65th Guards Tank Brigade

	65th Guards Tank ; Sevsk-Pomeranian ; Order of Lenin twice ; Red banner of the orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan of the Khmelnitsky brigade ; ( 65th guards brigade )
Rewards:	;
Honorary Names:	Sevskaya; "Pomeranian"
Troops:	land
Type of army:	Armored and mechanized troops
Formation:	12/01/1944
Dissolution (transformation):	1945
Predecessor:	103rd Panzer Sevskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov and Bogdan of the Khmelnitsky Brigade
Successor:	65th Guards Tank Regiment
	Battle way
	The Great Patriotic War; Wisla Oder Strategic Offensive; Warsaw-Poznan offensive operation; East Pomeranian strategic offensive operation; Berlin Strategic Offensive;

The 65th Guards Tank Sevsk-Pomeranian Order of Lenin twice the Red Banner of the Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Brigade - tank brigade of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War . Participated in the Wisla-Oder and Berlin operations against Nazi Germany and its allies .

Content

History

Its history goes from the 103rd Panzer Sevsk Red Banner Order of Kutuzov and Bogdan of the Khmelnitsky Brigade formed in Vologda in March 1942.

For the skillful performance of combat missions in battles with the Nazi invaders and the staunchness, decisiveness, discipline and organization shown by the personnel, they were awarded the guard rank and converted to the 65th Guards Tank Brigade (December 1, 1944) on the basis of Order of the Non-Commercial Organization No. 0376 dated November 20. 1944 ^[1]

In January-March 1945, she participated in the Warsaw-Poznan and East Pomeranian offensive operations. The swift actions of her soldiers, together with other formations of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, bypassing the Warsaw group from the West, contributed to the capture of troops of the 1st Army of the Polish Army, the 47th and 61st Armies, the capital of Poland - Warsaw (January 17), for which the brigade awarded the Order of Lenin (February 19, 1945).

For differences during the fighting in Eastern Pomerania, she was awarded the honorary name Pomeranian (April 5) and awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd degree (April 26, 1945).

The combat path ended in the Berlin offensive operation. For exemplary performance of combat missions, courage and courage of personnel, she was awarded the second Order of the Red Banner (June 11, 1945).

According to the order of the NPO dated June 10, 1945 No. 0013, the brigade was reorganized into the 65th Guards Tank Regiment of the 9th Guards. etc. later than the 16th guards. td

Composition

Office of the brigade (state number 010/500)
1st division tank battalion (state No. 010/501)
2nd division tank battalion (state No. 010/501)
3rd division tank battalion (state No. 010/501)
Motorized battalion of machine gunners (state number 010/502)
Anti-aircraft machine gun company (state number 010/503)
Company management (state number 010/504)
Technical Support Company (state No. 010/505)
Medsanvzvod (state number 010/506)

Submission

Periods of joining the active army from 11/20/1944 to 9/5/1945

It was part of the 9th Guards Tank Corps .

Commanders

Brigade Commanders

11/20/1944 - 05/12/1945 Potapov, Ivan Timofeevich , Colonel
05/13/1945 - 07/10/1945 Pavlovsky, Grigory Timofeevich , lieutenant colonel
01/22/1945 Piskunov Mikhail Stepanovich, lieutenant colonel
Deputy brigade commander

Chiefs of Staff

11/20/1944 - 03/10/1945 Klimenko, Mikhail Fedorovich , lieutenant colonel
Deputy brigade commander for technical affairs

Head of Political Department

(since June 1943, he is also the deputy commander for political affairs)

11/20/1944 - 07/16/1945 Sergeev Boris Aleksandrovich, lieutenant colonel

Distinguished Warriors

For military feats during the war, more than 3 thousand soldiers of the brigade were awarded orders and medals, and 10 of them were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

FULL NAME	Rank	Position	Award date	Notes
Bespalov, Ivan Antonovich	guard captain	deputy commander of a motorized battalion of machine gunners	May 31, 1945
Kasatkin, Nikolai Yakovlevich	guard lieutenant	platoon commander	March 24, 1945	Died of his wounds on March 27, 1945
Lyzin, Vasily Petrovich	guard captain	commander of the 1st tank battalion	May 31, 1945
Nuzhdov, Nikolay Ilyich	guard foreman	driver T-34 of the 2nd tank battalion	May 31, 1945
Poddavashkin, Alexander Vasilievich	guard lieutenant	tank company commander of the 3rd tank battalion	May 31, 1945
Stefanchikov, Nikolai Andreevich	guard major	commander of the 2nd tank battalion	February 27, 1945

Awards and titles

Award, name	date	For what received
The honorary name "Sevskaya"	August 31, 1943	An honorary name was given to commemorate the victory and the distinction in the battles of Sevsky . Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of August 31, 1943.
Order of the Red Banner	March 19, 1944	For exemplary fulfillment of command assignments in battles with the German invaders, for the liberation of the city of Uman and the valor and courage shown at the same time. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 19, 1944.
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky II degree	April 8, 1944	For exemplary fulfillment of the command tasks during the crossing of the Dniester , the seizure of the city and the important railway junction of Balti , access to the state border and the valor and courage shown. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 8, 1944.
Order of Kutuzov II degree	August 9, 1944.	For exemplary performance of the combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, for the capture of the city of Deblin and the valor and courage shown. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 9, 1944.
Honorary title Guards	12/01/1944	For the brave and skillful actions of personnel in battles with the German invaders.
The order of Lenin	February 19, 1945	For exemplary fulfillment of command assignments in battles with the German invaders, for the mastery of the city of Warsaw and the valor and courage shown at the same time. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 19, 1945.
Honorary title "Pomeranian"	April 26, 1945	An honorary name was given to commemorate the victory achieved and for the difference in battle during the invasion of German Pomerania on January 29, 1945. Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of April 5, 1945 No. 057.
Order of Suvorov II degree	April 26, 1945	For exemplary fulfillment of the command assignments in battles with the German invaders during the capture of the cities of Stargard , Naugard , Poltsin and the valor and courage shown at the same time. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 26, 1945.
Order of the Red Banner	June 11, 1945	For exemplary fulfillment of command assignments in battles with the German invaders while taking possession of the capital of Germany, the city of Berlin and the valor and courage shown. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 11, 1945.

The personnel of the brigade received the thanks of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR 11 times.

Memory

Notes

↑ Directive of the General Staff of the CA KA No. Org / 2/315093 dated 01.12.1944

Literature

N.V. Ogarkov. Sevsk-Pomeranian tank brigade // Soviet Military Encyclopedia. - M .: Military Publishing, 1979. - T. 7. - S. 308. - 687 p. - 106,000 copies.
Baryatinsky M. B. Dmitry Lavrinenko // Soviet tank aces. - M .: Eksmo , 2008 .-- S. 47-65. - (Tanks in battle). - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-699-25290-9 .
Bystrov A.A. Tanks. 1916-1945: Illustrated Encyclopedia . - M .: Bonus, Olma-Press, 2002. - ISBN 5-7867-0072-0 , 5-224-02469-2.

Links

65th Guards Tank Sevsk-Pomeranian Order of Lenin twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan of the Khmelnitsky Brigade
9th Guards Tank Uman Order of Lenin the Red Banner, Order of the Suvorov Corps
65th Guards tbr
65th Guards mp 16th guards. td
History of the brigade (neopr.) . Club "Memory" of Voronezh State University. Archived on June 26, 2012.
The Great Patriotic War in the fate of our family (neopr.) . - Personal site of N. Kosterev. Date of treatment April 14, 2013. Archived April 17, 2013.
Evgeny Altukhov. Medal "70 years of the tank guard" (neopr.) . Russian folk line (03/28/2012). Date of treatment April 14, 2013. Archived April 17, 2013.

[1] Directive of the General Staff of the CA KA No. Org / 2/315093 dated 01.12.1944