36th Army (Soviet Union)
| 36th Army | |
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| Active | 1 August 1941 – 1992 |
| Country | USSR, Russian Federation |
| Allegiance | Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
| Branch | Soviet Ground Forces, Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Field Army |
| Part of |
Trans-Baikal Military District Transbaikal Front Zabaikalsk-Amur Military District |
| Battle honours | Khingan-Mukden operation |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Colonel-General A.A.Luchinsky |
The 36th Army was a military formation of the Red Army and Soviet Ground Forces. It participated in the protection of the state border of the USSR Trans-Baikal and Soviet-Japanese War.
Formed in July 1941 and Transbaikal Military District based on 12th Rifle Corps. Originally it consisted of the following military units:
In September 1941 it was included in the Transbaikal Front, and it includes defending the USSR state border in Baikal. In August e 1945 and participated in Mukden Khingan-operation, as follows:
It was disbanded in 1992.
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