Marches & mobility
H.G.W. Davie
Mechanized Corps – a study in mobility and ...

Mechanised Corps were the elite of Soviet armoured forces, kept fully up to strength, more tanks than a Tank Corps, twice the size of a Rifle Division. So what does the word 'Mechanised' mean, how many vehicles did they have, how mobile were these units in reailty?

Mechanized Corps – a study in mobility and transport

Motor vehicles

Logistics of the Combined-Arms Army — Motor Transport

Logistics of the Combined-Arms Army — Motor Transport

Motor vehicles have always been regarded as an indicator of modernity, technological advancement, and industrial progress, right from the time of the first motor car in 1885. The Soviet Union was no exception, and there is an extensive Soviet historiography of the development of motor transport and its use during the German-Soviet War. The aim of this article is to put the wartime military and economic use of Soviet vehicles into a wider context, highlighting how mechanization was not the only important variable in successful logistics. The case study here will be the role of transportation in the logistics of a Soviet combined arms army (общевойсковая армия) utilizing detailed primary source material from the pamyat-naroda.ru website.

Soviet Mechanised Corps

Soviet Mechanised Corps

Mechanised Corps represented the most expensive divisional sized combat units in the Red Army yet we know relatively little about how they were organised and equipped. Although only a small number of these corps were raised, they were important indicators as to STAVKAs strategic intentions as Mechanised Corps were deployed in many of the key offensives. New information for Russia now allows a more comprehensive look at these interesting units.