3rd Rifle Corps (Soviet Union)
| 3rd Rifle Corps 3rd Mountain Rifle Corps |
|
|---|---|
| Active | 1923-1957 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union
|
| Branch | Soviet Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Soviet invasion of Poland
|
| Battle honours | Carpathian |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov |
Soviet invasion of Poland
Winter War
World War II
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov
Pavel Batov
Grigory Kulik
Konstantin Leselidze
Aleksi Inauri
The 3rd Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Red Army which saw service in World War II and in the 1950s. The corps was first formed in 1923 from the 3rd Army Corps in the Moscow Military District and fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland and the Winter War. The corps was disbanded in the summer of 1941 and its headquarters became the 46th Army. The 3rd Mountain Rifle Corps was formed in summer 1942 and fought in the Caucasus, Crimea, Dukla Pass, Carpathia and at Prague. The corps was retained in the Soviet Army postwar and moved to Uzhhorod. The corps fought in the Soviet invasion of Hungary and was disbanded there in 1957. Its headquarters was absorbed by the 38th Army.
In June 1941 it included the 4th Rifle, 20th Mountain Rifle and the 47th Mountain Rifle Division, as part of Transcaucasus Military District. Upgraded to 46th Army in July 1941 with 4th Rifle, and 9th and 47th Mountain, and in 1941-42 part of Transcaucasus Front, watching the USSR border with Turkey and the Black Sea. Assigned to Steppe Front and then 2nd Ukrainian Front from Sept 1943.
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