287th Infantry Division (2nd formation)

The 287th Infantry Novograd-Volynskaya twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan of Khmelnytsky Division was formed in the region of Lipetsk on September 7, 1941 as the 287th Infantry Division (1st formation) . It included the 866th, 868th, 870th infantry; The 851th artillery regiment and other units. The commander of the 287th division, Colonel Eremin Iakinf (Mikhail) Petrovich, managed to get out of the encirclement at the end of October 1941 and retained the banner of the division. Thanks to this, the division, which the Red Army general staff already (too hastily) sentenced to disband, was retained and sent for reformation. In January 1942 it was included in the 3rd army of the Bryansk Front . She again entered the battle on February 4, 1942, north of the city of Mtsensk , where until July 1943 she fought stubborn defensive battles with superior enemy forces.

From March 18 to July 12, 1943 the division takes up defense in the area of ​​Orlov-Kotoba (Novosil) on the left bank of the river. Brook. A defense section with a front of 30 km covers one of the shortest, main operational directions of the Germans at the distant approaches to Moscow. In defensive battles in this sector, the division did not yield a single meter and, on the contrary, expanded the bridgehead, which served as the deployment site for the forces of the 63rd Army during a decisive breakthrough of the enemy’s defense. 07/12/43, loss: 123 people were killed, 541 wounded, 54 missing.

- TsAMO. Fund 287 Rifle Division. Inventory 1. Case 1. Historical form. Sheet 3.

^[2] In the Oryol offensive operation, the division of the 63rd Army (in which it operated until mid-December 1943) of the Bryansk Front participated in breaking through the defense of German troops in the Orlovka area (40 km east of Mtsensk ) and liberated about 100 during fierce offensive battles settlements. In the Bryansk operation, it advanced north of the city of Novozybkov ; in early October 1943, it crossed the river. Sozh in the Novoselki district (15 km north-east of the city of Gomel ) and until November 2, conducted intense battles to expand the captured bridgehead.

In November 1943, the division as part of the forces of the Belarusian Front participated in the Gomel-Rechitsa offensive operation. In the 2nd half of December it was included in the 13th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front , in which it operated until October 21, 1944. In the Zhytomyr-Berdichev offensive operation, in collaboration with other army formations, on January 3, 1944, it stormed a major railway station. node and an important stronghold of the defense of German troops - Novograd-Volynsky . For military distinctions she was awarded the honorary title "Novograd-Volynskaya" (January 3, 1944). The division successfully operated in the Rivne-Lutsk and Proskurovsky-Chernivtsi offensive operations. Its units participated in the liberation of the cities. Ostrog (Jan. 27), Zdolbunov (Feb. 3), Kremenets (March 19). “For exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command during the liberation of owls by troops from Nazi invaders of Ukraine and valor and courage shown by the personnel” was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (February 7, 1944), and the second Order of the Red Banner (March 19, 1944) and the Order Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd degree (March 23, 1944). During the Lviv-Sandomierz offensive operation, in July, in cooperation with other formations, it broke through the enemy’s prepared defense in the area north-east of Gorokhov, immediately crossed the Western Bug and San rivers, liberated the cities of Radymno (July 25) and Przemysl (July 27). In early August, the division crossed the river. It hung in the Svinyari area (southwest of Sandomierz ) and then, in collaboration with other parts, fought hard battles to consolidate and expand the bridgehead in the area. In November 1944, it was transferred to the 3rd Guards Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front , which operated until the end of the war. In January-February 1945, the division participated in the Sandomierz-Silesian and Lower Silesian offensive operations. The personnel of the division fought bravely and skillfully in the Berlin and Prague offensive operations. “For exemplary fulfillment of the command assignments during the defeat of the group of Nazi forces” south-east of Berlin and during the liberation of Prague, the division was awarded the orders of Kutuzov of the 2nd degree and Suvorov of the 2nd degree (June 4, 1945).

287th Infantry Novograd-Volynskaya twice red banner of the orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan of the Khmelnitsky Division

1st formation

• 866th Infantry Regiment,
• 868th Infantry Regiment,
• 870th Infantry Regiment
• 851 artillery regiment,
• 352 separate anti-tank fighter division,
• 572 separate anti-aircraft artillery division,
• 371 reconnaissance battalion,
• 567 separate combat engineer battalion,
• 747 separate communications battalion,
• 315 health battalion,
• 380 separate chemical defense company,
• 742 motor battalion,
• 426 field car factory,
• 667 Division Veterinary Hospital
• 966 field postal station,
• 850 field office of the State Bank.

2nd formation

• 866th Infantry Regiment,
• 868 rifle regiment,
• 870 rifle regiment
• 851 artillery regiment,
• 352 (287) separate anti-tank fighter division,
• 586 (101) mortar division - until 7.11.42,
• 371 separate reconnaissance companies,
• 567 separate combat engineer battalion,
• 747 separate communications battalion (748 separate communications company),
• 315 health battalion,
• 380 separate chemical defense company,
• 442 motor transport company,
• 506 field bakery,
• 28 Division Veterinary Hospital
• 1618 field postal station,
• 850 field office of the State Bank.

List No. 5 Rifle, mountain rifle, motor rifle and motorized divisions that were part of the army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Gylev A. - M .: Ministry of Defense. - 218 p.

Division Awards:

• 866th Infantry Przemyshlsky ^[5] Order of the Suvorov Regiment,
• 868 Rifle Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment,
• 870 Rifle Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment,
• 851 artillery Red Banner Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky Regiment.

• Eremin Iakinf (Mikhail) Petrovich (Dec. 1941- Feb. 1942) Colonel;
• Grachev Mikhail Vasilievich (02.28.1942 - 06.11.1942), Colonel;
• Pankratov, Joseph Nikolaevich (06/12/1942 - 04/25/1945), Colonel, from 10/11/1942 Major General ^[6] ;
• Ryzhkov, Ivan Nikolaevich (04/26/1945 - 05/11/1945), Major General.

During the war years, several thousand division soldiers were awarded orders and medals for military feats, and 4 were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .

Heroes of the Soviet Union: ^[7]

•   Babanov, Dmitry Vasilievich , major, commander of the battalion of the 868th infantry regiment.
•   Danilin Alexander Mikhailovich , senior sergeant, machine gun crew commander of the 868th rifle regiment.
•   Kolpakov, Pyotr Vasilyevich , senior sergeant, gun commander of the artillery battery of the 868th infantry regiment.
•   Kropotov, Mikhail Vasilievich , lieutenant, company commander of the 870th Infantry Regiment.

Full Knights of the Order of Glory:. ^[eight]

•   Prozhivarov, Arkady Iosifovich , senior sergeant, assistant platoon commander 371 separate reconnaissance company.
•   Tkachev Alexander Illarionovich, senior sergeant, commander of 268 separate army penal company.

• 3rd Guards Army

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• book "Military personnel in the Second World War", 1963
• Cavaliers of the Order of Glory of three degrees. A Brief Biographical Dictionary - M.: Military Publishing House, 2000.

• List No. 5 of the rifle, mountain rifle, motor rifle and motorized divisions that were part of the army during the Great Patriotic War
• 287 ARROW DIVISION 2 FORMATIONS
• 287th Infantry Division
• Brutal massacre
• Stalin I.V. Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on January 3, 1944 [No. 54]
• We are Novogradvolyntsy.
• 287 sd
• 287 rifle division on the site "Memory of the people 1941-1945"
• The combat characteristics of the 287th rifle division from July 19, 1941 to April 14, 1942 on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"
• A brief combat description of the 287th rifle division from November 28, 1941 to August 1, 1942 on the site "Memory of the People 1941-1945"