Special Mechanized Army

Special Mechanized Army
Active1947–1957
CountrySoviet Union
BranchSoviet Army
TypeMechanized army
Garrison/HQBucharest
EngagementsHungarian Revolution of 1956
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The Special Mechanized Army (Russian: Особая механизированная армия) was a mechanized army of the Soviet Army. It was formed from the Southern Group of Forces in 1947 in Romania. Elements of the army fought in Operation Whirlwind, the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. In 1957, it became the 1st Separate Army, which later became the 1st Guards Army.[1]

  1. ^ Feskov et al 2013, pp. 483–484.