50th Rifle Corps
| 50th Rifle Corps | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Red Army |
| Engagements | |
The 50th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Red Army. It was part of the 23rd Army on 22 June 1941.[1] It took part in the Great Patriotic War.
Organization
On 22 June 1941, the corps included the following units:[1]
- 43rd Rifle Division
- 70th Rifle Division
- 123rd Rifle Division
Commanders
- Komkor Filipp Gorelenko (08.1939 - 05.1940)
- Komkor Panteleimon Zaitsev (05.1940 - 08.1940)
- Major General Vladimir Shcherbakov (17.01.1941 - 04.08.1941)
- Major General Sarkis Martirosyan (25.06.1943 - 24.04.1944)
- Major General Pavel Batitsky (25.04.1944 - 27.05.1944)
- Major General Serafim Merkulov (28.05.1944 - 20.04.1945)
- Major General Nikolai Tavartkiladze (21.04.1945 - 11.05.1945)
References
Citations
- ^ a b Gurkin & Malanin 1963, p. 7.
Bibliography
- Gurkin, V.V.; Malanin, K.A. (1963). Боевой состав Советской армии: Часть I (июнь-декабрь 1941 года) [Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part I (June–December 1941)] (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow: Military Historical Department of the Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff.