70th Guards Motorized Rifle Division

The compound has its history from the 138th Infantry Division of the 1st formation .

The division was formed in the Kalinin region in September 1939 as the 138th Mountain Division. It included the 544th, 650th, 768th rifle and 295th artillery regiments.

The 138th division participated in the Soviet-Finnish war . On March 21, 1940, she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for performing combat missions in breaking through long-term defense. In 1940, it was redeployed to the Transcaucasian Military District and in April 1941 it was transformed into the 138th Mountain Division, consisting of the 344th, 554th, 650th, 768th Mountain Rifle, 536th Howitzer and 295th Artillery Regiments.

From the first days of the Great Patriotic War until January 1942, the 138th Mountain Division took up defense on the border with Turkey . In December 1941, she was transferred to the 51st Army of the North Caucasus Front , where they took part in the Kerch-Feodosia landing operation .

Since mid-January 1942, the 51st Army of the Crimean Front was engaged in heavy battles with superior enemy forces.

March 30, 1942 was transformed into the 138th Infantry Division. Under the onslaught of the prevailing enemy forces, in May she was forced to retreat and cross from Crimea to the Taman Peninsula . During June - July, she fought on the North Caucasus Front as part of the 44th , then 51st Army.

Since August 1942, participated in the Battle of Stalingrad 1942-43, led the fighting to the east. river bank Don , then southwest of Stalingrad, and from October 1942 directly to Stalingrad as part of the 64th and then 62nd army . For courage and heroism shown by the personnel in the battles for Stalingrad, on February 6, 1943 it was transformed into the 70th Guards Rifle Division

In April 1943, it was transferred to the Oryol - Kursk direction and in the summer of 1943 participated in the Battle of Kursk.

On July 21, 1943, in a fierce battle in the Olkhovatka area, in cooperation with other formations of the 13th combined arms and 2nd tank armies of the Central Front, thwarted all attempts by the Nazi troops to break through to Kursk . For courage and heroism shown in these battles, she was awarded the Order of Lenin .

The division successfully operated as part of the Central Front during the counterattack near Kursk and the liberation of the Left Bank of Ukraine. In collaboration with the 23rd Tank Brigade of the 9th Panzer Corps on August 30, the division liberated the town of Glukhov , for which it was given the honorary name "Glukhovskaya" (Aug 31, 1944) ^[1] . For exemplary combat missions during the liberation of Bakhmach (September 9, 1943), the division was awarded the second Order of the Red Banner .

On the night of September 21, 1943, the 3rd rifle battalion of the 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the division under the command of the Captain V.M. Kosorukov’s guard was the first to go to the Dnieper and, under strong enemy artillery fire, began forcing on improvised crossing facilities. By morning, the battalion took the bridgehead on the right. river bank, reflecting the enemy’s repeated counterattacks. The decisive actions of the battalion ensured the successful crossing of the Dnieper by the rest of the division. For valor and courage, Kosorukov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union , and many commanders and soldiers of the battalion were awarded high government awards.

At the end of 1943 and in the first half of 1944, the 70th Guards Rifle Division, consisting of troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, participated in the liberation of Right-Bank Ukraine (from January 28 until the end of the war it operated in the 38th Army ).

In the Proskurovsky-Chernivtsi offensive operation, the division participated in battles for the city of Vinnitsa , for which March 23, 1944 was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd degree . Subsequently, she fought on the right bank of the Dniester and participated in the Lviv-Sandomir offensive operation.

In September - October 1944, during the East Carpathian offensive operation, it waged heavy battles with the enemy, stubbornly defending mountain passages in the Carpathians. In January - February 1945, together with other units of the 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front, attacked in the Krakow direction. For participation in the defeat of the enemy in February in the area of Bielsko on April 5, 1945 she was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd degree . Having entered the territory of Czechoslovakia , the division on May 1, 1945 successfully assisted the troops of the 1st Guards. army in the liberation of Bohumin , for which she was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree (June 4, 1945). The final stage of the division’s combat path was the participation in the Prague operation of 1945. Thousands of division soldiers were awarded government awards, and 41 of them were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

• 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment,
• 205th Guards Rifle Regiment,
• 207th Guards Rifle Regiment,
• 137th Guards Artillery Regiment,
• 74th Separate Guards Separate Anti-Tank Fighting Division,
• 77th separate anti-aircraft artillery battery (until 20.4.43),
• 69th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Company,
• 77th Separate Guard Engineer Battalion,
• 99th Separate Guard Communications Battalion,
• 580th Separate Health Battalion,
• 72nd Separate Guards Chemical Defense Company,
• 718th motor transport company,
• 655th field bakery,
• 667th Division Veterinary Hospital
• 464th Field Postal Station,
• 1785th box office of the State Bank.

Period of joining the army:
March 26, 1943 - May 11, 1945

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After the war, the division was redeployed to the Carpathian military district with a deployment in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the Ukrainian SSR.

In 1956, as part of the troops of the 38th Army, PrikVO participated in Operation Whirlwind in Hungary .

In 1957, it was reorganized into the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Division.

The full name of the compound: the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Glukhovskaya twice the Red Banner, the orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Division.

In January 1991, the division was reorganized into the 857th Base of Storage of Military Equipment ^[3] .

By the end of 1991, the division became part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .

In 1993, the base was disbanded.

The composition of the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Glukhov Order of Lenin of the twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan of the Khmelnitsky Division before disbanding ^[3] :

• Office of the 70th Guards.m.sd - military unit 738491 ???, Ivano-Frankivsk (31 T-55 , 4 BMP-1 , 2 BRM-1K , 3 2СЗ "Akatsiya" , 12 2С12 "Sani")
• The 203rd Guards Motorized Rifle Lviv Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Bogdanan Khmelnitsky and Alexander Nevsky Regiment - military unit 74230, Nadvirna
• 205th Guards Motorized Rifle Yaslovsko-Berislavsky twice Red Banner Orders of the Suvorov, Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Regiment - military unit 04010, Ivano-Frankivsk (31 T-55 , 5 T-64 , 6 BTR-70 , 4 BTR-60 , 4 BMP -1 , 2 BRM-1K , 12 2C12 "Sled")
• 207th Guards Motorized Rifle Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnytsky Regiment - military unit 71773, Kolomyia (31 T-55 , 4 BMP-1 , 2 BRM-1K , 12 BTR-60 , 2 BTR-70 , 12 2S12 " Sani "
• 104th Guards Tank Berdichevsky ^[4] Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment (possibly converted from the 12th separate Guards Berdichev Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Tank Breakthrough Regiment) - military unit 37767, Kolomyia 14, 94 T- 14 BMP-1 , 2 BRM-1K )
• 137th Guards Artillery Lviv Red Banner Regiment - military unit 45349, Kolomyia (12 BM-21 Grad)
• 1159th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment - Kolomyia
• 947th Separate Missile Division - military unit 15328, Ivano-Frankivsk
• 77th separate guard engineer-engineer order of the Kutuzov battalion - military unit 45381, Kolomyia (3 UR-67 )
• 99th Separate Guard Order of the Red Star Communications Battalion - military unit 24589, Ivano-Frankivsk (7 P-145BM , 1 P-156BTR)
• 91st separate reconnaissance battalion - military unit 15329, Ivano-Frankivsk (10 BMP-1 , 6 BRM-1K , 2 R-145BM )
• 29th separate repair and restoration battalion - military unit 26328, Ivano-Frankivsk
• Separate Chemical Defense Company - Ivano-Frankivsk
• separate medical battalion - Ivano-Frankivsk
• 1286th separate anti-tank artillery division - military unit 61251, Ivano-Frankivsk
• 643rd separate material support battalion - Ivano-Frankivsk
• Total: 192 tanks, 50 infantry fighting vehicles, 24 armored personnel carriers, 3 self-propelled guns, 36 mortars, 12 MLRS ^[5]

Commanders

• Ischenko, Yakov Andreevich - 03/14/1941 - 09/15/1941
• Yagunov, Pavel Maksimovich - 09/25/1941 - March 1942
• Pimenov, Mikhail Yakovlevich - 03/24/1942 - 05/15/1942 (missing)
• Lyudnikov, Ivan Ilyich - 02/07/1943 - 06/19/1943
• Gusev, Ivan Andreevich - 06/20/1943 - 04/29/1944
• Andrienko, Timofey Andronikovich - 04/30/1944 - 07/04/1944
• Gusev, Ivan Andreevich - 07/05/1944 - 02/25/1945
• Grigoriev, Dmitry Yakovlevich - 02/26/1945 - 03/10/1945
• Gredinarenko, Leonid Ivanovich - 03/11/1945 - ??. 07.1946
• Vasilevsky, Leonid Dmitrievich - ??. 07.1946 - ??. 01.1948

• March 21, 1940 -   Order of the Red Banner - awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 21, 1940 for exemplary performance of combat missions in breaking through the long-term enemy defense;
• February 6, 1943 - "Guards" - the honorary title was awarded by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR of February 6, 1943 for the courage and heroism shown in the battles for Stalingrad ;
• July 21, 1943 -   Order of Lenin - awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 21, 1943 for exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the fight against German invaders in the battles near Kursk and at the same time shown valor and courage;
• August 31, 1943 - “ Glukhovskaya ” - the honorary name was awarded by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of August 31, 1944 to commemorate the victory achieved and the distinction in the battles during the liberation of Glukhov;
• ? September 1943 -   Order of the Red Banner - awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 1943 for exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, for the liberation of the city of Bakhmach and the valor and courage shown at the same time;
• March 23, 1944 -   The Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd degree — was awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 23, 1944 for exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, for the liberation of the city of Vinnitsa and the valor and courage shown;
• April 5, 1945 -   Order of Suvorov II degree - awarded by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 5, 1945 for exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the fight against German invaders, for participating in the defeat of the enemy in the area of ​​the city of Bielsko and showing courage and courage;
• June 4, 1945 -   Order of Kutuzov II degree - awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 4, 1944 for exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the struggle against the German invaders, for the liberation of the city of Bohumin and the courage and courage shown.

Division Awards:

• 203rd Guards Rifle Lviv ^[6] Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Alexander Nevsky Regiment;
• 205th Guards Rifle Yaslovsky ^[7] Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Alexander Nevsky Regiment;
• 207th Guards Rifle Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Alexander Nevsky Regiment;
• 137th guards artillery Lviv ^[6] Red Banner Regiment.
• 77th Separate Guards Engineer-Engineer Order of Kutuzov Battalion
• 99th Separate Guard Order of the Red Star Communications Battalion

Heroes of the Soviet Union. ^[eight]

•   Benesh, Nikolai Alekseevich , commander of a mortar platoon of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard lieutenant.
•   Berbeshkin, Alexander Andreevich , commander of the rifle battalion of the 203rd guards rifle regiment, guard major.
•   Beroshvili, Vladimir Livanovich , platoon commander of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guards junior lieutenant.
•   Biserov, Kuzma Fedorovich , gunner of the anti-tank gun of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, corporal guard.
•   Gavrilenko, Alexander Gavrilovich , company commander of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard lieutenant.
•   Guriev, Grigory Ivanovich , adjutant senior battalion of the 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment, guard captain.
•   Gusev, Ivan Andreevich , Division Commander, Guard Major General.
•   Demura, Vladimir Fedotovich , assistant commander of a communications platoon of the 768th infantry regiment, junior commander.
•   Denisov, Sergey Evdokimovich , commander of the artillery battery of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard lieutenant.
•   Doroshenko, Trofim Tikhonovich , assistant platoon commander of the 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment, guard sergeant.
•   Eliseev, Fedot Vasilievich , commander of the infantry battalion of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard captain.
•   Zubarev, Mikhail Stepanovich , platoon commander of the 768th Infantry Regiment, junior lieutenant.
•   Isaev, Konstantin Konstantinovich , platoon commander of the 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment, guard lieutenant.
•   Ishutin, Nikolai Fedorovich , commander of the rifle battalion of the 207th guards rifle regiment, guards senior lieutenant.
•   Kaurov, Fedor Anisimovich , assistant platoon commander 205 Guards Rifle Regiment, guard senior sergeant.
•   Konev, Mikhail Ivanovich , reconnaissance platoon commander of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard lieutenant.
•   Konovalenko, Vladimir Anufrievich , commander of the 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment, major guard.
•   Kosarev, Andrey Vasilievich , Division Engineer, Major Guard.
•   Kosorukov, Vladimir Matveyevich , commander of the 3rd rifle battalion of the 203rd guards rifle regiment, major guard.
•   Makalov, Alexey Vladimirovich , commander of the anti-tank rifle company of the 203th Guards Rifle Regiment, senior sergeant.
•   Maksin, Ksenofont Pavlovich , commander of the rifle battalion of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard captain.
•   Malin, Ivan Gavrilovich , commander of the foot reconnaissance platoon department of the 203rd Guards Rifle Regiment, the foreman guard.
•   Meshcheryakov, Georgy Trofimovich , division commander of the 137th Guards Artillery Regiment, major guard.
•   Milchenko, Semyon Kalinovich , company commander of the 203th Guards Rifle Regiment, guards senior lieutenant.
•   Mishchenko, Ivan Vasilievich , guard lieutenant, commander of a mortar platoon of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment.
•   Mukhamadiev, Khamza Mursalievich , assistant platoon commander of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guards senior sergeant.
•   Neupokoev, Vladimir Alexandrovich , commander of the machine gun compartment of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard sergeant.
•   Petrakovsky, Anatoly Iosifovich , commander of the 2nd battalion of the 544th infantry regiment, captain.
•   Pechenyuk, Fedor Iosifovich , commander of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard lieutenant colonel.
•   Pisklov, Vasily Emelyanovich , assistant platoon commander of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, guards senior sergeant.
•   Ponomarev, Victor Pavlovich , telephone operator of the 205th Guards Rifle Regiment, Private Guard.
•   Rebrov, Mikhail Semenovich , assistant platoon commander 205 Guards Rifle Regiment, Private Guard.
•   Rudenko, Nikolai Ivanovich , assistant platoon commander of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, guard sergeant.
•   Sterelyukhin, Alexey Kuzmich , party organizer of the 2 rifle battalion of the 207th guards rifle regiment, guard senior lieutenant.
•   Тварковский, Юрий Владимирович , командир стрелкового батальона 205 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии старший лейтенант.
•   Толкачёв, Григорий Васильевич , командир стрелкового батальона 203 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии капитан.
•   Тулинцев, Александр Семёнович , телефонист роты связи 205 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии рядовой.
•   Устинов, Степан Григорьевич , разведчик 205 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии рядовой.
•   Федорков, Владимир Александрович , командир взвода 205 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии младший лейтенант.
•   Хребтов, Фёдор Ефимович , командир батальона 207 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии капитан.
•   Черенков, Иван Максимович , командир отделения разведки 205 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии сержант.
•   Черненко, Василий Фёдорович , командир пулеметного взвода 203-го гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии сержант.
•   Шульц, Михаил Михайлович , помощник командира взвода 207 гвардейского стрелкового полка, гвардии старший сержант.

  Кавалеры ордена Славы 3-х степеней. ^[9]

• Боровский, Станислав Казимирович , гвардии старший сержант , помощник командира взвода автоматчиков 205 гвардейского стрелкового полка.
• Дмитриев, Матвей Иванович , гвардии младший сержант , командир орудийного расчёта 137 гвардейского артиллерийского полка.
• Злобин Дмитрий Михайлович, старшина роты 99 отдельного гвардейского батальона связи.
• Киселёв, Николай Иванович , гвардии старший сержант , командир отделения 77 отдельного гвардейского сапёрного батальона.
• Самко, Владимир Егорович , гвардии младший сержант, командир сапёрного отделения 77 отдельного гвардейского сапёрного батальона.
• Суханов, Сергей Кондратьевич , гвардии старший сержант, командир миномётного расчёта 207 гвардейского стрелкового полка.
• Шуринов, Владимир Дмитриевич , гвардии младший сержант, командир орудийного расчёта 137 гвардейского артиллерийского полка.
• Ярёменко, Илья Петрович , гвардии младший сержант, командир отделения роты автоматчиков 203 гвардейского стрелкового полка.

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