Wiener Operation
In January 1945, the corps transferred to Hungary with the rest of the 9th Guards Army. The corps first fought in combat on 21 February. On 26 March, Kapitokhin was replaced by Alexander Utvenko in command. It fought during the Vienna Offensive, where its 104th Guards Rifle Division captured Sankt Pölten. Its 105th Guards Rifle Division blocked the Vienna-Linz road. For its actions in the Vienna Offensive, the corps was awarded the honorary title "Vienna". Advancing on the right flank of the 37th Guards Rifle Corps, the corps entered Czechoslovakia and fought in the Prague Offensive, where the 106th Guards Rifle Division captured Znojmo.