82nd Rifle Corps
The 82nd Rifle Corps (Russian: 82-й стрелковый корпус) was a rifle corps of the Red Army and later the Soviet Army.
| 82nd Rifle Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | July 1943–June 1955 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army (Soviet Army from 1946) |
| Type | Infantry (Rifle corps) |
| Engagements | World War II |
Formed in mid-1943, the corps served with the 37th Army during most of World War II. It fought in the advance southwest from the Dnieper and into Romania and Bulgaria until August 1944. After the advance to Bulgaria it remained there on garrison duty for the rest of the war. Postwar, the corps transferred to the Odessa Military District, where it was renumbered as the 25th Rifle Corps in 1955.
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