16th Guards Mechanized Brigade

The brigade had the following names: 244th territorial rifle regiment , 72nd rifle regiment , 601th rifle regiment , 5th guards motorized rifle regiment , 16th guards mechanized brigade, 16th guards mechanized regiment , 16th guards personnel mechanized battalion , 16th Guards Mechanized Regiment , 16th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment , 6th Guards Tank Regiment (formations of 1985) and a division of the 5968th BHWT (t) .

Formation

The 16th Guards Mechanized Brigade was formed in 1932 as the 244th territorial rifle regiment of the 82nd territorial rifle division in the Perm region , on the basis of personnel of the 169th rifle regiment of the 57th Ural rifle division .

The regiment as part of the division became part of the 13th Rifle Corps of the Volga Military District. From May 1935, the Urals Military District .

Khalkhin Gol Fights

From May 30 to June 16, 1939, the 82nd Infantry Division (military unit 5278) was formed in the city of Perm and the camp of Bershet, Perm region. (Ural Military District), and the 91st Howitzer Artillery Regiment in the town of Slobodskoy and the Vishkil Camp in the Kirov Region ( Urals Military District ). The division was intended specifically to be sent to the Khalkhin Gol fighting area. The formation was completed on June 16, 1939, and in accordance with the directive of the NS of the Ural Military District of 07.06.39 No. 41/00336 parts of the division were assigned conditional names. The 72nd Infantry Regiment received the code name of military unit 601 ( 601th Infantry Regiment ).

For the valor and courage of the 601th Infantry Regiment and the 82nd Howitzer Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Infantry Division , displayed in the battles at Khalkhin Gol with the Japanese invaders, on November 17, 1939, they were awarded the Order of the Red Banner .

In World War II

601th Motorized Rifle Regiment

Directive of the General Staff No. 002654 of October 6, 1941, the 82nd motorized rifle division was sent by rail to the city of Moscow at the disposal of the Supreme Command Headquarters. Start of loading is at 18 o'clock on October 7, 1941.

On October 22, 1941, the division joined the active army.

By October 25, 1941, it was deployed near Moscow in the area of ​​the town of Zagorsk, Moscow Region, and incorporated into the 5th Army of the Western Front . The first battle of the 601th Infantry Regiment of the Red Banner took from Dorokhovo . By January 10, 1942, the 210th Motorized Rifle Regiment captured the Dubki State Farm, Lyakhovo, and the 601th MSP took Vyhladyovka.

By the end of the day, January 12, 82 motorized road forces in cooperation with 50 bldg and 60 brigade seized Dorokhovo and the railway station, as well as a highway junction south of Dorokhovo . Its 210th route was launched 1.5 km north-west, and the 601th route south-west of Dorokhovo between the Moscow - Minsk and Moscow - Mozhaysk highways.

5th guards motorized rifle regiment

Order No. 78 of the USSR Non-Profit Organization of March 17, 1942 for showing bravery in battles with the German invaders, resilience, courage, discipline and heroism of the personnel of the 82nd motorized rifle division was transformed into the 3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Division , and its 601th ICC in 5 Guards Motor Rifle Regiment

From May 1942 to June 1943, as part of the troops of the Western Front led defensive battles. After a rest and replenishment, the division in August 1942, as part of 5 A, participated in the Rzhev-Sychevsk offensive operation and led heavy battles in Karmanovo and Zubkovo.

In October 1942 - March 1943 as part of the 29th , then again the 5th Army fought in the area of ​​Karmanovo (35 km north-west of Gzhatsk ). In December 1942 she fought for Sychevka , then fought on the Minsk highway. In the Rzhev-Vyazma offensive of 1943, the division one of the first on March 13 liberated Vyazma , and reached Dorogobuzh . In April 1943, withdrawn to reserve.

16th Guards Mechanized Brigade

In June 1943, the 6th Mechanized Corps , formed on the basis of the 3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Division ( 5th and 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiments ) and the 49th Mechanized Brigade of the 5th Mechanized Corps, was created .

The 5th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment became the 16th Guards Mechanized Brigade, which until the end of the war as part of the 6th Guards Mechanized Corps participated in operations:

• Oryol offensive operations (operation "Kutuzov") [12.07.1943 - 08/18/1943]
• Proskurov-Chernivtsi offensive operation [04.03.1944 - 17.04.1944]

In the Lviv-Sandomir offensive operation. (From July 13 to September 3, 1944) 6th Guards. Mehorpus and its brigades went over 300 kilometers into battle.

In the course of the Lvov-Sandomir offensive operation, the brigade participated in the liberation of Peremyshlyan (liberated on July 20, 1944).

On July 27, 1944, Lviv was liberated. Order of the Supreme Commander of the August 10, 1944 № 0256 6th Guards Mechanized Krasnoznamyonnogo body and its parts (the 16th Guards Mechanized Brigade, the 1st Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, 396 th Air Defense Artillery Regiment) who distinguished themselves in the battle for the conquest of the city Lviv , given the name " Lviv " ^[1] .

In the Sandomirsk-Silesian offensive operation of 1945, the brigade, in cooperation with other formations, defeated a group of German fascist troops near the city of Kielce , for which on February 19, 1945 it was awarded the Order of Suvorov of the II degree .

On January 18, 1945, the brigade crossed the Pilica River and, in cooperation with the 17th Guards. mehbrigadoy , 6th Guards. MK and the 52nd Guards. tbr , 3rd Guards. TA freed the city of Petrokov ( Petroków ). On the night of January 26, I crossed the river Oder ( Audra ) and seized a bridgehead north of Steinau ( Szinava ). For the successful crossing of the river, 11 soldiers, including the brigade commander, Colonel V. Ye. Ryvzhu, were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .

In February and March, the brigade fought stubbornly in Silesia , during which, on February 13, it forced the river Bubr , and on February 16, the river Neisse . For her exemplary performance of command assignments in the Upper Silesian offensive operation, she was awarded the Order of Kutuzov II degree on April 26, 1945.

In the Berlin offensive operation, the brigade as part of the corps was introduced on April 17 in the 5th Guards band . A and participated in the defeat of the Nazis southeast of Berlin . For high military skills, valor and courage shown by the personnel at the completion of the breakthrough of the strongly fortified enemy defenses on the Neis river, the development of the offensive and the capture of the town of Beelitz ( Belitz ), on May 28, 1945, was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky of the 2nd degree .

From April 24, the brigade together with other units of the army led fierce battles for the capture of the city of Brandenburg , during which it reached the River Havel , where it joined with parts of the 1st Belorussian Front . May 1, took possession of Mr. Brandenburg ^[2] . For military differences in the Berlin operation on May 28, 1945, she was awarded the Order of Lenin .

The 16th Guards Mechanized Lviv Order of Lenin. The Red Banner Order of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Brigade completed its combat path in the Prague offensive operation . For exemplary performance of tasks during the liberation of the city of Prague, the 114th Guards (former 28th) tank regiment on June 11, 1945 was given the honorary title “Prague” .

Post-war period

On June 24, 1945, the 16th Guards Mechanized Brigade was transformed into the 16th Guards Mechanized Regiment of the 6th Guards Mechanized Division .

In November 1946, in connection with the reduction of the personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the 6th Guards Mechanized Division was transformed into the 6th Guards separate personnel mechanized regiment . And its regiments were reorganized into separate personnel battalions and divisions; separate battalions - in separate personnel companies and batteries. The 16th Guards Mechanized Regiment rolled into the 16th Guards Cadre Mechanized Battalion .

In 1949, the 16th Guards Mechanized Lviv Order of Lenin, the Red Banner Order of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky, the regiment was deployed to full staff.

16th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment

The 16th Guards Motorized Rifle Lviv Order of Lenin the Red Banner Order of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment of the 6th Guards. The MRS in connection with the transition to a new state, was transformed on March 12, 1957 from the 16th Guards. mp

6th Guards Tank Regiment (formations of 1985)

In 1985 , in accordance with the directives of the USSR Minister of Defense No. 314/1/00900 dated December 4, 1984, and the General Staff of the USSR Supreme Soviet No. 314/3/0224 dated February 8, 1985, the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division was renamed 90 Guards Tank Lviv Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division (formation of 1985) .

There was an exchange of numbering and type with the Vitebsk - Novgorod Guards Division of the Red Banner Division of the Main Armed Forces ( Poland ) ^[3] .

The regiment became known as the 6th Guards Tank Lviv Order of Lenin The Red Banner Order of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment (formation of 1985) (second formation) .

In 1993, the 90th Guards Tank Division (formations of 1985) was withdrawn to the Rural Settlement of the Chernorechye Volga District of the Samara Region and became part of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Red Banner Army (until November 11, 1993 the 2nd Guards TA) of the Red Banned Volga Region military district .

department of the 5968th BHWT (t) . Disbanding

In November - December 1997, the 90th Guards. td was transformed into the 5968th Guards Base storage of weapons and military equipment (tank forces) , and its 6th Guards. TP to the department of the 5968th BHWT (t) .

In 2005, the 5968th base was disbanded ^[3]

Recreation

In 2016, the formation was recreated as the 6th tank regiment in the 90th Guards Tank Division . By decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin of June 30, 2018, the regiment returned the honorary title, names and awards and became the 6th Guards Tank Lviv Order of Lenin, the Red Banner, the Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment . ^[4] .

Brigade Commanders

• Guards Major Yugasov G. I. (from 06.1943 to 07.1943)
• Colonel Artemenko Vasily Mikhailovich Guard (from 07/11/1943 to 08/15/1943)
• Guard Colonel Ryvzh Vsevolod Ezupovich (from 08/15/1943 to 01/26/1945), seriously wounded 01/26/1945
• Guards Lieutenant Colonel Efim Klementievich Makhno (suspended from 28/1/1945 to 3/30/1945) ^[5]
• Guards Lieutenant Colonel Scherbak Grigory Mikhailovich (from 04.1945 to 06.24.1945), as of February 1945 - Acting Commander

Brigade Chiefs

• Guards Major , Guards Lieutenant Colonel Shcherbak Grigory Mikhailovich (with

4.9.1943-1945) ^[5]

• Guard Major Bubnov Leonid Petrovich (from March 26, 1945 - May 25, 1945)

During the years of the Great Patriotic War, 6 thousand brigade soldiers were awarded orders and medals, and 15 were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .

According to the sites: "The feat of the people" ^[6] and "Heroes of the country" ^[7] .

16th Guards. mechanic brigade

•   Aleevsky, Alexey Ilyich Lieutenant Company Commander
•   Barabanov, Pyotr Ivanovich Lieutenant Commander of a tank platoon
•   Bushmakin, Alexey Petrovich Guard Major Battalion Commander
•   Быков, Леонид Тимофеевич гвардии лейтенант Командир танка Т-34
•   Гусев, Иван Петрович гвардии старший лейтенант Командир танкового взвода
•   Доронин, Василий Александрович гвардии Лейтенант Командир танковой роты
•   Крамаренко, Андрей Макарович гвардии старший лейтенант Командир танковой роты
•   Курцев, Борис Викторович гвардии майор Командир танкового полка
•   Панкратов, Иван Тихонович , гвардии ефрейтор, разведчик взвода управления артиллерийского дивизиона 16-й гвардейской механизированной бригады.
•   Перевертнюк, Ефрем Климович гвардии лейтенант Командир взвода
•   Радугин, Михаил Яковлевич гвардии лейтенант Командир разведывательного взвода
•   Разин, Виктор Ефимович гвардии сержант Командир отделения
•   Рубленко, Иван Александрович , гвардии майор , командир артиллерийского дивизиона.
•   Рывж, Всеволод Езупович ^[8] гвардии полковник Командир 16-й гв. мехбригады
•   Рыжов, Владимир Григорьевич гвардии майор Командир мотострелкового батальона
•   посмертно Савельев, Константин Александрович гвардии старший сержант командир орудия танка
•   Спехов, Фёдор Яковлевич получил Героя за Халхин-Гол в 603-м СП 82-й СД. Всю войну прошёл в 16-й МехБр.(погиб 1.4.1945- ОБД)

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