38th Guards Rifle Corps
| 38th Guards Airborne Corps (1946–1955) 38th Guards Rifle Corps 38th Guards Airborne Corps (1944–45) |
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| Active | 1944–1955 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
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| Branch | |
| Type | airborne, infantry |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | Vienna |
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38th Guards Rifle Corps
(1945–46)
The 38th Guards Airborne Corps was an airborne corps of the Soviet airborne. It was activated during World War II in August 1944 and became a rifle corps in December of that year. The corps fought in the Vienna Offensive and the Prague Offensive during the spring of 1945. After the end of the war, it was converted back into an airborne corps. The corps served at Tula until its 1955 disbandment when the Soviet airborne was reorganized.
The 38th Guards Airborne Corps was formed around 9 August 1944 under the command of Alexander Kapitokhin, part of the Separate Airborne Army. The corps included the 11th, 12th, and 16th Guards Airborne Divisions. On 8 December, the corps became an airborne corps and its divisions were soon converted into infantry divisions. At the same time, the Separate Airborne Army became the 9th Guards Army.
In January 1945, the corps transferred to Hungary with the rest of the 9th Guards Army. The corps first fought in combat on 21 February. On 26 March, Kapitokhin was replaced by Alexander Utvenko in command. It fought during the Vienna Offensive, where its 104th Guards Rifle Division captured Sankt Pölten. Its 105th Guards Rifle Division blocked the Vienna-Linz road. For its actions in the Vienna Offensive, the corps was awarded the honorary title "Vienna". Advancing on the right flank of the 37th Guards Rifle Corps, the corps entered Czechoslovakia and fought in the Prague Offensive, where the 106th Guards Rifle Division captured Znojmo.
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