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The 29th Rifle Corps was formed several times in the Soviet Red Army, each formation primarily seeing combat on the Eastern Front during World War II. The first formation of the 29th Rifle Corps was known as the 29th Lithuanian Territorial Rifle Corps, composed of troops of the former Lithuanian army, active from the Soviet Union's annexation of Lithuania in August 1940 until September 1941. A second formation existed from March to April 1943, and a third formation was formed in June 1943. This third formation continued to exist until 1957 when it became the 29th Army Corps,, which disbanded in 1969.

First formation - Territorial Rifle Corps
The 29th Lithuanian Territorial Rifle Corps was formed in accordance with an order of the People's Commissar of Defence of 17 August 1940, from Lithuanian Army troops following the forced annexation of that country to the Soviet Union. The personnel of the corps wore Lithuanian Army uniforms with Red Army symbols sewn on. The corps headquarters was located in Vilnius, including the 179th and 184th Rifle Divisions, under the command of Lieutenant General Vincas Vitkauskas, the former commander of the Lithuanian Army. Major General Alexander Samokhin replaced Vitkauskas on 3 June 1941. The German invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, began on June 22, 1941. On July 17, 1941, the corps headquarters departed for Velikiye Luki, occupied by the German 19th Panzer Division, where the formation of the corps was carried out with the . On July 21, 1941, the corps appears to have taken Velikiye Luki, and defended it until August 25, 1941, when the city was again abandoned. On August 20–21, 1941, units of the corps went over to the offensive, and began penetrating the enemy's defence, but they themselves were entrapped, and withdrew by the end of August 1941. On September 1, 1941, the corps headquarters was withdrawn from the fighting, and on September 23, 1941, it was disbanded. == Second formation ==
Second formation
The second formation existed March–April 1943. == Third formation ==
Third formation
Originally formed on 25 June 1943, Included 55th Rifle Division (IIIrd Formation), in September–October–November 1943 while part of 60th Army. On 10 May 1945, the third formation of the 29th Rifle Corps comprised the: • 73rd Rifle Division • 102nd Rifle Division • 217th Rifle Division Five months later, the corps had the same three divisions, but they were in the North Caucasus Military District. The 73rd was based at Novorossiysk, the 102nd at Armavir and the 217th at Nalchik. On 25 June 1969 the 29th Army Corps became the 35th Army. == References ==
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