2nd Airborne Corps (Soviet Union)

2nd Airborne Corps
Active1941–1942
Country Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
TypeAirborne, infantry
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mikhail Tikhonov

The 2nd Airborne Corps was a corps of the Red Army during World War II. It fought in the Battle of Kiev. In the summer of 1942, the 2nd Airborne Corps became the 32nd Guards Rifle Division. [1][2]

  1. ^ "2-й воздушно-десантный корпус" [2nd Airborne Corps]. samsv.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. ^ "Воздушно-десантные" [Airborne]. myfront.in.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-02.