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The cavalry division (Russian: кавалерийская дивизия) of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a type of military formation that existed from the early days of the Russian Civil War until the early 1950s when they became obsolete with the rise of mechanized warfare.
Members of the Kremlin Regiment on horseback dressed in the uniforms of the cavalry corps.. The cavalry corps (Russian: кавалерийский корпус) of the Workers and Peasant Red Army was a type of military formation that existed from the early days of the Russian Civil War until 1947 when the Red Army was renamed as the Soviet Army and all cavalry corps were disbanded.
After the end of World War II, the remaining 26 cavalry divisions were mostly converted into mechanized and tank units or disbanded. [11] The last cavalry divisions were not disbanded until the early 1950s, with the last cavalry division, the 4th Guards Cavalry Division (II Formation, previously reduced in status from 4th Guards Cavalry Corps ...
As World War II went on, the complement of supporting units attached to a Soviet army became larger and more complex. By 1945, a Soviet army typically had attached mortar, antitank, anti-aircraft, howitzer, gun–howitzer, rocket launcher, independent tank, self-propelled gun, armored train, flamethrower, and engineer-sapper units.
The 110th Cavalry Division (Russian: 110-я кавалерийская дивизия) was a horsed cavalry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II. It was formed in January 1942 as the 110th Separate Cavalry Division and reformed as the 110th Cavalry Division on 30 September 1942.
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.
Pages in category "Cavalry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Cavalry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II (22 P) Pages in category "Cavalry divisions of the Soviet Union" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.