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7th Guards Army
Active
1943–1991
Country
Soviet Union
Branch
Soviet Ground Forces
Type
Army
Garrison/HQ
Yerevan (April 1946 – August 1992)
Engagements
World War II
Battle of Kursk
Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive Operation
Uman–Botosani Offensive
Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Battle of Debrecen
Budapest Offensive
Bratislava-Brno Offensive
Prague Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders
Mikhail Shumilov
Yakov Kreizer
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Filipp Cherokmanov
David Dragunsky
Military unit
The 7th Guards Army was a field army of the Red Army during World War II and of the Soviet Army during the Cold War.
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and stores. In addition, the 75th Motor Rifle Division, part of the 7thGuardsArmy, was in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. In summer 1992, the Defence...
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Global Information
Soviet Union