32nd Army Corps (Soviet Union)
| 32nd Army Corps | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1967–2003 |
| Country |
 Ukraine (1992–2003) |
| Branch |
Soviet Ground Forces (1967–1991) |
| Garrison/HQ | Simferopol |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Dmitry Yazov |
Soviet Union (1967–1991)
Soviet Ground Forces (1967–1991)
The 32nd Army Corps (Russian: 32-й Кенигсберский армейский корпус) was an army corps of the Soviet Ground Forces and then the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number was a/h 44 690, and from 1994 – a/h A-1916.
Its headquarters was located at Simferopol. The corps was established in 1967 and became the Coastal Defence Forces Command in 2003. The Coastal Defence Forces Command was disbanded in 2004.
Reports disagree as to when the corps was established. Sammler.ru reports that the 32nd Army Corps was established on 1 October 1967. Narodnaya Armiya, the official newspaper of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, states that the corps was formed in 1967. Feskov et al. 2013, via Holm, reports 14 February 1967. Holm also states that it replaced the 45th Army Corps, which was transferred to the Far East.
Initially, its units included Corps Headquarters, the 52nd (moved to Nizhneudinsk in April 1969),126th and 157th Motor Rifle Divisions, 9th Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion (оисб), 19 окр (Independent Commandant's Point?) and the 909th Communications Battalion (909 обс). In 1980, the 159th Motor Rifle Division was activated in Sovetskoye, Crimean Oblast, as a mobilisation division, and joined the corps. In 1982, the 784th Separate Chemical Defence Battalion was formed. In 1983, 301st Artillery Brigade at Simferopol joined the corps.
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