Formation The 23rd Mechanized Corps was formed in March 1941 in the
Oryol Military District at
Voronezh. The corps included the
48th and
51st Tank Divisions, and the
220th Motorized Division. The 48th was at Voronezh, the 51st at
Bryansk, and the 220th at
Yelets. The corps was commanded by Major General
Mikhail Myasnikov. Corps deputy commander
Yakov Sharaburko became commander of the 23rd Rifle Corps, part of the
24th Army. On 1 August it included the
100th Rifle Division and the
194th Mountain Rifle Division. == References ==