12th Guards Rifle Corps

12th Guards Rifle Corps
Active1942–1946
Country Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeInfantry
Engagements
Decorations Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alexander Kazankin

The 12th Guards Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army. Formed in 1942, the corps fought in the Vistula–Oder Offensive, East Pomeranian Offensive and Berlin Offensive. The corps was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for its actions during the storming of Berlin.[1] It was disbanded in Germany in June 1946.

  1. ^ "Гвардейские стрелковые 1–20 |" [Guards Rifle 1–20]. myfront.in.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-05.