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8th Army Corps (Ukraine)
Encyclopedia
The 8th Army Corps is one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces
. The Corps is headquartered in Zhytomyr
, Ukraine.
The 8th Order of the Red Star
Tank Army was created in 1946 in the Carpathian Military District
, Soviet Union
. It was initially named as the 8th Mechanized Army and was formed out of the 52nd and the 18th Armies. The unit participated in the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and in 1957 was renamed in the 8th Tank Army.
The Corps was formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
from a redesignation of the former Soviet 8th Tank Army.
Ukrainian Ground Forces
The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...
. The Corps is headquartered in Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
, Ukraine.
The 8th Order of the Red Star
Order of the Red Star
Established on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...
Tank Army was created in 1946 in the Carpathian Military District
Carpathian Military District
The Carpathian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1945 after the conclusion of the Second World War to 1990-91. It became part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1991 and was disbanded by being redesignated the Western Operational Command later in the 1990s.Two...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. It was initially named as the 8th Mechanized Army and was formed out of the 52nd and the 18th Armies. The unit participated in the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and in 1957 was renamed in the 8th Tank Army.
The Corps was formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
from a redesignation of the former Soviet 8th Tank Army.
Structure
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8th Army Corps
- 1st Armored Brigade1st Armored Brigade (Ukraine)The 1st Guards Armored Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.The Brigade is located in Honcharivske.Full name of the Brigade is 1st Separate Guards Armored Novohrad Orders of the Red Banner, Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Alexander Nevsky and Red Star Brigade, -History:The Brigade was...
(HoncharivskeHoncharivskeHoncharivske is an urban-type settlement in Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine. It's the administrative center of Chernihivsky Raion. 1st Armored Brigade is stationed in the settlement....
) - 30th Mechanized Brigade30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)The 30th Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.The full name of the Brigade is 30th Separate Guards Mechanized Novohrad-Volynskyi Rivne Orders of the Red Banner and Suvorov Brigade, .-World War II:...
(Novohrad-VolynskyiNovohrad-VolynskyiNovohrad-Volynskyi is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine...
) - 72nd Mechanized Brigade (Bila TserkvaBila TserkvaBila Tserkva is a city located on the Ros' River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine, approximately south of the capital, Kiev. Population 203,300 Area 34 km².-Administrative status:...
) -
95th Airmobile Brigade95th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)The 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade , the main ground forces component of Ukraine’s rapid reaction force. Brigade is located in Zhytomyr.The brigade is one of the Ukrainian Partnership for Peace units.-History:...
(ZhytomyrZhytomyrZhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
) - 26th Artillery Brigade (BerdychivBerdychivBerdychiv is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Berdychiv Raion , the city itself is of direct oblast subordinance, and is located south of the oblast capital, Zhytomyr, at around .The current estimated population is around...
) - 27th Reactive Artillery Regiment - (SumySumy* 1897 - 70.53% Ukrainians, 24.1% Russians, 2.6% Jewish, 2.67% others* 1926 - 80.7% Ukrainians, 11.8% Russians, 5.5% Jewish, 2% others* 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians, 1% others...
) - 3rd Army Aviation Regiment3rd Army Aviation Regiment (Ukraine)The 3rd Army Aviation Regiment is an army aviation formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The regiment is part of the 8th Army Corps.-History:...
(BrodyBrodyBrody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
) - 12th Engineer Regiment (Novohrad-VolynskyiNovohrad-VolynskyiNovohrad-Volynskyi is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine...
) - 93rd Signal Regiment (ZhytomyrZhytomyrZhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
) - 347th Communications Center (ZhytomyrZhytomyrZhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
) - 54th Radio Technical Battalion (ZhytomyrZhytomyrZhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
) - Other Corps Units
- 1st Armored Brigade
Commanders
| Rank | Name | Position held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... |
Oleh Romanenko | June 1993 | January 1997 |
| Major General Major General Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general... |
Viacheslav Zabolotnyi | June 1994 | May 2000 |
| Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... |
Hryhoryi Pedchenko | May 2000 | November 2002 |
| Major General Major General Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general... |
Anatoliy Pushniakov | November 2002 | October 2004 |
| Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... |
Serhiy Ostrovskyi | February 2005 |