821st Separate Reconnaissance Artillery Division

  The 821st military division of the RV GK was formed on the Bryansk Front, in the Zadonsky district of the Lipetsk Region, on April 9, 1942 and was aimed at staffing the 3rd Army . From April to December 1942, it took part in defensive operations of the 3rd Army of the Bryansk Front .
  January 6, 1943, according to the decree of the headquarters of the artillery of the 3rd Army No. 0059 821 oradn was placed at the disposal of the commander of the 5th artillery division of the breakthrough and on January 8, 1943 arrived at the station.  Efremov, Tula region  According to the order of the commander of the 5th ADP, the division was stationed in the village of Prilepa of the Efremovsky District and led to the re-equipment and combat coordination of the units.
  On January 20, 1943, the division, according to the combat order of the commander of the 5th ADP, was deployed in the band of the 13th Army of the Bryansk Front with the task of reconnaissance of artillery and mortar batteries, a system of engineering structures, an enemy anti-tank defense system and the development of a topographic and geodetic network.
  During the Voronezh-Kastornensky operation from January 24, 1943 to February 10, 1943, the division explored: artillery batteries - 7;  mortar batteries - 2;  individual guns - 17;  topographic and geodetic reference of 86 points and points was made.
 17 servicemen who distinguished themselves during the offensive operation were presented for government awards.

• 1st sound reconnaissance battery (BZR)
• 2nd battery of sound reconnaissance (BZR)
• optical reconnaissance battery (boron)
• topographic reconnaissance battery (armored personnel carrier)
• photogrammetric reconnaissance platoon
• artillery meteorological platoon
• household part
• sanitary unit
• workshop

  Since April 9, 1942  January 6, 1943  as part of the 3rd Army of the Bryansk Front
 From: January 1943  July 25, 1943  as part of the 5th artillery breakthrough division .
 Since July 25, 1943  to May 9, 1945  as part of the 4th artillery corps .
 Since January 1954  as part of the 6th artillery division of the GSVG breakthrough .
 Since 1960  as part of the 3rd combined arms army of the GSVG.
 In August 1974, the division was disbanded, personnel and equipment were deployed to equip the reconnaissance artillery battalion of the 98th guards army artillery regiment of the 3rd combined arms army of the GSVG.

  * From the moment of formation to the end of the war, the division was commanded by captain, major, lieutenant colonel Kostorny Kuzma Ignatievich .
 * Chief of staff of the division:
   From April 1942 to November 1943, Captain Bezrukov;
   -from December 1943 to September 1944, Captain Fadeev;
   - from September 1944 to February 1945, captain Buzlov;
   From February 1945 to August 1945, Captain Drabkin.

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