39th Infantry Division - military unit of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War
| 39th Rifle Pacific Red Banner Division | |
|---|---|
| Awards |  |
| Honorary Items | "Pacific" |
| Type of army | rifle |
| Formation | 1936 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 05/17/1957 |
| Predecessor | Pacific Rifle Division |
| Successor | 129th Motorized Rifle Training Division (1957) |
| Commanders | |
| Kuznetsov V.S., Sukharev N.M., Makarov D.V., Semenov V.A. | |
History
It was formed on July 20, 1922 on the basis of the 104th Infantry Brigade of the 35th Infantry Division as the 1st Trans-Baikal Infantry Division, then renamed the Pacific Rifle Division, in 1936 it was renamed the 39th Pacific Rifle Division.
In 1929, she fought north of Lake Khanka .
In August 1938, part of the forces participated in the Hasan battles .
On June 22, 1941, it was stationed in Dalnegorsk .
In the hostilities during World War II did not participate.
In the army from 09/09/1945 to 09/03/1945
08/09/1945, with the outbreak of hostilities with Japan and the Manchurian strategic operation, it was in the second echelon of the army’s strike force, 08.08.1945, under the command of General Semenov, after the march crossed the Shitohe River , also advancing in the second echelon and fighting with striking the flag Japanese parts. In battles in the Mudanjiang area, the division, together with the 231st Infantry Division , defeated the 1st motorized brigade of the enemy, which included many suicide bombers. August 20 entered the city of Harbin . In the battles for this city, Major General V. A. Semenov was wounded and sent to the hospital. The assigned task of breaking through a heavily fortified, deeply echeloned enemy defense on the bridgehead of the river. Mulinhe division successfully completed. Skillfully using mobile units, she marched hundreds of kilometers with battles, clearing dozens of large settlements from the Japanese troops. With its actions, the division ensured the further advancement of the army.
By 08/25/1945, she finished concentrating on the Harbin direction.
May 17, 1957 reorganized into the 129th motorized infantry division. [one]
February 22, 1968 was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree . [2]
Full name
39th Rifle Pacific Red Banner Division
Submission
- Far Eastern Front , 1st Red Banner Army , 59th Rifle Corps - 07/01/1941
- Far Eastern Front , 1st Red Banner Army - on 01/10/1941
- Far Eastern Front , 1st Red Banner Army , 59th Rifle Corps - 01/01/1942
- Far Eastern Front , Primorsky Group of Forces , 1st Red Banner Army , 59th Rifle Corps - on 01/01/1944
- Far Eastern Front , 1st Red Banner Army , 59th Rifle Corps - 01/01/1945
- Far Eastern Front , Primorsky Group of Forces , 1st Red Banner Army , 59th Rifle Corps - from April 1945 to July 1945.
- 1st Far Eastern Front , 1st Red Banner Army , 59th Rifle Corps - since August 1945.
Composition
1945
- 50th Rifle Chita Regiment
- 199th Rifle Regiment
- 254th Infantry Regiment
- 15th artillery regiment
- 87th howitzer artillery regiment
- 83rd Separate Anti-Tank Division
- 455th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division
- 16th Separate Reconnaissance Company
- 71st Separate Engineer Battalion
- 924th Separate Communications Battalion
- 62nd Health Battalion
- 47th Separate Chemical Defense Company
- 57th Motor Company
- 2nd repair and restoration company
- 100th Field Bakery
- 135th Field Post Station
- 248th box office of the State Bank
Periods of joining the army:
- August 9, 1945 - September 3, 1945. [3]
Commanders
- Firsov, Dmitry Sergeevich (November 1933 - 05/31/1937), division commander
- Morozov, Anatoly Markianovich (July 1939 - 07/19/1940), Colonel
- Kuznetsov, Vladimir Stepanovich (07.20.1940 - 11.19.1941), Major General
- Sukharev, Nikolai Mikhailovich (11/20/1941 - 11/22/1944), Colonel, Major General
- Makarov, Dmitry Vasilievich (11/23/1944 - 05/09/1945), Colonel
- Semenov, Vasily Alexandrovich (August 1945 - January 1946), Major General, wounded in the battles for Harbin
- .
- Kalyuzhny, Ivan Prokofievich (June 1949 - May 1952), Major General
Rewards
- September 19, 1945 - Order of the Red Banner - awarded by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 19, 1945 for exemplary performance of the combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the Japanese imperialists and at the same time shown valor and courage.
Links
See also
- 39th Guards Rifle Division
Notes
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 166.
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 167.
- ↑ List No. 5 of the Rifle, Mountain Rifle, Motor Rifle and Motorized Divisions that were part of the active army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Gylev A. - M .: Ministry of Defense. - 218 p.
Literature
- Beloborodov A.P. Breakthrough on Harbin. - M .: Military Publishing , 1982 .
- Feskov V.I., Golikov V.I., Kalashnikov K.A., Slugin S.A. Armed Forces of the USSR after the Second World War: from the Red Army to the Soviet. Part 1: Ground Forces. - T .: Tomsk University Press, 2013. - 640 p. - ISBN 978-5-89503-530-6 .