka, where it was stopped by Polish troops on the left bank, who had burned the bridge over the canal. A tank company forded the canal and forced the defenders to retreat, leaving nine dead. In the fighting of 22 and 23 September, the detachment killed about 40 officers and many soldiers, and
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ordered the relocation of the 15th Tank Corps to that sector. The corps was to advance towards Slobodka and Belyi Verkh, but the report of Smetskiye Vyselkami's capture proved to be false, and the 15th's vanguard suffered heavy losses approaching the village. The 105th Heavy Tank Brigade and 17th
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On 12 February, Rybalko began a new attack with the 15th Corps, 48th Guards Rifle Division, and the 160th attacking the eastern part of Kharkov. They pushed the LSSAH back to the inner defensive line of the city and reached the factory district in the city's eastern suburbs. Two days later,
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armored vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and six machine guns. Until the end of 25 January, the corps fought in the reduction of the Axis pocket north of Alexeyevka and began reconcentrating on the morning of 29 January. After marching 120 kilometers (75 mi) in two days, it concentrated in the
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region on 22 October, remaining there until 26 December. The 88th Tank Brigade joined the corps at the end of November and the 52nd Motor Rifle Brigade joined in mid-December, bringing the corps back up to strength. On 22 December, the corps and the army began relocation to the
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The delays in the advance caused the armor to lag behind the infantry, and the tank columns came under heavy German air attack before reaching the fight on 23 August. For the next two days, the corps advanced slowly alongside other units, overcoming stubborn German resistance, before finally
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captured more than 500 troops, 300 rifles, and 12 machine guns. On 23 September, the 20th Brigade moved to Dąbrowa, where it eliminated remnants of Polish units in the Augustów Forest. Two days later, 15 armored cars were detached from the brigade to relieve German troops garrisoning the
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12th Tank Corps and 154th Rifle Division in the previous fighting, and the 15th also required time to reorganize. During the day the corps' 195th Tank Brigade conducted the only combat action, a successful operation to relieve two encircled battalions of the 61st Army's
444:, disarming 400 people and capturing 300 rifles, but fuel shortages kept the corps stretched out along the Slonim–Vawkavysk road awaiting refueling. The 20th Brigade approached Slonim from the east, further clogging the roads and delaying the arrival of supply units.
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armored cars, the 27th Brigade had 223 BT-7s and 31 BAs, and the 20th Brigade had 61 BAs; the corps thus fielded 461 tanks and 122 armored cars. On 17 September, at 05:00, the corps, advancing on the KMG's southern flank, crossed the state border, overran the Polish
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For the offensive, the corps was reinforced by the 368th Fighter Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, the 71st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, and the 47th Engineer Battalion. They were to make a breakthrough on the first day in the area between the advance of the
713:'s 192nd Infantry Regiment in fierce fighting by 17:00, but the corps was unable to make a breakthrough, becoming delayed by difficulties in traversing swampy terrain, getting lost while moving through forest trails, and running into
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in an attempt to eliminate a Soviet salient. The attack was initially successful, but soon bogged down in the face of determined Soviet resistance. To eliminate the penetration and encircle the lead forces of the 2nd Panzer Army, the
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Goncharov, Vladislav (2007). "Второй блин комом? Танковые войска в операциях левого крыла Западного фронта (июль-август 1942 года)" [Is the second pancake lumpy? Tank troops in Western Front operations (July–August 1942)].
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After receiving fuel from 07:00 on 20 September, the units of the corps began to advance on Grodno in multiple waves. At 13:00, 50 tanks from the 27th Brigade reached the southern outskirts of the city, beginning the
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took command of the formation, which included the 96th and 113th Tank Brigades, the 105th Heavy Tank Brigade, the 17th Motor Rifle Brigade, and the 5th Reconnaissance Battalion. The corps was assigned to the
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were sent into the attack first, but could not break through. The 12th Tank Corps was committed to the fight, but came under heavy German air attack and was stopped. At 12:00, a report was received that the
557:. On 10 October, the corps headquarters and the tank brigades were stationed in Vilnius, and the 20th Brigade was in Šalčininkai. The 15th was disbanded along with the other tank corps in January 1940; the
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According to a report by the 3rd Tank Army's headquarters, the 15th Tanks Corps' strength on 14 March 1943 was only 1,000 men. By the following day, the remnants of the 15th had been concentrated in the
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replaced Romanenko, who became commander of the 5th Tank Army. The 15th rested and conducted training while refitting with supplies and equipment for the next several months, and was relocated to the
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and establish a bridgehead on its west bank. It was afterwards to surround and destroy German troops in the area of Trostyapka, Perestryazh, and Belyi Verkh, operating in conjunction with the
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in the first echelon of the assault and advanced 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) by the end of the day, aided by artillery and air support. In the evening, the 15th's advance was stopped by the
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eastern part of the city. Between 20 and 21 September, they had captured 38 Polish officers, 20 non-commissioned officers, and 1,477 enlisted men, as well as 514 rifles, 146 machine guns, a
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in eastern Ukraine. As the Soviet advance outran its supply lines, the corps was slowly worn down and was virtually destroyed after being surrounded by a German counteroffensive in the
1174:, was killed in action. The strong German resistance during the day reduced the corps to 32 T-34 and 42 T-70 tanks from a strength of 129 T-34s and 68 T-70s at the start of the day.
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Meanwhile, the 195th Tank Brigade's commander took command of 32 repaired and recovered tanks from the 12th and 15th Corps at Novaya Vodolaga, defending the town alongside the
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the morning of 24 July. The advance was renewed the next day, the 15th in the second echelon behind the 12th Corps. On 26 July 1943, the corps was converted into the
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during late February and early March. Koptsov was among those killed in the fighting. The corps was rebuilt in the following months and became part of the newly created
850:, overrunning its command post and killing its commander during a 20-kilometer (12 mi) advance. After taking Alexandrovka, the corps cut the Rossosh–Alexandrovka–
1000:, but became bogged down in heavy fighting for the city. The corps' 195th Tank Brigade and the 160th Division were ordered to bypass the city and attempt to capture
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became acting commander. By 2 March, the corps had been surrounded by the SS Panzer Corps east of Krasnograd and German tanks were in its rear at
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troops exploiting the breakthrough to the south of Kharkov, encircling many and forcing the remainder to retreat towards the
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and guaranteed that neither country would attack the other. At the beginning of the campaign, the 2nd Brigade had 234
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took command on 11 June. By 1 July, the corps had been rebuilt to a strength of 209 tanks and 16
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and on 26 February resumed its advance south, leaving the 195th Brigade to hold Novaya Vodolaga.
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For the attack, Koptsov was placed in command of a group consisting of the 15th Tank Corps and the
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and trenches, and its casualties totaled 19 killed and 26 wounded. The 20th Brigade lost a
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Captured Soviet Generals: The Fate of Soviet Generals Captured by the Germans, 1941–1945
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of late August and early September, a relatively small operation to encircle a German
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1094:, which was given up on 9 March. The 195th then took up defensive positions in the
913:
establishing a defensive line on the Donets. The 15th Tank Corps advanced with the
876:
864:
807:
603:
389:
381:
368:
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267:, in late July. For its actions in the offensive, the corps was converted into the
171:
49:
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Main Personnel Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union (1964).
2675:Русский архив: Великая Отечественная. Ставка ВГК: Документы и материалы. 1943 год
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457:. By 14:00, the 2nd Brigade had taken Sokółka, and its advance units had reached
1170:. During the fighting on 19 July, the commander of the 113th Tank Brigade,
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356:
233:
1217:, in recognition of the "courage and bravery" of its actions in the offensive.
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beginning on 20 September 1942 after the 3rd Tank Army became part of the
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Corps movements during the invasion of Poland between 17 and 24 September 1939
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tank and three motor vehicles destroyed. The 15th then fought in the area of
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396:, overrunning the practically undefended Nowosiółki–Kajszówki sector of the
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Initial Soviet advance during Operation Star between 2 and 10 February 1943
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638:, and it was replaced by the 195th Tank Brigade between 10 and 12 August.
553:
By 2 October, the KMG was disbanded and the corps was subordinated to the
400:
Fortified Region. By the end of the day, the 27th Brigade had crossed the
2591:]. Красная армия. Элитные войска (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza/Eksmo.
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2544:Советско-польские войны. Военно-политическое противостояние 1918–1939 гг
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The German advance and Soviet retreat during the Third Battle of Kharkov
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Actions of the 3rd Tank Army in the Kozelsk Offensive, 27–31 August 1942
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Actions of the 3rd Tank Army in the Kozelsk Offensive, 23–27 August 1942
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area. On 6 July, the army was ordered to concentrate to the west in the
2513:
Commanders of Corps and Divisions in the Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945
2441:
Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part III (January–December 1943)
2271:– mechcorps.rkka.ru was the website of Russian historian Yevgeny Drig (
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by the end of the day, in conjunction with the motorcycle units of the
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The corps' second formation was commanded by the following officers:
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Actions of the 3rd Tank Army in the Kozelsk Offensive, 22 August 1942
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293:
187:
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3-я гвардейская танковая. Боевой путь 3-й гвардейской танковой армии
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simultaneously with the 12th Tank Corps, becoming part of the elite
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on 3 February and the next day captured Veliky Burluk from the
2436:Боевой состав Советской армии: Часть III (Январь – декабрь 1943 г.)
1225:
The corps' first formation was commanded by the following officer:
980:
The 15th then pursued retreating German forces in the direction of
846:
attacking from the north. On the first day, the corps attacked the
590:
on 25 May, and as of 2 June included 150 tanks, comprising 30
1141:
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719:
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497:
2549:
Soviet–Polish War: Military and Political Confrontation 1918–1939
1040:. During the last days of February, the corps fought in a fierce
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376:
372:
2721:
2584:Танки ведет Рыбалко. Боевой путь 3-й Гвардейской танковой армии
2488:
Red Blitzkrieg, September 1939: Soviet Armored Troops in Poland
948:
Soviet advance during Operation Star between 10 and 14 February
4803:
Military units and formations of the Soviet invasion of Poland
1086:. During the next few days the brigade retreated north of the
793:. A few days after arriving in the Kaluga area, Major General
622:
axis was possible, and ordered the army to concentrate in the
2589:
Rybalko's Tanks Lead: Combat Path of the 3rd Guards Tank Army
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earlier in the month. By 12:00, the 27th Brigade had reached
2351:
Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1943–1945: Red Steamroller
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1921:
1919:
1917:
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1746:
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1719:
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Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary
2623:
Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary
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1360:
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The following day, the corps shifted northwest to capture
709:
Motor Rifle Brigade captured Smetskiye Vyselkami from the
1682:
1680:
1643:
1641:
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protected by minefields and artillery. During the night,
363:(KMG). The invasion was conducted under the terms of the
247:, achieving its objective of recapturing the key city of
2703:
3rd Guards Tank: Combat Path of the 3rd Guards Tank Army
2330:
Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941–1942: Schwerpunkt
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By the end of 28 February, in conjunction with the
194:
from Poland. The corps was disbanded in January 1940 at
976:
Soviet advance in Operation Star from 14 to 23 February
465:, and volunteers who had burned the bridges across the
2632:Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь
2619:Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь
1974:
1972:
2253:[5th Mechanized Corps named for Kalinowsky].
209:
In 1942, the corps was reformed under the command of
186:, during which it participated in the capture of the
4798:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1943
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1940
2638:] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Voenizdat.
2515:] (in Russian). Moscow: Frunze Military Academy.
2416:
Tank Breakthrough: Soviet Tanks in Combat, 1937–1942
2412:Танковый прорыв. Советские танки в боях 1937–1942 гг
1146:
Soviet and German positions during Operation Kutuzov
935:
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
367:, which divided Poland between the Soviet Union and
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2625:] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Voenizdat.
1399:
121:
116:
65:
55:
45:
28:
23:
2576:]. Армада №17 (in Russian). Moscow: Eksprint.
2566:Pavlov, M.V.; Pavlov, I.V.; Zheltov, I.G. (1999).
941:only 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) east of Kharkov.
867:ring, linking up with troops from the 40th Army's
610:summer offensive in southern Russia in late June,
4793:Military units and formations established in 1942
4783:Military units and formations established in 1938
1336:
2373:. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas.
2251:"5 механизированный корпус имени т.Калиновского"
691:. On the first day of the attack, the 154th and
2569:Танки БТ. Часть 3. Колёсно-гусеничный танк БТ-7
2477:(in Russian). No. 6. Moscow: Strategia KM.
1438:Directive 724486 (Stamped "Secret"), 9 May 1942
1154:area by the end of 15 July, in preparation for
818:, which was aimed to defeat Axis forces on the
781:The corps was relocated to the forests west of
473:launched the first attack with 12 tanks and an
2458:. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
2354:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword.
2333:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword.
1301:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1293:
1291:
1289:
2733:
2369:Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M. (1999).
440:. At the same time the 27th Brigade captured
8:
1020:On 23 February 1943, German troops from the
279:The 15th Tank Corps formed in 1938 from the
2653:Zaloga, Steven J.; Ness, Leland S. (1998).
2574:BT Tanks, Part 3: Wheeled-Tracked Tank BT-7
2482:Magnuski, Janusz; Kolomiets, Maxim (1994).
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2418:] (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza, Eksmo.
2312:. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole.
2038:
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220:. It first saw combat in the unsuccessful
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263:, the Soviet counteroffensive during the
2291:] (in Russian). Moscow: Transkniga.
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1490:
1466:
1158:, the Soviet counteroffensive after the
1111:area, and on 21 March were moved to the
1011:
984:. Late on 16 February, it captured
971:
943:
900:The corps continued its advance towards
891:
342:
2705:] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
2309:Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930–45
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573:Corps commander Vasily Koptsov, c. 1940
2026:
1939:
1927:
1908:
1896:
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408:area, the 2nd Brigade had crossed the
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650:launched a limited offensive towards
517:Mopping up operations and disbandment
312:Belorussian Special Military District
243:In February 1943, the unit fought in
7:
1698:
1423:
1131:within the month, and Major General
965:and linking up with the 40th Army's
526:. The retreating Polish forces left
469:. The 27th Brigade's reconnaissance
424:, and the corps was ordered to take
361:Dzerzhinsky Cavalry-Mechanized Group
236:troops on the middle reaches of the
2682:] (in Russian). Moscow: TERRA.
2657:. Phoenix Mill: Sutton Publishing.
2551:] (in Russian). Moscow: Veche.
1245:(21 May 1942 – c. 28 February 1943)
875:. This cut off the retreat for the
787:Reserve of the Supreme High Command
664:light tanks, a total of 180 tanks.
2672:Zolotaryov, Vladimir, ed. (1999).
2490:] (in Polish). Warsaw: Pelta.
2433:Gurkin, V.V.; et al. (1972).
14:
2697:Zvartsev, Alexander, ed. (1982).
1436:People's Commissariat for Defense
1400:Pavlov, Pavlov & Zheltov 1999
814:, to participate in the upcoming
2748:
2447:(in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
1305:
931:2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
602:. The corps concentrated in the
537:and on 23 September reached the
16:Soviet Union Red Army tank corps
1481:, fond 38, opus 11373, file 150
1252:(c. 28 February– 10 June 1943)
4778:Tank corps of the Soviet Union
355:in September 1939, as part of
314:, its headquarters located in
1:
1337:Magnuski & Kolomiets 1994
988:and engaged German troops at
826:Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive
816:Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive
496:thrown by the defenders from
310:corps was transferred to the
305:, the corps included the 2nd
230:Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive
94:Ostrogozhsk-Rossosh Offensive
2541:Meltyukhov, Mikhail (2001).
2257:(in Russian). Archived from
921:and the Donets crossings at
2655:Red Army Handbook 1941–1945
2630:Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1988).
2617:Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1987).
614:believed that an attack by
533:The detachment advanced to
178:. It formed in 1938 from a
4819:
4232:127 (Light Mountain Rifle)
4227:126 (Light Mountain Rifle)
2520:Maslov, Alexander (2001).
2388:Glantz, David M. (2014) .
1191:91st Separate Tank Brigade
1048:. Operating alongside the
746:12th Guards Rifle Division
2276:
1063:, the corps had captured
998:Grossdeutschland Division
386:German invasion of Poland
353:Soviet invasion of Poland
334:Soviet invasion of Poland
184:Soviet invasion of Poland
159:
71:Soviet invasion of Poland
38:1942–1943 (2nd formation)
35:1938–1940 (1st formation)
2452:Habeck, Mary R. (2003).
2348:Forczyk, Robert (2016).
2327:Forczyk, Robert (2014).
2306:Dunn, Walter S. (2009).
1259:(11 June – 26 July 1943)
1231:Mikhail Petrovich Petrov
1203:Hero of the Soviet Union
925:. The corps crossed the
579:invaded the Soviet Union
524:Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński
351:The corps fought in the
303:Mikhail Petrovich Petrov
289:Moscow Military District
2394:. New York: Routledge.
2222:Glantz & House 1999
2138:Glantz & House 1999
2075:Glantz & House 1999
1193:in the crossing of the
1046:320th Infantry Division
1034:Third Battle of Kharkov
1008:Third Battle of Kharkov
365:Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
253:Third Battle of Kharkov
216:and became part of the
104:Third Battle of Kharkov
2581:Shein, Dmitry (2007).
2526:. London: Frank Cass.
2475:Фронтовая иллюстрация
2283:Drig, Yevgeny (2005).
1352:Zaloga & Ness 1998
1147:
1017:
977:
949:
908:. On 2 February,
897:
737:
725:
711:56th Infantry Division
672:
574:
348:
1233:(1938 – January 1940)
1211:7th Guards Tank Corps
1145:
1084:SS-Totenkopf Division
1015:
975:
947:
895:
837:184th Rifle Divisions
735:
723:
693:264th Rifle Divisions
670:
646:In early August, the
572:
559:Main Military Council
346:
269:7th Guards Tank Corps
1129:3rd Guards Tank Army
1061:219th Rifle Division
1052:, the 15th captured
1050:111th Rifle Division
1024:counterattacked the
967:183rd Rifle Division
915:160th Rifle Division
877:Italian Alpini Corps
869:305th Rifle Division
771:342nd Rifle Division
763:156th Rifle Division
677:154th Rifle Division
438:13th Rifle Divisions
281:5th Mechanized Corps
257:3rd Guards Tank Army
164:15-y tankoviy korpus
160:15-й танковый корпус
2371:The Battle of Kursk
2236:, pp. 109–111.
2116:, pp. 886–887.
1930:, pp. 207–210.
1887:, pp. 178–179.
1827:, pp. 161–162.
1815:, pp. 158–159.
1728:, pp. 206–207.
1548:, pp. 216–218.
1381:, pp. 310–311.
1168:8th Panzer Division
1137:self-propelled guns
1080:253rd Rifle Brigade
1044:with the LSSAH and
810:areas, part of the
375:light tanks and 30
2753:Soviet Union corps
2261:on 2 November 2012
2051:Gurkin et al. 1972
1250:Alexander Lozovsky
1148:
1069:Alexander Lozovsky
1042:meeting engagement
1026:Southwestern Front
1018:
978:
963:Dzerzhinsky Square
950:
898:
738:
726:
673:
575:
349:
299:Lieutenant General
182:and fought in the
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2802:
2689:978-5-300-02007-1
2664:978-0-7509-1740-7
2645:978-5-203-00536-6
2598:978-5-699-20010-8
2558:978-5-7838-0951-4
2533:978-0-7146-5124-8
2497:978-83-85314-03-5
2465:978-0-8014-4074-8
2425:978-5-699-20460-1
2401:978-1-135-18130-7
2380:978-0-7006-1335-9
2361:978-1-78346-278-0
2340:978-1-78159-008-9
2319:978-1-4617-5115-1
2255:mechcorps.rkka.ru
2176:, pp. 74–75.
2005:, pp. 89–90.
1993:, pp. 53–54.
1791:, pp. 61–63.
1755:, pp. 29–33.
1620:, pp. 20–21.
1596:, pp. 17–18.
1560:, pp. 15–17.
1402:, pp. 36–37.
1339:, pp. 70–71.
1156:Operation Kutuzov
1102:Operation Kutuzov
848:XXIV Panzer Corps
742:Prokofy Romanenko
657:Kozelsk Offensive
642:Kozelsk Offensive
616:Army Group Centre
511:anti-aircraft gun
494:Molotov cocktails
261:Operation Kutuzov
222:Kozelsk Offensive
149:
148:
109:Operation Kutuzov
89:Kozelsk Offensive
83:German-Soviet War
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2735:
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2668:
2649:
2626:
2613:
2611:
2610:
2601:. Archived from
2577:
2562:
2537:
2516:
2501:
2478:
2469:
2448:
2446:
2429:
2405:
2384:
2365:
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1309:
1303:
1284:
1278:
1032:, beginning the
953:front commander
600:T-60 light tanks
581:. Major General
565:Second formation
544:Osowiec Fortress
455:Battle of Grodno
448:Battle of Grodno
180:mechanized corps
161:
76:Battle of Grodno
21:
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2264:
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2249:Drig, Yevgeny.
2248:
2245:
2240:
2232:
2228:
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2039:Zolotaryov 1999
2037:
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2021:
2013:
2009:
2001:
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1412:Meltyukhov 2001
1410:
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1398:
1385:
1379:Meltyukhov 2001
1377:
1373:
1367:Meltyukhov 2001
1365:
1358:
1350:
1343:
1335:
1312:
1304:
1287:
1279:
1275:
1271:
1266:
1223:
1160:Battle of Kursk
1109:Belyi Kholodets
1104:
1054:Novaya Vodolaga
1022:4th Panzer Army
1010:
992:on the road to
955:Colonel General
906:SS-Panzer Corps
890:
828:
779:
750:anti-tank ditch
648:2nd Panzer Army
644:
567:
519:
450:
341:
339:Initial advance
336:
297:(equivalent to
277:
275:First formation
265:Battle of Kursk
192:Augustów Forest
156:15th Tank Corps
152:
145:
123:
81:2nd formation:
69:1st formation:
41:
24:15th Tank Corps
17:
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2578:
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2339:
2324:
2318:
2303:
2297:
2280:
2244:
2241:
2239:
2238:
2226:
2224:, p. 237.
2214:
2202:
2200:, p. 108.
2190:
2188:, p. 733.
2178:
2166:
2164:, p. 107.
2154:
2142:
2140:, p. 236.
2130:
2128:, p. 103.
2118:
2103:
2091:
2079:
2077:, p. 332.
2067:
2055:
2053:, p. 123.
2043:
2041:, p. 110.
2031:
2029:, p. 210.
2019:
2007:
1995:
1983:
1968:
1956:
1944:
1942:, p. 188.
1932:
1913:
1911:, p. 185.
1901:
1899:, p. 180.
1889:
1877:
1875:, p. 176.
1865:
1863:, p. 172.
1853:
1851:, p. 207.
1841:
1839:, p. 166.
1829:
1817:
1805:
1793:
1781:
1769:
1757:
1742:
1730:
1715:
1703:
1701:, p. 125.
1691:
1676:
1664:
1652:
1637:
1622:
1610:
1608:, p. 290.
1606:Goncharov 2007
1598:
1586:
1574:
1562:
1550:
1531:
1519:
1507:
1495:
1483:
1471:
1459:
1440:
1428:
1416:
1414:, p. 350.
1404:
1383:
1371:
1369:, p. 309.
1356:
1341:
1310:
1285:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1255:Major General
1253:
1246:
1243:Vasily Koptsov
1241:Major General
1235:
1234:
1222:
1219:
1199:Vasily Lomakin
1195:Optushka River
1181:, cutting the
1103:
1100:
1009:
1006:
1002:Staryi Merchik
958:Filipp Golikov
910:Operation Star
889:
888:Operation Star
886:
827:
824:
812:Voronezh Front
778:
775:
698:3rd Tank Corps
643:
640:
583:Vasily Koptsov
566:
563:
539:Augustów Canal
518:
515:
449:
446:
340:
337:
335:
332:
324:Polikarpov R-5
276:
273:
259:, fighting in
245:Operation Star
214:Vasily Koptsov
150:
147:
146:
144:
143:
138:
136:Vasily Koptsov
133:
131:Mikhail Petrov
127:
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119:
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99:Operation Star
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4758:Special Corps
4756:
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1940:Glantz 2014
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1861:Glantz 2014
1849:Maslov 2001
1837:Glantz 2014
1825:Glantz 2014
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1726:Maslov 2001
1281:Habeck 2003
833:48th Guards
689:61st Armies
475:armored car
398:Baranovichi
357:Ivan Boldin
200:Šalčininkai
66:Engagements
4772:Categories
4586:Army corps
3080:Mechanised
2609:2017-06-04
2243:References
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2198:Shein 2007
2162:Shein 2007
2126:Shein 2007
2015:Shein 2007
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1979:Shein 2007
1964:Isaev 2004
1952:Shein 2007
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1038:Krasnograd
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861:Sheliakino
857:Olkhovatka
715:minefields
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632:State Farm
596:T-34 tanks
410:Usza River
330:biplanes.
307:Light Tank
168:tank corps
158:(Russian:
124:commanders
117:Commanders
2862:Artillery
1699:Dunn 2009
1424:Drig 2005
1269:Citations
1187:Oka River
1113:Nikitovka
1096:Ozeryanka
1092:Rakitnoye
990:Pesochnya
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820:Upper Don
777:Interlude
608:Case Blue
598:, and 60
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471:battalion
463:gendarmes
422:Vawkavysk
406:Lubanichi
394:Ajucavičy
238:Don River
204:Lithuania
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316:Borisov
287:in the
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226:salient
196:Vilnius
170:of the
122:Notable
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