The 28th Mechanized Corps (

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7406) was a

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of the

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. Formed in March 1941 in

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, the corps did not see combat and in late July became the

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History

The 28th Mechanized Corps was formed in March 1941 in Yerevan, part of the

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. The corps included the previously formed 6th Tank Division at

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, the 54th Tank Division at

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, and the 236th Motorized Division at

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. 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

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. Its chief of staff was

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. On 22 June 1941, the corps had 869 tanks, including 131 flamethrower tanks. These were mostly

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tanks. The corps was numerically stronger than other higher-numbered mechanized corps due to its location on the Soviet border. The

was formed around the divisions of the corps on 1 August according to an order dated 26 July, under Novikov's command. The 236th Motorized Division became the 236th Rifle Division, without its tank regiment. The 47th Army fought in the

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in late August.

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