50th Rifle Corps explained

The 50th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Red Army. It was part of the 23rd Army on 22 June 1941. It took part in the Great Patriotic War.

Organization

On 22 June 1941, the corps included the following units:

• 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

Bibliography

• Book: Gurkin, V.V.. Боевой состав Советской армии: Часть I (июнь-декабрь 1941 года). Malanin. K.A.. Military Historical Department of the Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. 1963. Moscow. ru. Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part I (JuneDecember 1941).