32nd Army Corps (Ukraine)

The 32nd Königsberg Army Corps (Russian: 32-й Кенигсберский армейский корпус, Ukrainian: 32-й Кенігсбергський армійський корпус, lit.'32-y Kenihsberhs'kyi armiys'kyi korpus') 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.

32nd Army Corps
Active1967–2003
Country Soviet Union (1967–1991)
 Ukraine (1992–2003)
BranchSoviet Ground Forces (1967–1991)
Ukrainian Ground Forces (1992–2003)
Garrison/HQSimferopol
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Dmitry Yazov

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.

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