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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier
Note also that NATO/western use of 'Army' as an echelon differs from Soviet/Warsaw Pact usage. Their 'Army' level units are the same size as NATO Corps (and Soviet WW2 era Corps did exist, but aren't relevant).
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That because in many cases the Soviet WW2 Tank and Mechanized Corps were used as the basis for Tank and Motorized Rifle Division as regular Infantry and Cavalry Divisions were later converted into what ever division that was needed....