23rd Bratislavskiy Red Banner Rifle Corps

23-й стрелковый Братиславский Краснознамённый корпус

Military Unit: 04095

Commanders:

• Major-General Nikita Emelyanovich Chuvakov, 4.3.43 - 22.4.44
• Major-General Mikhail Frolovich Grigorovich, 23.4.44 - 5.46

Activated 20.2.43.

Organisation 10.5.45:

• 19th Rifle Division
• 252nd Rifle Division

20.5.45 the 25th Guards Rifle Division and the 83rd independent Naval Infantry Brigade joined the corps.

6.6.45 the 25th Guards Rifle Division was replaced by the 141st and 303rd Rifle Division.

In 8.45 the 141st Rifle Division and 83rd independent Naval Infantry Brigade left the corps.

Organisation 1.10.45:

• 19th Rifle Division (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 252nd Rifle Division (Groznyy, Checheno-Ingushskaya ASSR)
• 303rd Rifle Division (Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Kray)

In 4.46 re-organised, now with:

• 3rd independent Rifle Brigade (Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarskaya ASSR)
• 11th independent Rifle Brigade (Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR)
• 30th independent Rifle Brigade (Stavropol, Stavropol Kray)

Disbanded 5.46.

Headquarters:

• Hostomice, Czechoslovakia, 5.45 - 6.45
• Pecs, Hungary, 7.7.45 - 8.45
• Ordzhonikidze, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, 8.45 - 5.46

Subordination:

• 7th Guards Combined Arms Army, 5.45 - 8.45
• Stavropol Military District, 8.45 - 5.46