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With Trans-Caucasus Front December 1941 and 15th Cavalry Corps July 1944. Stationed in Iran during World War II. 2nd Cavalry Division – used to create the third formation of the 2nd Rifle Division on 23.11.41. 3rd Cavalry Division – Formed in Odessa Military District prewar. 6.41 with 5th Cavalry Corps. Became the 5th Guards Cavalry ...
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.
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.
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 .
Battles and operations of the Soviet Union in World War II — primarily on the Eastern Front in the Soviet–German War. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
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.
Soviet – front line: Western Front (cont.) 13 rifle divisions 2 cavalry divisions 2 mechanized divisions 4 tank brigades. Reserve Front (cont.) 4 rifle divisions 1 cavalry division 1 mechanized division 4 tank brigades. Soviet – deployed east: Reserve Front (cont.) 10 rifle divisions
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.