- Not to be confused with the 229th Infantry Brigade of the Transcaucasian Front
The 229th Infantry Brigade , the military unit of the USSR , which took part in the Great Patriotic War .
| 229th Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Troops | land |
| Type of army | infantry |
| Formation | 1942 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 06/27/1943 |
| Successor | 230th Infantry Division |
| Battle way | |
| 1942: Fights in the Voronezh region 1943: Voroshilovgrad offensive operation | |
Content
History
Formed in the spring of 1942 in Transbaikalia
In the army from 07/29/1942 to 09/30/1942 and from 01/23/1943 to 06/27/1943
At the beginning of August 1942 , it took up positions in the area of ββthe villages of Ozyorok, Perekopovka ( Zemlyansk district) of the Voronezh region and, from 08.08.1942 , launched a counterattack in the south direction in cooperation with the 86th tank brigade .
Obviously, by the end of August 1942 it was withdrawn from the fighting.
On September 2, 1942 it is located 2 kilometers from the settlements of Vistula Polyanka - Arkhangelsk.
Since September 15 , 1942 , it has been fighting directly in Voronezh , during September 1942 it storms the so-called Chizhov heights. 09/30/1942 a bloodless brigade assigned to the rear for reformation.
At the end of January 1943 she arrived in the area south of Millerovo and begins the offensive during the battles for Voroshilovgrad . So, during the battles on 02/07/1943, two battalions were aimed at destroying enemy units that had occupied White-Skeleton again, and two more battalions were in the village of Nizhny Gabun. Then the brigade, together with the 60th Infantry Division, entered the group of General Monakhov, and by 11/02/1943 completely advanced to the right flank of the army in the Nikolaevka , Sukhodol region , replacing parts of the 59th Guards Rifle Division . In the morning of February 12, 1943, the brigade attacked Belo-Skelevy and Orlovka , knocking the enemy out of them. After that, the brigade entered the approaches to Voroshilovgrad and was withdrawn from the fighting, transferred to the 1st Guards Army , deployed north, apparently passed through Slavyansk , however, in connection with the general retreat, retreated to the east coast of the Seversky Donets , held the defense there until the summer of 1943 of the year.
06/27/1943 turned to the formation of the 230th Infantry Division
Full name
229th Infantry Brigade
Submission
| date | Front (district) | Army | Body | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/1942 | Transbaikal Front | - | - | - |
| 05/01/1942 | Transbaikal Front | - | - | - |
| 06/01/1942 year | Transbaikal Front | - | 2nd Rifle Corps | - |
| 07/01/1942 | Transbaikal Front | - | 2nd Rifle Corps | - |
| 08/01/1942 year | Bryansk Front | - | - | - |
| 09/01/1942 | Bryansk Front | 38th army | - | - |
| 10/01/1942 | Bryansk Front | 40th army | - | - |
| 11/01/1942 years | Volga Military District | - | - | - |
| 12/01/1942 | Volga Military District | - | - | - |
| 01/01/1943 | Volga Military District | - | - | - |
| 02/01/1943 | Volga Military District | - | - | - |
| 03/01/1943 | Southwestern front | - | - | - |
| 04/01/1943 | Southwestern front | 1st Guards Army | 19th Rifle Corps | - |
| 05/01/1943 | Southwestern front | 1st Guards Army | 19th Rifle Corps | - |
| 06/01/1943 | Southwestern front | 1st Guards Army | 29th Guards Rifle Corps | - |
| 07/01/1943 | Southwestern front | 1st Guards Army | 33rd Rifle Corps | - |
Commanders
- Colonel M.P. Shcherbakov
- Guard Lieutenant Colonel Beregovsky
External links
- Directories and forum on Soldat.ru
- List No. 7 of the administrations of brigades of all military branches that were part of the army during the Great Patriotic War (inaccessible link)
- The list of irretrievable losses from January 27 to April 1, 1943 http://www.obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=54463142&page=1