12th Guards Rifle Corps

12th Guards Rifle Corps 1942–1946 Soviet Union Red Army Infantry World War II Vistula-Oder Offensive East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Berlin 20px Order of the Red Banner Alexander KazankinThe 12th Guards Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army. Formed in 1942, the corps fought in the Vistula–Oder Offensive, East Pomeranian Offensive and Berlin Offensive. The corps was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for its actions during the storming of Berlin. Гвардейские стрелковые 1–20 http://myfront.in.ua/krasnaya-armiya/korpusa/gvardejskie-strelkovye-1-20.html myfront.in.ua 2016-02-05 ru Guards Rifle 1–20 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222171017/http://myfront.in.ua/krasnaya-armiya/korpusa/gvardejskie-strelkovye-1-20.html 2014-02-22 dead It was disbanded in Germany in June 1946. History The corps was first formed on the Northwestern Front in December 1942, on the basis of the 384th Rifle Division. Стрелковые 376–390 http://myfront.in.ua/krasnaya-armiya/divizii/strelkovye-376-390.html myfront.in.ua 2016-02-16 ru Rifle 376–390 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821183950/http://myfront.in.ua/krasnaya-armiya/divizii/strelkovye-376-390.html 2016-08-21 dead It was commanded by Major General Nikanor Zakhvatayev. In May 1944, Zakhvatayev was transferred to command the 1st Shock Army. Biography of Colonel-General Nikanor Dmitrievich Zakhvataev – (Никанор Дмитриевич Захватаев) (1898–1963), Soviet Union http://generals.dk/general/Zakhvataev/Nikanor_Dmitrievich/Soviet_Union.html generals.dk 2016-02-05 He was replaced by Major General Mikhail Siyazov. 12-й гвардейский стрелковый корпус http://samsv.narod.ru/Korp/Sk/gvsk012/default.html samsv.narod.ru 2016-02-05 ru 12th Guards Rifle Corps On 29 July, Siyazov became 67th Army deputy commander Великая Отечественная: Комкоры. Военный биографический словарь Kuchkovo Field 2006 5901679083 Moscow ru The Great Patriotic War Corps Commander Military Biographical Dictionary and was replaced by Major General Stepan Bunkov ru Буньков, Степан Михайлович. Biography of Lieutenant-General Stepan Mikhailovich Bunkov – (Степан Михайлович Буньков) (1900–1970), Soviet Union http://generals.dk/general/Bunkov/Stepan_Mikhailovich/Soviet_Union.html generals.dk 2016-02-15 On November 3, 1944 the corps included the 23rd Guards, 52nd Guards and 33rd Rifle Divisions as part of the 3rd Shock Army. It was the main force moving forward to the railway line Auce – Layzhuva. On 2 December, the corps was part of Stavka Reserve and received orders to concentrate south of Jelgava for loading onto troop transports at the Jelgava, Platone, Meitene and Joniškis. At the beginning of January 1945, trains carrying elements of the corps arrived at Mrozy, 50 kilometers east of Warsaw. The corps was concentrated 25 kilometers east of Warsaw, in the area of Mińsk Mazowiecki, Kałuszyn, Liw and Dobre. On 14 January, the Vistula–Oder Offensive was launched. The corps was part of the army reserve in the early days of the offensive. On 19 January, the corps moved to bypass Warsaw from the north. On the morning of 20 January, the corps was in the area of Sochaczew, Lovach and Skierniewice. By the end of 25 January, it was in the area of Izbica, Kolo and Klodawa. By the end of January, the corps had reached Bromberg. The 33rd and 52nd Guards Rifle Divisions positioned themselves at Bushkovo, Tsempelburg and Kline-Visnevka. The 23rd Guards Rifle Division was stationed in the second echelon. The 32nd and 15th SS Infantry Divisions made several attacks against the corps, supported by tanks. These attacks were repulsed. Bunkov was sent to study at the Military Academy of the General Staff on 12 February and replaced by Lieutenant General Alexander Kazankin. The 23rd and 52nd Guards Rifle Divisions took up defensive positions on the east bank of the Oder between Nieder-Krenina and Alt-Rudnitz. From 16 April, the corps was involved in the Battle of Berlin. Kazankin was wounded on 27 April during the fighting for Berlin. ПЕРВЫЙ "БАТЯ" В ДЕСАНТЕ Shajkin V.I. Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School 2013 Ryazan http://www.rvvdku-vi.ru/assets/files/knigi/kazankin_2.pdf ru The First Father of the Airborne 2016-02-15 2020-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20201004051521/http://www.rvvdku-vi.ru/assets/files/knigi/kazankin_2.pdf dead He was replaced by 3rd Shock Army deputy commander Major General Alexander Filatov. Biography of Major-General Aleksandr Alekseevich Filatov – (Александр Алексеевич Филатов) (1895–1956), Soviet Union http://generals.dk/general/Filatov/Aleksandr_Alekseevich/Soviet_Union.html generals.dk 2016-02-15 On the morning of 2 May, the German troops began to surrender and the fighting ended soon after. On 11 June, the corps was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for its actions at Berlin. The corps appears to have been disbanded in June 1946, still part of the 3rd Shock Army.Feskov et al 2013, p. 397 References Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской Feskov V.I. Golikov V.I. Kalashnikov K.A. Slugin S.A. Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing 2013 9785895035306 Tomsk ru The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces External links Corps commander list at samsv.narod.ru G12 Category:Military units and formations established in 1942 Guards Rifle Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 Category:Military units and formations awarded the Order of the Red Banner