9th Panzer Division (formations of 1945)

The connection had the names:

• since 1942 - the 9th tank corps ;
• from June 1945 - 9th Panzer Division;
• since 1957 - 13th heavy tank division;
• since 1965 - the 9th heavy tank division;
• since 1966 - the 9th Panzer Division.

The 9th Panzer Bobruisk-Berlin Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division was formed in May 1942 as the 9th Panzer Corps ^{[1] of} front-line submission ( Western Front ). Since July 1942, as part of the 16th Army , in August 1942 as part of the 3rd Panzer Army )

• Housing management
• 23rd Tank Brigade ^{[2] [3]}
• 95th Tank Brigade ^[4]
• 108th Tank Brigade ^[5]
• 10th Motorized Rifle Brigade ^[6]
• reconnaissance battalion
• 9th separate motor transport company for the supply of fuel and lubricants
• 79th field tank repair base
• 102nd field car repair shop

The staffing for August 1942 was 166 tanks, including: 22 KV , 36 T-34 , 65 T-60 , 43 MK-3 .

World War II

In the army from 05/15/1942 to 03/10/1943, from 03/26/1943 to 11/30/1943, from 10/06/1944 to 09/04/1944, and from 10/30/1944 to 05/09/1945.

He took part in the offensive operation of the left wing of the Western Front in the summer of 1942.

On 07/06/1942, it was deployed in the area of ​​Voymirovo, Barankovo , Kochukovo, Sukhoi Sot (east of the city of Kirov ), by order of the army commander, by the end of 07/06/1942, he had to enter a breakthrough in the Black Potok, Poliki section to develop success in the direction of Oslinka, Zhizdra , Eagle. It was entered into battle only in the evening of 07/07/1942. Due to poor reconnaissance of the terrain and direction of movement, the first echelons of the corps were stuck in a swamp. All night from 07 to 07/08/1942 went to pulling out cars. Then the corps suffered heavy losses, so one of the brigades lost 50% of the tanks, and in general, the commissioning of the corps did not affect the situation. From 07/14/1942 he went on to defense.

In August 1942, he participated in counterattack against enemy troops in the region of Sukhinichy and Kozelsk .

He was immersed at the stations of Voymirovo and Awakening from 03/11/1943 to 03/14/1943.

In early April 1943, the corps from Sukhinichy arrived in Kursk .

In the battle on the Kursk Bulge , being in the reserve of the front on 05/05/1943, he concentrated in the area of ​​Arsenyevsky, Trubitsyn, Sergeevskoye. By the end of 07/07/1943 he was sent to the forefront. From the afternoon of 07/08/1943 he participated in the battles. Since July 15, 1943, he has been fighting in the Buzuluk area, not far from Maloarkhangelsk, and on the same day broke into Maloarkhangelsk . 08/01/1943, the corps fought offensive battles 14 kilometers south of Kroma in the vicinity of the settlements Gostoml and Shosse. On 02/02/1943, he reached the Parny line, 9 kilometers south of Kroma. By the end of August 3, 1943, he was fighting at the Kolka-Sharikino line. On 04/04/1943, the corps crossed the Kroma River and fought for the expansion of the bridgehead in the Glinka-Leshnia area, 11 kilometers southwest of Kroma.

During the Chernihiv-Pripyat operation, he was put into battle on 08/27/1943 south of Sevsk , and with a sudden strike he took part in the liberation of Glukhov on 08/30/1943, then continued the offensive in the south-west direction, and by 07/07/1943 he went to Desna .

Since June 24, 1944 he takes part in the Belarusian strategic offensive operation , advancing on the Bobruisk direction from the Rogachev , Zhlobin region . From 06/26/1944, the corps rushed forward and went to Bobruisk from the east, went to the eastern shore of the Berezina in the Titovka region, and by the morning of 06/27/1944 he intercepted all roads and crossings north-east of the city. On July 1, 1944, he was on a march from the Osipovichi region (the 8th motorized rifle brigade in the area of ​​the settlement of Shishchiny, the 95th tank brigade in the area of ​​the village of Levki, the 23rd tank brigade - at the crossing at the settlement of Zhitni). On July 4, 1944, the corps was included in the horse-mechanized group of General I.A. Pliev and launched an attack on Baranovichi , which was taken on July 8, 1944. Then he was sent to Minsk , but was redirected in a southwest direction, participated by the 23rd tank brigade in the liberation of Berezino, participated in the liberation of Slonim , Novogrudok and during the Lublin-Brest operation of Brest . During the East Pomeranian operation, the corps was attached to the 3rd shock army and from 01.03.1945 it was brigade used to support infantry formations.

On January 14, 1945, he took part in the offensive from the Pulawski bridgehead , on the western bank of the Vistula , south of Warsaw . 01/23/1945 participated in the capture of Bydgoszcz . During the Berlin operation, the corps was part of the 3rd Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian Front, with its formations and units 23rd Glukhovsky-Rechitskaya, 95th Bobruisk, 108th Bobruisk Tank Brigades, 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade, 216 Anti-aircraft artillery regiment and other units.

During the Berlin strategic operation, the corps was again attached to the 3rd shock army as a mobile group, and was launched into battle at 10:00 on April 16, 1945, attacking the Zeelow Heights , but did not have a significant impact on the offensive. 04/18/1945, supporting the 79th Rifle Corps , crossing the Freelanderstrom , the 23rd and 95th Panzer Brigade together with the 150th Rifle Division captured Kunersdorf , and at the end of April 1945 they stormed the Reichstag building.

• In 1945, the unit was reorganized into the 9th Panzer Bobruisk-Berlin Division and incorporated into the 1st Guards Mechanized Army of the GSOVG .
• In 1957-1965 the division, reorganized into a heavy tank division, was called the 13th heavy tank division of the Bobruisk-Berlin Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army .
• In 1965, the unit was returned the number of the period of the Great Patriotic War.

Operation Danube

Between May and November 1968, the division participated in Operation Danube and carried out the responsible government mission to eliminate the counter-revolution in Czechoslovakia . On August 21, 1968, the division received the task of crossing the state border of the GDR with Czechoslovakia . The division successfully completed the tasks and on November 6, 1968 returned to its permanent deployment centers by Order of the USSR Minister of Defense of October 17, 1968 No. 242 for the exemplary fulfillment of the command and international duty to assist the working people of Czechoslovakia in the fight against counter-revolutionary elements and courage and courage shown thanks to the entire personnel of the division, to the participants of the Danube operation

The structure of the division at different times included :

• 23rd Tank Glukhov-Rechitsky Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment of Riesa since 1982 Zeithein . Since August 1989, the 1321st motorized rifle of the Glukhovsky-Rechitsky Order of Lenin was the Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment Uterbog
• 95th Tank Bobruisk Order of Lenin Red Banner Regiment Zeithein , since July 1989 576th motorized rifle Bobruisk Order of Lenin Red Banner Regiment Glauchau 20th Guards. GSD GSVG ^[7] .

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• 108th Tank Bobruisk Order of Lenin Regiment ,
• 70th Guards Tank Proskurov-Berlin Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment named after G.I. Kotovsky Zeithein (since 1957). (The 399th Guards Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery Proskurov-Berlin Regiment finished the Great Patriotic War as a separate part of the 1st Guards TA, then it was reorganized into the 70th separate Guards Heavy Tank and Self-Propelled Regiment , and in 1957 it was included in the 13th heavy tank division
• 302nd separate motorized rifle battalion, since 1968 302nd motorized rifle regiment Zeithein . Since 1989, deployed in the city of Riesa (In place of the 23rd Tank Regiment
• artillery regiment
• The 1st Guards Tank Chertkovsky twice of the Order of Lenin Red Banner Orders of Suvorov. Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky regiment named after Marshal of armored forces MEKatukov ( Zeithein ) -In July 1989, was transferred to the division from the 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division (instead of the 576th Motor Rifle Regiment ).

After the reunification of Germany in 1990 , with the signing on September 12, 1990 by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany , East Germany , the USSR , the USA , France and Great Britain of the Agreement on the final settlement of relations with Germany , the stay of Soviet troops in the territory of united Germany began to be defined as temporary, and systematic withdrawal should be carried out through 1994 inclusive. In 1991, the 1st Guards Tank Regiment was withdrawn in the suburbs and included in the 2nd Guards Taman Motorized Rifle Division named after M. I. Kalinin .

At the beginning of 1991, the division had two armored and two motorized rifle (both on BMP ) regiments. The division was fully armed with T-80 tanks:

• The 1st Guards Tank Chertkovsky twice of the Order of Lenin Red Banner Orders of Suvorov. Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky regiment named after Marshal of armored forces MEKatukov ^[8] ( Zeithein ): T-80 89 units; BMP 60 units ( BMP-2 33 units, BMP-1 23 units, BRM-1K 4 units), 2C1 Gvozdika 18 units; BMP-1KSH 6 units, PRP-3 , 4 2 units; RXM 3 units; BREM-2 1 unit, PU-12 2 unit, MT-55A 3 unit
• 70th Guards Tank Proskurov-Berlin Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment named after G. I. Kotovsky ( Zeithein ) ^[9] : T-80 90 units; BMP 60 units (BMP-2 32 units, BMP-1 24 units, BRM-1K 4 units), 2C1 Gvozdika 18 units; BMP-1KSH 6 units, PRP-3.4 2 units; RXM 3 units, BREM-2 1 unit, PU-12 2 units, R-145BM 1 unit, MT-55A 2 units
• 302nd Motorized Rifle Regiment ( Riesa ): T-80 30 units, BMP 147 units (BMP-2 95 units, BMP-1 45 units, BMP-1K 7 units), armored personnel carrier 24 units. ( BTR-70 10 units, BTR-60 14 units), 2C1 Gvozdika 18 units, 2C12 Sled 18 units, BMP-1KSH 9 units, PRP-3.4 3 units; 3 RXM 3 units, BREM-2 2 units, PU-12 2 units, MT-LBT (for 100 mm PTO) 6 units.
• 1321st motorized rifle of the Glukhovsky-Rechitsky Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Regiment (from the late 80s) ( Uterbog ), (former 23rd brigade, 23rd TP Riza ) ( Uterbog ): T-80 29 units, BMP 152 units (BMP-2 94 units, BMP-1 51 units, BRM-1K 7 units), 2C1 Gvozdika 18 units, 2C12 Sled 18 units, BMP-1KSH 9 units, PRP-3, PRP-4 3 units; RXM 3 units, BREM-2 2 units, PU-12 3 units, MT-LBT (for 100 mm PTO) 6 units.
• 96th self-propelled artillery regiment ( Born ): 2SZ "Akatsiya" 54 units, BM-21 "Grad" 18 units .; 5 PRP-3.4 5 units, 1B18 3 units, 1B19 1 unit; R-145BM 2 units, R-156BTR 1 unit
• 216th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment ( Zeithein ): SAM 20 units, R-145BM 1 unit, R-156 BTR 1 unit
• 13th separate reconnaissance and electronic warfare battalion (Zeithain): BMP-2 17 units, BRM-1K 7 units; BMP-1KSH 1 unit, R-145BM 2 units, R-156BTR 1 unit
• 696th Separate Communication Battalion (Riesa): R-145BM 10 units, R-156 BTR 1 unit, R-2AM 2 units.
• 109th separate engineer-engineer battalion (Oshatts): IRM 2 units, MT-55A 2 units.
• 112th Separate Chemical Defense Battalion
• 1071th Separate Logistics Battalion
• 68th separate repair and restoration battalion
• 200th Separate Medical Battalion

In total, at the end of 1990, the 9th TD had:

• tanks (T-80) - 238 units. ;
• BMP - 343 units. (BMP-2 - 271 units , BMP-1 - 143 units , BRM-1K - 29 units );
• BTR - 24 units. (BTR-70 - 10 units , BTR-60 - 14 units );
• Self-propelled guns - 126 units. (2С1 "Carnation" - 72 units , 2СЗ "Acacia" - 54 units )
• mortar 2S12 "Sled" (120 mm) - 36 units.
• MLRS BM-21 "Grad" - 18 units.

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  T-80

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  BMP-1

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  BMP-2

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  BRM-1K

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  2C12 "Sled"

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  SAU 2S1 "Carnation"

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  SPG 2S3 "Acacia"

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  "Hail"

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  PRP-3

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  RHM "Sperm Whale"

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  R-145BM

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  BREM-2

Disbandment

The 9th Armored Bobruisk-Berlin Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division, Riesa , military unit 60990, callsign is Strelka, withdrawn to Smolensk in 1991 and disbanded.

• The honorary title "Bobruisk" - To commemorate the victory and for the difference in the battles for the liberation of the city of Bobruisk. Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief No. 0181 of July 6, 1944
• The honorary name "Berlin" - To commemorate the victory and for the difference in the battles for the possession of Berlin. Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief No. 0111 of 06/11/1945
•   Order of the Red Banner - For exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with the German invaders, for the mastery of the city of Baranavichy and the valor and courage shown. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of July 27, 1944.
•   Order of Suvorov, II degree - For exemplary fulfillment of command tasks in battles with German invaders in breaking through the German defenses east of the city of Stargard and taking possession of the cities of Berwalde, Tempelburg, Falkenburg, Dramburg, Vangerin, Labes, Freienwalde, Schifelbein, Regenvalde and Prier, Kerr courage. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of April 26, 1945.

Command during the war

Corps commanders

• Major General of Tank Forces Kurkin, Alexei Vasilievich - ( 12.05 . 1942 - 18.10 . 1942 )
• Major General of the tank forces Shamshin, Alexander Alexandrovich - ( 19.10 . 1942 - 10.03 . 1943 )
• Major General of the Tank Forces (from 07.06.1943 Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces ) Bogdanov, Semyon Ilyich - ( 03/11/1943 - 08/24/1943 )
• Major General of Tank Troops Rudchenko, Grigory Sergeevich - ( 08.25.1943 - died 01.09.1943 )
• Major General of Tank Troops Bakharov, Boris Sergeevich - ( 02.09.1943 - 07.16.1944 )
• Major General of Tank Troops Voeikov, Nikolai Ivanovich - ( 07.17.1944 - 07.12.1944 )
• Lieutenant General of Tank Troops Kirichenko, Ivan Fedorovich - ( 08.12 . 1944 - 05.09.1945 )

Post War Command

Division commanders

• 1965-1969 Major General M.F. Koroteev
• 1969-1974 Major General Galushko
• 1974-1978 Colonel, Major General Khaidorov
• 1978-1980 Major General Shalimov
• 1980-1985 Major General Profatilov V.P.
• 1985-1987 Colonel Hrazdaybedin
• 1987-1989 Colonel V. Kulazhenkov
• 1989-1991 Major General Cherny V. P.

Deputy commander of the division

• 1989-1981 Colonel Lazarev

Chiefs of Staff

• 1979-1982 Colonel Shashkov

Heroes of the Soviet Union

•   Alexandrov, Gennady Petrovich (08.1918 - 03/09/1945), mechanic driver of the tank of the 108th tank brigade, foreman . Hero of the Soviet Union . The rank was assigned on March 24, 1945 for the battle on January 29, 1945 in the area of ​​the village of Oderek (having been cut off from its unit together with the other six tanks, kept the occupied line for 9 days, reflecting numerous enemy counterattacks. The crew destroyed 4 guns, 4 mortars from calculations, up to hundreds of soldiers and officers of the enemy, holding the bridgehead until the troops approach)
•   Gaganov, Alexei Georgievich , Tank commander of the 267th tank battalion, senior lieutenant . Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was awarded on 05/31/1945 for the battles in Berlin on April 17-30, 1945 (knocked out 2 tanks, 5 self-propelled guns, 11 machine guns, 13 cars, 3 tractors. The crew was one of the first to force the Spree river)
•   Zhidkov, Ivan Andreevich (10/25/1914 - 01/22/1945), commander of the motorized battalion of machine gunners of the 23rd tank brigade, major . Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumous). The rank was assigned on March 24, 1945 for the battles on January 14-22, 1945 outside the cities of Radom , Opochno , Warta ( Poland ), (he skillfully supervised the battalion's actions in battles, captured the crossing over the Warta River, thereby facilitating the further advance of the troops)
•   Kutenko Nikolay Vasilyevich 01.03 . 1923 - 01/18 . 1945 . Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumous). The title is assigned on 02.27 . 1945 . Commander of a tank platoon of the 2nd tank battalion , 47th Guards Tank Brigade. Guard Senior Lieutenant .
•   Palansky, Alexander Stepanovich , commander of a tank platoon of the 142nd tank battalion of the 95th tank brigade lieutenant . Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was awarded on January 15, 1944 for the battles of October 15-20, 1943 to expand the bridgehead on the Dnieper, near Loev (defeated the enemy garrison of the village of Starodubovka of 200 people, captured two serviceable mortars)
•   Sapunkov, Boris Petrovich , commander of the T-34 tank of the 3rd tank battalion of the 95th tank brigade, lieutenant . Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was awarded on February 27, 1945 for the battles of January 16, 1945 in the area of ​​the Polish villages of Szydlowiec, Opochno. (being in night reconnaissance, he fought with the retreating convoy of Hitler troops, destroying up to ten tanks and assault guns of the enemy. Moving forward, the tank’s crew crossed the Warta river on the move, after which it took up defense and covered Warta’s forcing)
•   Svetachev, Georgy Georgievich , commander of a platoon of tanks of the 95th tank brigade, lieutenant Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was awarded on January 15, 1944 for the battle on November 20, 1943 in the area of ​​the city of Loyev (they occupied a defensive line and kept it for a day before the arrival of their infantry)
•   Sitnikov, Veniamin Ivanovich , senior radio operator - loading tank of the 108th tank brigade, foreman . Hero of the Soviet Union . The rank was awarded on March 24, 1945 for the same (see Alexandrov G.P.) battle on January 29, 1945
•   Sugonyaev, Alexander Konstantinovich , driver of the tank of the 108th tank brigade, foreman . Hero of the Soviet Union . The title was awarded on March 24, 1945 for the battles of January 1945 at the Pulawski bridgehead.
•   Shevtsov, Ivan Andreevich , company commander of the 142nd tank battalion, 95th tank brigade senior lieutenant . Hero of the Soviet Union . The rank was awarded on 08/27/1943 for battles on the Kursk Bulb on 07/15/1943 (with a company, in cooperation with infantry, it was one of the first to break into the Maloarkhangelsk station ( Oryol Region ) and hold it for 5 hours, inflicting significant damage to the enemy in manpower and combat technique).

Full Knights of the Order of Glory

•   Basyrov, Georgy Vasilievich . The driver of the T-34 tank of the 142nd tank battalion, sergeant . Full Knight of the Order of Glory . Awarded: 09/11/1944 Order of the 3rd degree for battles 06/27/1944 in the area of Bobruisk , 03/08/1945 Order of the 2nd degree for battles 01/15/1945 near the city of Radom , 05/15/1946 Order of the 1st degree for the battles of March 1945 in the area of ​​Massov (now Mashevo , Poland ).

Tank Snipers

• commander Vladimir, Alekseevich Gavrikov , 257th TB 108th TBR - 1 tank, 12 guns, 2 armored personnel carriers, 2 mortars. batteries, about 35 cars.
• Art. Lieutenant Gaganov, Alexei Georgievich , tank commander of the 267th detachment of the 108th brigade - shot down 2 tanks, 5 self-propelled guns, 11 machine guns, 13 cars, 3 tractors.
• Art. Lieutenant Shevtsov, Ivan Andreevich , ^[10] commander of a tank company of the 142nd detachment of the 95th brigade - 4 tanks, including 1 tiger and 3 anti-tank guns.
• commander Maznitsyn, Ivan Sergeevich , 63rd detachment of the 108th infantry regiment - 1 tank, 3 anti-tank missiles
• commander Roslyakov, Aleksey Aleksandrovich , 63rd detachment of the 108th tank regiment - 5 tanks.

• SVE, t.6, p. 578; 70th Guards tp
• SVE, t. 8, p. 464; 1st Guards tbr; 1st Guards tp

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