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Northwestern Operational Command
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The Northwestern Operational Command (SZOK) is a command of the Belarus Ground Forces. It is headquartered at Borisov and is commanded by Major General Alexander Volfovich. The command includes a mechanized brigade and a mixed artillery brigade. It was formed in 2001 from the 65th Army Corps.[3]
Northwestern Operational Command | |
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Active | 2001- |
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Branch | Belarus Ground Forces |
Type | Command |
Garrison/HQ | Barysaw |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Commander | Alyaksandr Naumeka[1] |
Chief of Staff | Vadzim Shadura[2] |
Notable commanders | Colonel General Pavel Batov Major General Alexander Volfovich |
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The command traces its lineage to the 65th Army of the Red Army, a field army of the Soviet Union during World War II. It was formed in October 1942 from rebuilding elements of the first formation of the 4th Tank Army on the Don Front. The army was commanded by Pavel Batov until after the fall of Berlin, and served in various Fronts commanded by Konstantin Rokossovsky for the duration of the war.
Postwar, the 65th Army was moved to the Belorussian Military District, where it became the 7th Mechanized Army. In 1957 it became the 7th Tank Army. With the Dissolution of the Soviet Union the army became part of the Belarus Ground Forces and was downsized into the 7th Army Corps in 1993. A year later it was renamed the 65th Army Corps.