Soviet 3rd Shock Army
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| Soviet 3rd Shock Army | |
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| Tag: | [3.SA] |
| Campaign: | ViE#7 |
| Affiliation: | Allies |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Type: | Soviet |
| Allies: | 8.GA |
| Opponent(s): | KK-A, KK-N |
| Rank System used: | Soviet ranks |
| Squads: | 3 (Spetsnaz, Assault, Objective) |
| Commander: | Generál-Leytenánt Reaper |
| Record: | 2-12 |
The Soviet 3rd Shock Army was one of the Allied divisions that fought in ViE#7. The Division was commanded by Generál-Leytenánt Reaper, who had been selected by Marshal of the Soviet Union Architect. It fought alongside its sister division, the Soviet 8th Guards Army.
The divisional tag was [3.SA]. The unit used Soviet ranks.
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Commanding officers
This was the command structure at the start of the campaign:
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Architect
- Generál-Leytenánt Reaper
- Podpolkóvnik Dasfraad
- Mayór Jonny
- Mayór Metallica
- Kapitán Phoenix
Structure
The 3.SA was divided into three squads, called "divisions" because the 3.SA is an "army" itself: The 5th Banner Division served as primary offense force, the 7th Tank Division was formed to capture and hold vital objectives, and the Spetsnaz Division served as elite backup force that was trained to "[do] whatever is deemed necessary to accomplish the objective".
The 3.SA also contributed members to the inter-divisional Red Army Intelligence Team.
Executive Officer
The XO served as second-in-command for the whole division and supervised and assisted the squad leaders.
Spetsnaz Division|Sz|
The Spetsnaz Division was commanded by Mayór Jonny. Second in command was Mládshiy Leytenánt Ewok. The squad had a limited number of slots available and was supposed to form the elite of the mighty 3.SA.
The Squad tag was Sz|
5th Banner Division
The 5th Banner Division was commanded by Mayór Metallica, who was assisted by Stárshiy Serdzhánt Viktor.
The Squad tag was 5B|
7th Tank Division
The 7th Red Banner Tank Division, as its full name read, was commanded by Kapitán Phoenix, with Mládshiy Leytenánt Spoon as second in command.
The Squad tag was 7T|
History
During World War II the Red Army of the Soviet Union deployed many formations which contained the word shock in the title, for example many of the units which spearheaded the Soviet counterattacks on the Eastern Front from the Battle of Stalingrad to the Battle of Berlin were in Soviet Shock Armies.
See Also
| Divisions of ViE | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Campaign: | ViE#1 | ViE#2 | ViE#3 | ViE#4 | ViE#5 | ViE#6 | ViE#7 | ViE#8 | ViE#9 | ViE#10 | ViE#11 | ViE#12 | ViE#13 | ViE#14 | ViE#15 | ViE#16 | |||
| Axis Division: | 1-GJ | 2-KF | 3-RB | 4-FJ | 5-PzJ | AZUL | KK-A | KK-N | BFC | RONA | DCA | Ax90 | 4TC | DTR | DTR | Ax369. | 11.Nord | DCV | |
| Allied Division: | US1ID | US2AD | US3ID | SAS | A10MD | US6AD | 3.SA. | 8.GA | A28 | A9 | 4AF | PPCLI | 8AAF | 3DSK | 2AIF | 617Sqn | RGR | FSSF | |
