2nd Cavalry Corps | |
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Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Branch | Soviet Red Army |
Engagements | Soviet invasion of Poland |
Battle honours | Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR (1st formation) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Grigory Kotovsky |
The 2nd Cavalry Corps were a corps of the Red Army, formed twice. Originally formed in 1922, the corps served in Ukraine during the Interwar period and fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland. After the German invasion of Soviet Union, the 2nd Cavalry Corps fought in Ukraine and then near Moscow in November 1941. It was then renamed the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps. Recreated in December 1941, it fought in the Second Battle of Kharkov and was disbanded in July 1942.