The 23rd Separate Guards Tank Yelninskaya Red Banner Order of Suvorov Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnytsky Brigade ( 23rd Guards Select ) - the Guards Tank Brigade of the Red Army of the USSR Armed Forces , during the Great Patriotic War .
 23rd Separate Guards Tank Brigade (23rd Guards Select) | |
| Rewards: |      |
| Honorary Names: | "Elninskaya" |
| Troops: | land |
| Type of army: | armored and mechanized |
| Formation: | 03/05/1942 |
| Predecessor: | 5th Tank Brigade → 6th Guards Tank Brigade “a” |
| Successor: | 23rd Guards Tank Regiment |
| Battle way | |
| 1942-1945: World War II 1942: Rzhev-Vyazemsky strategic offensive operation ; Counterattack of troops of the Western Front in the region of Sukhinichi, Kozelsk | |
Content
Formation History
The brigade was formed on September 21, 1941, on the basis of the order of the NCO No. 725373 of September 14, 1941, as the 5th tank brigade . The formation of the brigade took place on the basis of the 12th tank regiment of the 1st tank division in the city of Mozhaisk, Moscow Region , according to states No. 010/75 - 010/83.
By order of the NGO on March 5, 1942, the 5th Tank Brigade was awarded the honorary title "Guards" and the new military No. 6th Guards Tank Brigade .
On April 22, 1942, the brigade was withdrawn to the Vyazishche district of the Smolensk region for reorganization in new states.
Directive GShKA No. 36692 of February 21, 1943, the brigade was assigned a new military No. 23rd Guards Tank Brigade [1] .
Participation in hostilities
As the 6th Guards Tank Brigade “a”
Period of entry into the army : March 5, 1942 - February 22, 1943 [2] .
After the reformation, the brigade was redeployed to the Kolosovo region of the Kozelsky district to interact with the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps . From July 4 to July 23, 1942, the brigade defended in the second echelon of the 61st Army , in the area of Kolosovo, Nikitinskoye, Slobodka. Since August 11, the brigade, being part of the 16th Army , in cooperation with the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division , destroyed the enemy who broke through the defenses of the 322nd Infantry Division of the 61st Army, at the Lyady-Staritsa line. Until September 3, 1942, the brigade fought in the Lyady, Bely Kamen, Vorobyovo, Oryol and Smolensk regions.
September 21, 1942, on the day of the anniversary of the formation of the brigade, the commander of the 16th Army, Lieutenant General Baghramyan , handed over the Red Banner to the brigade.
Like the 23rd Separate Guards Tank Brigade
The period of entry into the army : February 22, 1943 - May 9, 1945 [2] .
From February 22 to March 4, 1943, the brigade from the concentration area - the village of Mikhailovka, in collaboration with the 11th Guards and 326th Rifle Divisions, conducted combat operations in the Dmitriyevka, Buda Monastyrskaya area, in the general direction of Zhizdra.
Composition
From April 22, 1942:
- Control
- 1st tank battalion
- 2nd tank battalion
- 3rd Tank Battalion (from 01.1944)
- Motorized Rifle Machine Gun Battalion
- Anti-aircraft battery
- Anti-tank battery
- Technical Support Company
Directive No. GS / 3/2511 of July 20, 1944, transferred to the following states:
- Office of the brigade (state number 010/500)
- 1st Separate Tank Battalion (state No. 010/501)
- 2nd Separate Tank Battalion (state No. 010/501)
- 3rd Separate 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
6th Guards Tank Brigade "a" [3] :
| date | Front ( military district ) | Army | Body | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/1942 | Western front | 43rd army | - | - |
| 05/01/1942 | Western front | - | 1st Guards Cavalry Corps | - |
| 06/01/1942 year | Western front | - | 1st Guards Cavalry Corps | - |
| 07/01/1942 year | Western front | - | 1st Guards Cavalry Corps | - |
| 08/01/1942 year | Western front | 16th army | 1st Guards Cavalry Corps | - |
| 09/09/1942 year | Western front | 16th army | 1st Guards Cavalry Corps | - |
| 10/10/1942 | Western front | 16th army | - | - |
| November 1, 1942 | Western front | - | - | - |
| 12/01/1942 | Western front | 16th army | - | - |
| 01/01/1943 | Western front | 16th army | - | - |
| 02/01/1943 years | Western front | 16th army | - | - |
23rd Separate Guards Tank Brigade [4] :
| date | Front ( military district ) | Army | Body | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/1943 | Western front | 16th army | - | - |
| 04/01/1943 | Western front | 50th Army | - | - |
| 05/01/1943 | Western front | 49th Army | - | - |
| 06/01/1943 | Western front | 49th Army | - | - |
| 07/01/1943 | Western front | - | - | - |
| 08/01/1943 | Western front | 10th Guards Army | - | - |
| September 1, 1943 | Western front | 21st army | - | - |
| 10/10/1943 | Western front | 21st army | - | - |
| November 1, 1943 | Western front | - | - | - |
| 12/01/1943 | Western front | 33rd Army | - | - |
| 01/01/1944 | Western front | 33rd Army | - | - |
| 02/01/1944 years | Western front | 33rd Army | - | - |
| 03/01/1944 | Western front | 33rd Army | - | - |
| 04/01/1944 | Western front | 33rd Army | - | - |
| 05/01/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | - | - | - |
| 06/01/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | - | - | - |
| 07/01/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 49th Army | - | - |
| 08/08/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | - | - | - |
| 09/09/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 49th Army | - | - |
| 10/10/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 49th Army | - | - |
| November 1, 1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 49th Army | - | - |
| 12/01/1944 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 49th Army | - | - |
| 01/01/1945 | 2nd Belorussian Front | - | - | - |
| 02/01/1945 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 48th army | - | - |
| 03/01/1945 | 2nd Belorussian Front | 48th army | - | - |
| 04/01/1945 | 3rd Belorussian Front Zemland Group of Forces | 11th Guards Army | - | - |
| 05/01/1945 | 3rd Belorussian Front | - | - | - |
Brigade Command
Brigade Commanders
- Sakhno, Mikhail Gordeevich (03/15/1942 - 04/02/1942), guard colonel
- Skuba, Maxim Klimentevich (04.16.1942 - 03.15.1943), Guard Lieutenant Colonel , Guard Colonel (seriously injured)
- Polushkin, Mikhail Alexandrovich (03.16.1943 - 04.15.1943), Guard Lieutenant Colonel
- Kalinin, Ivan Petrovich (05.16.1943 - 10.15.1943), Guard Colonel
- Kozikov, Sergey Andreevich (10.16.1943 - 12.26.1943), Guard Lieutenant Colonel
- Nestruev, Alexander Alexandrovich (12/27/1943 - 12/31/1943), Guard Colonel
- Ershov, Ivan Nikolaevich (01/19/1944 - 06/03/1944), Guard Lieutenant Colonel
- Kozikov, Sergey Andreevich (06/04/1944 - 08/13/1945), guard colonel [5]
Departmental Brigade Commander
- Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Petrovich (1943), guard lieutenant colonel
- Kopylov Boris Sergeevich (1944), guard lieutenant colonel
Deputy brigade commander for political affairs
- Kottsov, Alexander Vasilievich (03/05/1942 - 05/14/1942), guards senior battalion commissar
- Simonov, Dmitry Pavlovich (05/14/1942 - 06/03/1942), guards senior battalion commissar
- Parshutin, Sergey Afanasevich (06/03/1942 - 03/01/1944), guard senior battalion commissar, guard lieutenant colonel , guard lieutenant colonel
- Zinkov, Mikhail Ivanovich (03/01/1944 - 07/06/1944), Guard Colonel
- Rybakov, Pavel Nikiforovich (07/06/1944 - 03/30/1946), guard lieutenant colonel
Team Chiefs
- Polushkin, Mikhail Alexandrovich (08.1942 - 03.15.1943), Major, Guard Lieutenant Colonel
- Kesarev, Stepan Titovich (03/18/1943 - 04/01/1943), major
- Polushkin, Mikhail Alexandrovich (04/01/1943 - 01/19/1944), Guard Lieutenant Colonel
- Prokhorenko, Ivan Mikhailovich (01/19/1944 - 08/13/1945), Guard Lieutenant Colonel
Distinguished Warriors
| Reward | FULL NAME | Position | Rank | Award date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07/20/1944 03/24/1945 [7] | |||||
Aces Tankers
| FULL NAME | Position | Rank | Victory | Types of tanks | The circumstances of the exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rewards
| Award (name) | Award date | For what received |
|---|---|---|
Notes
- ↑ Feskov, 2003 , Appendix 4.2. "The list, combat path and composition of the tank and self-propelled artillery brigades of the Red Army of the period 1941-1945. 1. Guards and tank brigades transformed into them ”, p. 209.
- ↑ 1 2 X. Directorates of the Guards Tank Brigades // List No. 7 of the Directorates of Brigades of all branches of the armed forces that were part of the army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. - M .: Ministry of Defense, 1956. - S. 65. - 131 p.
- ↑ The combat strength of the troops of the Soviet Army. - Part II.
- ↑ The combat strength of the troops of the Soviet Army. - Part III — V.
- ↑ Feskov, 2003 , Appendix 4.9. "five. Commanders of tank and self-propelled artillery brigades, including those converted into guards, ”p. 245.
- ↑ Heroes of the Soviet Union, 1987 .
- ↑ Knights of the Order of Glory of the Three Degrees, 2000 .
- ↑ Heroes of the Soviet Union, 1988 .
- ↑ Enrolled forever, 1990 , p. 100.
- ↑ Sten. Tank KV-1 "Merciless" . tankfront.ru. Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ A. Galushko, M. Kolomiets. Fights for Kharkov in May 1942 / Front-line illustration, No. 6. M .: Publishing house "Strategy KM", 2000. with reference to the RGAKFD
- ↑ Orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the Great Patriotic War . www.soldat.ru. Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
Literature
- Feskov V. I., Kalashnikov K. A., Golikov V. I. Chapter 4. Armored and Mechanized Forces of the Red Army during the war. // Red Army in victories and defeats 1941-1945 .. - Tomsk: Publishing house of Tomsk University, 2003. - S. 196. - 619 p. - ISBN 5-7511-1624-0 .
- Enrolled forever: biographical reference book / A. D. Zaitsev , I. I. Roshchin ,V.N. Solovyov . - Prince 2: Maisky-Yatsenko. - M .: Politizdat , 1990 .-- 414 p. - 100,000 copies.
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Cavaliers of the Order of Glory of three degrees: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium D. S. Sukhorukov . - M .: Military Publishing House , 2000 .-- 703 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-01883-9 .
- XIX (from 21th Guards Brigade to 30th Guards Brigade inclusive) // Guards Tank Brigades. Combat composition and combat activity for 1941-1945 in the Great Patriotic War. - Moscow.
Links
- 23rd Guards Tank Brigade . rkkawwii.ru. Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- Sten. 23rd Separate Guards Tank Brigade (6th Separate Guards Tank Brigade "a") . tankfront.ru. Date of treatment November 18, 2018.