28th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)

The 28th Mechanized Corps (Military Unit Number 7406) was a mechanized corps of the Red Army. Formed in March 1941 in Yerevan, the corps did not see combat^[1] and in late July became the 47th Army.

History[]

A T-26 of the 6th Tank Division

The 28th Mechanized Corps was formed in March 1941 in Yerevan, part of the Transcaucasian Military District. The corps included the previously formed at Vagharshapat, the at Leninakan, and the at Ashtarak. The 54th Tank Division was reorganized from the 17th Light Tank Brigade. The 236th Motorized Division was formed from the 41st Light Tank Brigade. The corps was commanded by Major General . Its chief of staff was Kombrig Nikolai Trufanov.^[1]

On 22 June 1941, the corps had 869 tanks, including 131 flamethrower tanks. These were mostly T-26 tanks. The corps was numerically stronger than other higher-numbered mechanized corps due to its location on the Soviet border.^[2] The 47th Army was formed around the divisions of the corps^[3] on 1 August according to an order dated 26 July, under Novikov's command.^[4] The 236th Motorized Division became the 236th Rifle Division, without its tank regiment. The 47th Army fought in the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in late August.^[1]

References[]

• Glantz, David M. (2005). Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War : 1941-1943. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700613533.
• Glantz, David M. (2005). Companion to Colossus Reborn: Key Documents and Statistics. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700613595.