84th Guards Rifle Division

Formed 04/10/1943 by transforming the 110th Infantry Division .

In the army from 04/10/1943 to 04/22/1944 and from 05/28/1944 - 09/09/1945.

Since 04/25/1943 - in the rear on vacation and replenishment. From 05/13/1943, again at the forefront, in the second echelon.

In July-August 1943 (from July 12, 1943, initially in the second echelon) she participated in the Oryol strategic offensive operation , on August 15, 1943, she liberated Karachev . In September-October 1943 she participated in the Bryansk offensive operation , in October-December 1943 in the Nevelsk-Gorodok offensive operation . Participates in fierce battles, suffers heavy losses, March 22, 1944 was withdrawn to the rear for replenishment.

Since June 1944, he has been participating in the Belarusian strategic offensive operation , as part of which he has been fighting in the Vitebsk-Orsha offensive operation and the Minsk offensive operation . She participated in the liberation of the cities of Orsha , Molodechno , successfully crosses the Neman , liberates Alytus . Since July 1944, participates in the Vilnius offensive operation .

07/27/1944 assigned to the rear, to 07/31/1944 again in the army. In July-August 1944 he participated in the Kaunas offensive operation , on October 16, 1944 crossed the border of East Prussia , and in October 1944 he participated in the Gumbinnen-Goldap offensive operation .

In 1945 he participated in the Insterburg-Königsberg offensive operation , took part in the assault on Königsberg , the capture of Pillau, and completed hostilities on the Baltic Spit

From May 1945 until its dissolution, the division was part of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps of the 11th Guards Army.
In the period from 1945 to 1946. the division was disbanded.

84th Guards Rifle Karachevskaya Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division

• Western Front , 33rd Army - at the time of formation.
• Western Front , 16th Army - from 05/13/1943.
• Western Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - 07/01/1943.
• Bryansk Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - 10/01/1943.
• Baltic Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - from 10/15/1943.
• 2nd Baltic Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - from 10.20.1943.
• 1st Baltic Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - from 11/18/1943.
• Reserve VGK Headquarters - from 04/22/1944.
• 3rd Belorussian Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - from 05.27.1944.
• 1st Baltic Front , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - from 13.02.1945.
• 3rd Belorussian Front , Zemland Group of Forces , 11th Guards Army , 36th Guards Rifle Corps - from 02.25.1945.

• 243rd Guards Rifle Regiment
• 245th Guards Rifle Regiment
• 247th Guards Rifle Regiment
• 186th guards artillery regiment
• 88th Guards Separate Self-Propelled Artillery Division (88th Guards Separate Anti-Tank Fighting Division)
• 85th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Company
• 93rd Separate Guards Engineer Battalion
• 115th Separate Guard Communications Battalion
• 448th (87th) Health Battalion
• 86th Separate Guard Company Chemical Defense
• 739th (89th) motor transport company
• 597th (82nd) ​​Field Bakery
• 545th (83rd) Division Veterinary Hospital
• 754th Field Post Station
• 599th box office of the State Bank

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Commanders:

•   Peters, Georgy Borisovich (04/10/1943 - 10/27/1944), Guard Major General
• Shcherbina, Ivan Kuzmich (10.28.1944 - 05.09.1945), Guard Major General

Chiefs of Staff:

• Bragin Vasily Georgievich, guard colonel, (? - February 1944 -?)
• Vinogradov Andrei Pavlovich, guard lieutenant colonel, (? - November 1944 -?)
• Strakhov Vitaly Kuzmich, Guard Colonel, (? - April 1945 -?)

Artillery Commanders:

• Krasavin Alexander Nikolaevich, guard colonel, (? - February 1944 -?)

• April 10, 1943 -   "Guards" - the honorary title was awarded by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR for courage in battles for the Fatherland with the German invaders, for stamina, courage, discipline and organization, for the heroism of the personnel;
• August 15, 1943 - “ Karachevskaya ” - the honorary name was awarded by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of August 15, 1943 to commemorate the victory and for the difference in the battles to liberate the city of Karachev;
• December 21, 1943 - Order of the Suvorov 2 degrees   - was awarded a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 21, 1943 for exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, breakthrough of the enemy’s defense in the Nevel-Vitebsk direction and at the same time shown valor and courage;
• August 12, 1944 - Order of the Red Banner   - was awarded a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 12, 1944 for exemplary fulfillment of the combat missions of the command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, the successful crossing of the Neman River and the valor and courage shown.

Division Awards:

• 243rd Guards Rifle Order of the Suvorov Regiment
• 245th Guards Rifle Order of the Suvorov Regiment
• 247th Guards Rifle Order of the Suvorov Regiment
• 186th Guards Artillery Order of the Suvorov and Kutuzov Regiment

•   Gordeev, Vladimir Petrovich , commander of the rifle division of the 245th guards rifle regiment, guard senior sergeant , Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was conferred on 06/29/1945 for the courage shown in the battles for Pillau from 04/20/1945 (having crawled to an enemy fortification, he took concrete slabs and closed the embrasure with them, threw the last hand grenade at the bunker door that opened, stunned by an unexpected attack, the bunker garrison surrendered captured). Gold Star Medal No. 9121.
•   Mironov, Alexey Afanasevich (1912-1945), sniper of the 247th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard sergeant . Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumous). Decree of the President of the USSR of 05/05/1990 (submitted to the rank of 07/26/1943) (personally destroyed 123 enemy soldiers and officers, trained 13 students). Gold Star Medal No. 11619.
•   Nikolaev, Ivan Nikolaevich , the Komsomol organizer of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 247th Guards Rifle Regiment, the Guard Senior Sergeant . Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945. Gold Star Medal No. 2879.
•   Semenov, Nikolai Fedorovich , commander of the 1 sapper company of the 93rd Guards Separate Engineer Battalion, Guard Lieutenant . Hero of the Soviet Union . The rank was awarded on March 24, 1945 for the courage shown in the battles during the crossing of the Neman on July 17, 1944 (he chose a crossing point, organized the manufacture of rafts for shooters and artillery. A rifle battalion, which captured the bridgehead, was transported by the company on these floating vehicles). Gold Star Medal No. 4209.
•   Sinelnikov, Victor Pavlovich , commander of the 4th rifle company of the 243rd Guards Rifle Regiment, the sergeant guard. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, the Gold Star Medal No. 7785.
•   Stukalov, Vasily Egorovich , machine gunner of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 247th Guards Rifle Regiment, Private Guard. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945. Gold Star Medal No. 8734.
•   Khairullin, Khalil Zinatullovich , machine gunner of the 1st infantry battalion of the 245th Guards Rifle Regiment, Private Guard. Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was awarded on March 24, 1945 for the courage shown in the battles during the crossing of the Neman on July 14, 1944 (one of the first to cross the Neman River, he covered machine gunners and ferry units with machine-gun fire, taking part in repelling several enemy counterattacks. In the battle, he replaced the fighter building commander). Gold Star Medal No. 6663.
•   Shlyapnikov, Mikhail Sergeyevich , reconnaissance observer of the division control of the 186th guards artillery regiment, foreman guard.
• Dyubanov, Yakov Semenovich, guards of private soldier 247 rifle regiment, the commander of department 2 companies. He received the medal “For Courage” “for breaking the front edge of the enemy’s defense on 12/13/43 participating in the reflection of two violent counterattacks of the enemy personally killed 2 Germans. Correctly led his department. ”
• Semenov Sergey Yakovlevich, Guard of Private 247 Rifle Regiment. In the battles to destroy the enemy on the Frisch-Nehrung spit on April 26-27, 1945 (extract from the award sheet) ... "Guards Private Semenov forced the strait on the braid as part of the first detachment of our infantry with the fire of his weapon, reflecting two enemy counterattacks, destroyed 12 German soldiers and while mastering the village Noitif captured 9 Germans "... For the storm of the Guard’s spit, Private S. Ya. Semenov was awarded the Order of Glory of the III degree. https://web.archive.org/web/20170511144203/http://www.podvignaroda.mil.ru/#id=28027749&tab=navDetailManAward

Warriors represented to the title "Hero of the Soviet Union", but not awarded this title:

• Guard Major Kryzhanovsky Andrey Vasilievich, commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 245th Guards Rifle Regiment. He was awarded the Order of Suvorov 3 degrees (order of the Military Council 3 of the Belarusian Front No. 562 / n dated May 31, 1945).

The 84th Guards Division (commander Major General Georgy Borisovich Peters) was formed in the Kuibyshevsky District of Moscow as the 4th Moscow People’s Militia Division. She joined the battle in July 1941 and received combined arms numbering at the front, becoming the 110th. The soldiers of this formation fought south of Narofominsk - on the Kiev highway, and the fact that the Nazis did not pass here is their great merit. Then the division liberated Narofominsk, Borovsk, Vereya and was transformed into the Guards on April 10, 1943 ...

- Hero of the Soviet Union Marshal of the Soviet Union Baghramyan I.Kh. So we went to victory. - M: Military Publishing, 1977.- P.193.

• Moscow militia. - M.: 1969, S.75-83
• Karachev Rifle Division // Soviet Military Encyclopedia in 8 volumes. - M .: Military Publishing House, 1976-1980, Volume 4, P.81.82.
• Karachev Rifle Division // WWII 1941-1945: Encyclopedia / Editor-in-Chief of the Army General, Professor M. M. Kozlov . - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1985.- P.321

• Directory
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• Diary of the militia P.P. Pshenichnoy (inaccessible link)
• 84th Guards Rifle Division on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"
• The historical form of the 84th Guards Rifle Division on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"