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The 32nd Army was a formation of the Soviet Army during World War II. The army was formed twice during the war, disbanded as part of the post-war demobilization and then reformed in 1969 to protect the Soviet-Chinese border. ==First Formation== Formed on 16 July 1941 in the Moscow Military District near the cities of Naro-Fominsk, Kubinka, and the settlement of Dorokhovo. The army was formed with four divisions of Moscow Militia. The assigned units included: 2nd, 7th, 8th, 13th.〔Soviet Military Encyclopedia. - T. 8. - S. 112.〕 In addition, on 20 July 1941, 18th Moscow People's Militia Divisions was assigned to the Army, west of Moscow, with about 10,000 men assigned. On 18 July the army was incorporated into the Moscow line of defense and took up defensive positions in the vicinity of Karacharovo. On 30 July the army was assigned to the Reserve Front. Composition on 1 October:〔Marchand, Vol II, page 10〕 :2nd Rifle Division :8th Rifle Division :29th Rifle Division :140th Rifle Division :685th Corps Artillery Regiment :533rd Antitank Artillery Regiment :877th Antitank Artillery Regiment :200th Naval Artillery Battalion :36th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion On 3 October the army was heavily engaged in a defensive battle against German forces advancing on Vyasma as part of the northern wing of Operation Typhoon. On 5 October the army was reassigned to the Western Front and two days later along with the 16th, 19th, 20th and 24th Armies were encircled by the German 4th and 9th Armies and 3rd and 4th Panzer Groups. The 32nd Army was disbanded on 12 October 1941. Small elements of the army were able to break out of the encirclement and were assigned to the 16th and 19th Armies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「32nd Army (Soviet Union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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