8th Cavalry Corps (Soviet Union)
The 8th Cavalry Corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a cavalry corps active during the Second World War.
It was created on 18 January 1942 at Tula. General Lieutenant P.P. Korzun took command. From January to June 1942 to complete its formation, it was quartered in the Orel and Tula, Russia regions.
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