6th Army Corps (Ukraine)
| 6th Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| 6-й армійський корпус | |
Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
The 6th Army Corps (
History
The 6th Guards Tank Army had incorporated three tank divisions, the
In Decree of the President of Ukraine No 350/93, 21.08.1993, 'On conferring military ranks', Colonel Ivan Svidi, named as commander of the 17th Guards Tank Division of the 6th Army Corps (Odesa MD), was promoted to Major-General. Thus by August 1993 the Corps had been shifted to the Odesa Military District. On December 3, 1993 Colonel Vladimir Polivoda, Commander 254th Mechanized Division, 6th Army Corps, Odesa Military District was promoted to Major General[3] It later became the 52nd Mechanised Brigade.
In 2004, the Corps disbanded 2 brigades (among them, the 52nd Mechanised Brigade in October 2004)[4] and 3 regiments. One brigade and one regiment were added. In 2006, the Corps almost doubled in size.
The corps was disbanded in 2013 and its commander reportedly became the temporary commander of the new
Structure
- HQ 6th Army Corps
- Cherkaske)[6]
- 28th Guards Mechanised Brigade - (Chornomorske)[7]
- Cherkaske)[9]
- 17th Guards Tank Brigade - (Kryvyi Rih)[10]
- 55th Artillery Brigade - (Zaporizhzhia)[11]
- 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment - (Kremenchuk)[12]
11th Army Aviation Regiment - (Chornobaivka)[8]- 73rd Engineer Regiment - (Dniprodzerzhynsk)
- 534th Combat Engineer Regiment
- 1039th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
- 121st Signal Battalion [13]
- 150th Signal Battalion
- 502nd Counter Intelligence Battalion
Disbanded Units
- 52nd Mechanised Brigade
Commanders
| Rank | Name | Position held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
Major General
|
Vitaliy Radetskyi[14] | May 1991 | January 1992 |
Major General
|
Volodymyr Shkidchenko[14] | March 1992 | June 1993 |
Major General
|
Oleh Shustenko[14] | June 1993 | April 1994 |
Major General
|
Valentyn Tymko[14] | April 1994 | August 1996 |
Major General
|
Volodymyr Mozharovskyi[14] | August 1996 | May 2000 |
Major General
|
Volodymyr Bataliuk[14] | May 2000 | September 2002 |
Major General
|
Rauf Nurullin[14] | September 2002 | November 2003 |
Major General
|
Yuri Shapoval[14] | November 2003 | November 2004 |
Major General
|
Yuri Boryskin[14] | November 2004 | July 11, 2005[15] |
Lieutenant General
|
Volodymyr Zamana[14] | July 11, 2005[15] | May 2007 |
Lieutenant General
|
Serhiy Bessarab[14] | May 2007 | May 2012[16] |
References
- ^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ JIR 1992
- ^ Ukaz 574/93 of the President of Ukraine Archived 2013-04-19 at archive.today, accessed March 2013.
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ "Створюються оперативні командування «Південь» та «Північ» Збройних Сил України".
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b Новини Управління Прес-служби МО Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Army Corps Commanders" (PDF). Viysko Ukrayiny (Army of Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 12: 64. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ a b "Appoint a new commander of the Army Corps" (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. July 11, 2005. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "У керівництві ЗСУ та Сухопутних військ ЗС України відбулися кадрові перестановки". УНН (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-10-04.