95th Guards Rifle Division

Transformed for differences in the battles of May 4, 1943 from the 226th Infantry Division of the 1st formation.

During the Great Patriotic War, she fought on the Kursk Bulge , liberated Left-Bank Ukraine, Silesia and Czechoslovakia. She participated in the Kirovograd , Umansko-Botoshanskoy , Lviv-Sandomierz , Lower Silesian , Upper Silesian , Berlin and Prague operations.

After the end of the fighting in Stalingrad, together with other units of the army, was withdrawn to the reserve of the Supreme Command Headquarters. In the summer of 1943 she took part in the Battle of Kursk. In the defensive battle of the Voronezh Front fought west of Prokhorovka, during which the personnel of the formation acted with great courage. In August - September 1943 the division participated in the Sov. troops in the Belgorod-Kharkov direction and the liberation of Left-Bank Ukraine. For the difference in the battles during the liberation of Poltava, she was given the honorary title of Poltava (September 23, 1943). In late September, the division went to the river. The Dnieper and in cooperation with other connections of the front liberated the city of Kremenchug . From October 1943 she led offensive battles in Right-Bank Ukraine.

For the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command and the valor and courage shown by the personnel, it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (December 10, 1943), and for its distinction in battles in the area of ​​the town of Novo-Ukrainka, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky of the 2nd degree (March 29 1944). On the night of April 13 1944 division on the move forced the river. The Dniester also captured a bridgehead in the region of Pugochen (south of Grigoriopol ).

In the Lviv-Sandomir offensive operation, she participated in the defeat of the enemy's Mieletsk group and in the battles for the Sandomir bridgehead.

The division successfully operated in 1945 in the battles for the liberation of Polish territory from the Nazi-German invaders. In the Sandomierz-Silesian offensive operation on January 12, in cooperation with other units of the army, she broke through the prepared defenses of the enemy in the Yastshenbets area, on January 14 forced the r. Nida near the town of Pinchów, January 16 p. Pilica near the town of Konetspol , on January 21, liberated the city of Kreizburg ( Kluchborek ), and in a day crossed the r. Oder ( Audra ).

In the battles for Kreizburg, the reconnaissance officer of the 287th Guards Rifle Regiment (the former 987th Regiment) private N.I. Rigachin repeated the feat of A. Matrosov, closing the embrasure of the enemy fire works with his chest. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

The decisive and skillful actions of units of the division during the Sandomierz-Silesian operation, the valor of its soldiers, especially when breaking through the enemy’s defense from the Sandomierz bridgehead, were marked by awarding the Union with the Order of Lenin (Feb. 19, 1945). In February - March, the division fought to encircle the large enemy forces in the city of Breslau and destroy its Opplem group. In April - early May, she participated in the Berlin offensive operation.

For high combat skills during the breakthrough of the Neisen defensive line, she was awarded the Order of Suvorov of the 2nd degree (May 28, 1945).

The division completed its combat path in the Prague operation. During the feats of arms during the Great Patriotic War, 14 thousand division soldiers were awarded orders and medals, and 12 of them were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

• Division Management
• 427 artillery brigade (entered into the composition in 1945) (gv. Pk Karpushko FF)
• 284 Guards Rifle Regiment
• 287 Guards Rifle Regiment
• 290 Guards Rifle Regiment
• 233 Guards Artillery Regiment
• 103 separate Guards anti-tank division (guards. Mr. Lavrov A.V.)
• 99 separate guards reconnaissance company (guards lt. Ziza PK)
• 109 Separate Guards Sapper Battalion (gv. To. Mr. Zavorotnyak N. Ya.)
• 140 separate Guards communications battalion (until November 5, 1944 - 19 separate Guards communications companies) (guards. N. Rudenko, N., N. N. Orlenko).
• 355 (104) medical and health battalion (gv. To Mr. Siverin V.N.)
• 100 separate guards company of chemical protection
• 375 (102) a separate motor transport company of a supply (gv. To. Fedchuk G. P,)
• 464 (96) field bakery (beginning of the article lt Kozbanov I. A.).
• 479 (97) Divisional Veterinary Infirmary
• 986 field post station
• 1687 (833) field ticket office of the State Bank of the USSR (beginning-to the guards. Mr. and / with Tartakovsky I. N.)
• musical platoon
• division newspaper "For Victory"
• infantry battalion (gv. to. N. Panfilov)
• separate reconnaissance cavalry squadron

Periods of entry into the Army:

• July 10, 1943 - June 25, 1944
• July 13, 1944 - May 11, 1945

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• September 23, 1943 - “Poltava” ( September 23, 1943 ) ^[2] - the honorary title was given by order of the Supreme Commander for distinguishing him in battles with the German invaders during the liberation of the city of Poltava ;
• December 10, 1943 -   The Order of the Red Banner - awarded by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 10, 1943 for the exemplary performance of the combat tasks of the command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders in offensive battles in Right-Bank Ukraine and the valor and courage displayed at the same time;
• March 29, 1944 -   The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, II Degree ^[3] - awarded by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 29, 1944 for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the struggle against the German invaders in the area of ​​the city of Novo-Ukrainka and displayed valor and courage.
• February 19, 1945 -   The Order of Lenin was awarded by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 19, 1945 for the exemplary performance of the combat tasks of the command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders during the breakthrough of the enemy’s defense from the Sandomierz bridgehead and the valor and courage displayed.
• May 28, 1945 -   Order of Suvorov, II degree - awarded by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 28, 1945 for exemplary performance of combat tasks of command on the front of the fight against the German invaders during the breakthrough of the Neisen defensive line and displayed valor and courage.

Rewards of divisions:

• 284 Guards Rifle Czestochowa ^[4] Red Banner Order of the Kutuzov Regiment (guards. Pronyaev V.P.)
• 287 Guards rifle Silesian ^[5] Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment (Guards. V. Eremin V.,)
• 290 Vislensky Guards Rifle ^[6] Red Banner Regiment (gv. N. P. Spirin N. T,)
• 233 Guards Artillery Czestochowa ^[4] Red Banner Regiment (guards. Biletsky P. P.)

• Nikitchenko, Nikolay Stepanovich ( May 4, 1943 - June 29, 1943 ), major general;
• Lyakhov, Andrei Nikitich ( June 30, 1943 - September 19, 1943 ), colonel;
• Nikitchenko, Nikolay Stepanovich ( September 20, 1943 - November 5, 1943 ), major general;
• Oleynikov, Andrei Ivanovich ( November 6, 1943 - August 1946 ), colonel, from January 17, 1944 - Major General;
• Zolotubeb, Ivan Ivanovich (5.1945), Guard Colonel;
• Panchenko, Grigory Filippovich ( August 1946 - April 1947 ), Major General;
• ...
•   Duca, Mikhail Ilyich (July 1954 - September 1955), the guard major-general

14 thousand soldiers were awarded medals and orders, 12 of them were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union ^[7] .

  Heroes of the Soviet Union ^[8] :

•   Antonov, Anton Antonovich - Guards Red Army, machine gunner 290 th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Gabdrakhmanov, Bari Galeevich - junior sergeant of the Guard, gunner of the guns of the 233rd Guards Artillery Regiment.
•   Galetsky, Alexander Demyanovich - guard captain, commander of the division of the 233rd guards artillery regiment.
•   Danilov, Andrei Borisovich - Guard sergeant, commander of the guns of the 233rd Guards Artillery Regiment.
•   Dzharkimbaev, Kazak - Guards Junior Sergeant, gunner of the guns of the 287th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Idrisov, Gilemkhan Idrisovich - Guards senior sergeant, commander of the gun of the 290th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Korobkin, Ivan Petrovich - Captain Guards, Commander of the Division of the 233rd Guards Artillery Regiment.
•   Pavlov, Konstantin Matveyevich , senior sergeant of the Guard, gun commander of the 233rd Guards Artillery Regiment.
•   Rigachin, Nikolai Ivanovich , Red Army Guard, reconnaissance officer of the 287th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Sevryukov, Alexey Sidorovich , Guards Senior Sergeant, Commander of the gun of the 290th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Chizhenkov, Nikolai Nikolayevich , guard sergeant, gunner of the guns of the 233rd Guards Artillery Regiment.
•   Whole, Sergey Vasilyevich , guard captain, deputy commander of the battalion in the political part of the 290th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Shpetny, Pavel Ivanovich , Guards senior lieutenant, platoon commander of anti-tank guns of the 284th Guards Rifle Regiment.

  Holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees. ^[9]

• Berenko, Pavel Grigorevich , guards foreman, gun commander of 233 guards artillery regiment.
• Karmazin, Alexander Vasilyevich , guard foreman, assistant platoon commander of the 287th guards rifle regiment.
• Kokhanovsky, Alexey Alekseevich , Guard sergeant, assistant platoon commander of the 1st rifle battalion of the 290th guards rifle regiment.
• Luchnikov, Ivan Ivanovich , Private Guard, a sapper of the 109th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion.
• Ryzhikov, Mikhail Petrovich , guard senior sergeant, assistant platoon commander of 284 guards rifle regiment.
• Stepanov, Mikhail Petrovich , Sergeant of the Guard, Commander of the Division of the 109th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion.
• Tkachenko, Alexander Platonovich , guard of the corporal, gunner of the heavy machine gun of the 290th guards rifle regiment.

• N.V. Ogarkov. Poltava Infantry Division // Soviet Military Encyclopedia. - Moscow: Military Publishing, 1978. - Vol. 6. - p. 434-435. - 687 s. - 106 000 copies

• Poltava Infantry Division // Great Patriotic War 1941-1945: Encyclopedia / Editor-in-Chief, Army General, M. M. Kozlov . - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1985.- P.573.
• Oleynikov A. , “Born on the lands of Zaporizhzhya”, 2nd ed. - Kiev: 1980.

• 95 Guards Rifle Division on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"
• Historical form 284 Guards Rifle Regiment 95 Guards Rifle Division on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"
• Historical form 987 Guards Rifle Regiment 95 Guards Rifle Division on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"
• Historical formulary 290 Guards Rifle Regiment 95 Guards Rifle Division on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"