56th Separate Tank Regiment

Regiment commander (on December 28, 1942) - Major Alexander Kotikov, died on December 28, 1942 - HBS

Regiment commander (1943-1945) - major , then Colonel Selivanchik Nikolai Yakovlevich (1909-1986)

12/19/42 - 04/02/43

04/09/43 - 04/24/43

07.20.43 - 09.19.43

02.27.44 - 03.17.45 years.

11/26/42 - 12/15/42 - formed on the basis of the Directive of NPO No. 1105709ss of 11/26/1942 and the State Academic Technical University No. 1105723 of 11/26/1942 in the ABTC Kosterevo.

12.19.42 - First entered the battle as part of the 11th Army during the 2nd Demian operation , the North-Western Front .

04/02/43 - As part of the 11th Army was withdrawn to the headquarters of the Supreme Command .

04/09/43 - 04/24/43 - Participation in the battles of local importance (?).

In June 1943, in the districts of the cities of Zagorsk and Krasnozavodsk, Moscow Region, on the basis of the 3rd Guards Motor Rifle Division (the former 82nd Rifle Division), which had become the Red Banner by this time, and the 49th Mechanized Brigade , the 6th Guards Red Banner Mechanized Corps was formed consisting of the 16th and 17th Guards, 49th Mechanized Brigades , 29th and 56th Separate Tank, 240th Mortar, 1st Guards Self-propelled Artillery, 51st Guards Light Artillery Regiments and other units. (During the formation of the corps, May-June 1943, the 56th separate tank regiment was stationed in the village of Skoropuskovsky, Zagorsky District, Moscow Region.)

06/26/43 - Order of the Headquarters of the Supreme Command No. 46194 “On the Formation of the 4th Tank Army ”. The formation of the association took less than two weeks - from July 4 to 16, 1943. The army was ready for warfare. The 4th Panzer Army included: the army command, deployed on the basis of the command of the 19th cavalry corps; 6th Guards Red Banner Mechanized Corps (56th detachment as part of the 6th GuardsCrMK); 11th tank corps; 30th Ural Volunteer Tank Corps .

07.20.43 - As part of the army included in the Western Front .

07.26.43 - At 12 noon, in the first echelon, as part of the 6th Guards Mechanized Corps of the 4th Panzer Army in the offensive zone of the 8th Guards Rifle Corps of the 11th Guards Army entered the battle during the Oryol offensive operation in the area n / a Lunevo northwest of the city of Bolkhov .

• From the magazine of operations 56 separate tank regiment.

At 12.00, without artifacting the front edge of the defense, pr-ka tanks of the 56th detachment crossed the river. Ors . The tankers of the 127th TP failed to force the river, and they stopped in front of the NP Yasnaya Polyana, firing from a place. The infantry of motorized rifle battalions rose behind the tanks of the 56th detachment. The enemy, in order to cut it off from the tanks, opened a strong artillery car. Our motorized riflemen lay down, and the tanks went forward. At 12.30, enemy artillery opened fire on tanks, 12 tanks of the 56th detachment caught fire. The remaining tanks returned to their original positions. At 19.00 the attack was repeated, but did not bring success.

- Combat Journal

The regiment as part of the T-34 - 29 pcs., T-70 - 7 pcs. with the participation of a company of machine gunners and a company of PTR, by a roundabout maneuver, he broke down the resistance of the avenue and took control of the heavily fortified defense strongholds of the avenue Lunevo and Borovoe. During the offensive on the Voynovo pr-k force, up to the infantry battalion with the support of artillery and 13 tanks, the regiment twice counterattacked. Counterattacks of the avengers were repelled with heavy losses for him. After counterattacking, the regiment, under cover of artillery fire, crossing the Ors River and grasping to the right, captured the battle Vojnovo, with a height of 163.6, thereby ensuring the success of the offensive 49 mbr. For 2 days of fighting, the regiment lost:

• a) T-34 - 5 burned out;
• b) the T-70 - 2 burned out;
• c) the T-34 - 6 is knocked out;
• d) 49 people were killed;
• e) injured - 24 people.

- Combat Journal

07.30.43 - As part of the army, he was included in the Bryansk Front of the 3rd formation . VGK Bet Directive No. 30154 of July 28, 1943

09/19/43 - As part of the army was withdrawn to the reserve of the Supreme Command.

02.27.44 - As part of the army transferred to the 1st Ukrainian Front .

03/26/44 - In collaboration with other troops of the 4th Panzer Army, he participated in the liberation of the city of Kamenetz-Podolsky during the Proskurov-Chernivtsi offensive operation .

03/27/44 - The troops participating in the liberation of Kamenetz-Podolsk were thanked by order of the Supreme Command on March 27, 1944, and 20 artillery salvos of 224 guns were saluted in Moscow.

04.03.44 - The regiment was given the honorary name Kamenetz-Podolsky .

07.27.44 - As part of the 1st Ukrainian Front during the Lviv-Sandomierz strategic offensive operation, he took part in the liberation of Lviv . He was awarded the Order of Kutuzov III degree.

07.27.44 - The troops participating in the liberation of Lviv were awarded thanks by order of the Supreme Command on July 27, 1944, and 20 artillery salvos of 224 guns were saluted in Moscow.

03/17/45 - The name "guard" is assigned. By order of the NPO No. 050 of 03/17/1945 and Directive of the General Staff No. Org / 4/83437 of 04/04/1945 it was transformed into 118 separate Guards Tank Regiment.

Periods of joining the army

03/17/45 - 05/11/45.

As part of the 11th Army of the Western Front, the regiment participated in operations.

2nd Demian operation of 1943 [02.15.43 - 02.28.43].

As part of the 6th Guards Mechanized Corps, the regiment participated in operations.

Oryol offensive operation (operation "Kutuzov") [07/12/1943 - 08/18/1943]

Proskuro-Chernivtsi offensive operation [03/04/1944 - 04/17/1944]

• • During the Proskurovsky-Chernivtsi offensive operation he participated in the liberation of cities:
    • Scalat . Released March 21, 1944
    • Kamyanets-Podolsk ( Kamyanets-Podilsky ). Released March 26, 1944

Lviv-Sandomierz offensive operation [07/13/1944 - 08/29/1944]

• • During the Lviv-Sandomierz offensive operation he participated in the liberation of cities:
    • Peremyshlyany . Released July 20, 1944
    • Lviv Released July 27, 1944
    • Komarno . Released July 29, 1944

Sandomierz-Silesian offensive operation [01/12/1945 - 02/03/1945]

Lower Silesian offensive operation [02/08/1945 - 02/24/1945]

Upper Silesian Offensive [03/15/1945 - 03/31/1945]

Berlin offensive operation [04/16/1945 - 05/08/1945]

Prague offensive operation [05/06/1945 - 05/11/1945]

In June 1945, according to the order of the NPO of the USSR No. 013 dated June 10, 1945, the 6th Guards Mechanized Corps was transformed into the 6th Guards Mechanized Division, and the 118th separate Guards Tank Regiment was transformed into 118th separate Guards Tank Battalion and expelled from the division . Moreover, as a corps, it became part of the 33th Guards Rifle Corps of the 5th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Group of Forces .

During the reorganization of the 116th Guards Rifle Division into the 14th Mechanized Division, it became part of the newly created (on the basis of the Guards Rifle Regiment) 49th Guards Mechanized Regiment as a separate military unit and was so until 1953. In 1953, it lost its No. and became the usual linear battalion of this regiment .

The staff of the 56th separate tank regiment. 1942 year. (state No. 010/292 of September 1942)

Personnel: 339 people.

Tanks:

• • T-34 : 23 units
  • T-70 : 16 units

The composition of the armored vehicles of the 56th separate tank regiment on 07/26/1943:

Tanks:

• • T-34: 29 units
  • T-70: 7 units

The staff of the 56th separate tank regiment. 1944 year. (state No. 010/507 of April 1944)

Personnel: 386 people.

Tanks:

• • T-34: 35 units
  • T-70: 0 units

Information on the numbering and tactical marks of the 56th ed.

Egor Shchekotikhin in his book “The Largest Tank Battle of the Great Patriotic War. Battle for the Eagle, ”writes:

“... The 56th separate tank regiment took part in the defeat of the Nazis on the North-Western Front , in the region of Demyansk . The regiment’s tankers proudly went into battle in combat vehicles with the inscription “Kirov Komsomolets” (inaccessible link) presented to them by workers of the Kirov region. ... "

The formation of the tank column "Kirov Komsomolets" (inaccessible link) - 1943? year

Transfer of a tank column to the 56th separate tank regiment - 1943? year

No information is available on the strength and armament of the Kirov Komsomolets tank column (inaccessible link) .

• Zhilin, Yegor Pavlovich - died 07/30/1944, platoon commander , 56th division - with a platoon destroyed 7 tanks, 2 BA.
• Sarana Ivan Petrovich - 1912 - 04/28/1944, platoon commander of the 56th detachment - with a platoon destroyed 3 tanks and 2 BA.

• Zhilin, Egor Pavlovich , guard junior lieutenant, commander of a tank platoon.

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8. Headquarters. Documents and materials. 1944-45

9. Site 69 motorized rifle regiment

10. Website Tank Front Tankfront.ru (inaccessible link)

11. Schekotikhin E. E. “The largest tank battle of the Great Patriotic War. Battle for the Eagle ", Moscow, ed. Yauza, ed. Eksmo, 2009, ISBN 978-5-699-36379-7

For more complete information about the 56th unit during the Second World War, information on the numbering of equipment and tactical signs, photos and documents is required.