36th Army (Soviet Union)

The 36th Army was a military formation of the Red Army and Soviet Ground Forces. It participated in the protection of the state border of the USSR Trans-Baikal and Soviet-Japanese War.

History
Formed in July 1941 and Transbaikal Military District based on 12th Rifle Corps. Originally it consisted of the following military units:
 * 65th Rifle Division
 * 93rd Rifle Division
 * 94th Rifle Division
 * 114th Rifle Division
 * 31st Fortified Region
 * 32nd Fortified Region
 * Number of artillery and other units

In September 1941 it was included in the Transbaikal Front, and it includes defending the USSR state border in Baikal. In August e 1945 and participated in Mukden Khingan-operation, as follows:


 * 2nd Rifle Corps
 * 86th Rifle Corps
 * 293rd Infantry Division
 * 298th Infantry Division
 * 31st fortified
 * 32nd fortified
 * Number of tanks, artillery and other units and units

It was disbanded in 1992.

Command

 *  'Command:'
 * Major-General, the October 1943 Lieutenant General Fomenko SS (June 1941 – June 1945);
 * Lieutenant General, from September 1945 Colonel-General A.A.Luchinsky (June 1945 – to the end of Soviet-Japanese War).