20th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)

20th Mechanized Corps
Active1941
CountrySoviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeMechanized corps
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Nikolai Vedeneyev

The 20th Mechanized Corps (Military Unit Number 2802)[1] was a mechanized corps of the Red Army. Formed in March 1941, the corps was almost entirely destroyed in the Battle of Białystok–Minsk and the Battle of Smolensk, in which it defended Mogilev.

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