soviet order of battle for invasion of poland in 1939

      Soviet order of battle for invasion of Poland in 1939 GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi LK21

      The Soviet order of battle for the invasion of Poland in 1939 details the major combat units arrayed for the Soviet surprise attack on Poland on September 17, 1939. As a result of joining battle after the Germans had already launched their invasion, the Soviets, prepared for battle in secrecy, met comparatively limited resistance. Several skirmishes between the German and Soviet forces did occur, but neither government was prepared for starting a larger conflict, and these were soon referred to as "misunderstandings".
      Like the Germans, the Soviets employed two primary offensive axes, each managed by a Front. Each Front commander had at his disposal a mobile group of forces created from cavalry and mechanised troops; a precursor of the cavalry-mechanised groups of the Second World War.
      The effects of the purge are visible in the ranks of the commanders in the order of battle, with only one Army commander serving in the appropriate rank of Komandarm, in this case 2nd Class (Komandarm 2nd rank, Russian: командарм 2 ранга), the rest serving in being Corps (Komcor) and Divisional (Komdiv) Commander rank (Russian: комкор, комдив)


      Belorussian Front


      Komandarm 2nd rank Mikhail Kovalyov


      Ukrainian Front


      Covered southern sector of Polish front
      Komandarm 1st rank Semyon Timoshenko
      Chief of Staff Kombrig Nikolai Vatutin


      See also


      War and campaign articles
      World War II
      Invasion of Poland
      Other forces in the Polish Campaign
      German order of battle for Operation Fall Weiss
      Polish army order of battle in 1939


      Notes




      References




      Sources


      Meltyukhov M.I., Soviet-Polish wars. Military-political confrontation 1918-1939, Moscow, Veche, 2001. (Russian: Мельтюхов М.И. Советско-польские войны. Военно-политическое противостояние 1918-1939 гг. — М.: Вече, 2001.)[1]

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: soviet order of battle for invasion of poland in 1939

    soviet order of battle for invasion of poland in 1939