The 252nd guards motorized rifle orders of the Suvorov and Alexander Nevsky regiments are a motorized rifle regiment as part of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the USSR.
| The 252nd guards motorized rifle orders of the Suvorov and Alexander Nevsky regiment | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1941–1992 |
| A country |  USSR →  Russia |
| Type of | regiment |
| Function | motorized rifle troops |
| Dislocation | Borne-Sulinowo ( Polish People's Republic ) |
| Participation in | The Great Patriotic War |
| Marks of Excellence |    |
| Predecessor | 1094th Infantry Regiment (1941) → 272nd Guards Infantry Regiment (1943) → 84th Guards Mechanized Regiment (1945-1957) |
The code name - Military unit number 15332 (military unit 15332). The abbreviated name is 252 msp .
The formation was part of the 90th Guards Tank Division (since 1985 - the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle) Northern Group of Forces. Point of permanent deployment - the city of Borne-Sulinowo (Polish People's Republic).
History
The 252nd guards motorized rifle regiment led its history from the 1094th rifle regiment of the 325th rifle division (1st formation). On May 20, 1943, the regiment was reorganized into the 272nd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 90th Guards Rifle Division . [one]
In 1945, the regiment was reorganized into the 84th Guards Mechanized Regiment (military unit 15332) of the 26th Guards Mechanized Division . [2]
On June 25, 1957, it was renamed into the 252nd guards motorized rifle regiment (military unit 15332) as part of the 36th guards tank division . [3] [4]
For 1990, the regiment was based in the Polish city of Borne-Sulinowo as part of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division (formation of 1985). The regiment had 40 T-80 tanks, 129 BMPs (107 BMP-1 , 20 BMP-2 , 2 BRM-1K ), 18 2S12 , 2 BMP-1KSh , 2 PRP-3 , 3 RCM , R-145BM , 2 PU-12 , 3 MTP-1 , 1 MT-55A [5] [6] .
The regiment disbanded during the withdrawal of the 90th Guards Tank Division from Poland.
Notes
- ↑ V.I. Feskov, K.A. Kalashnikov, V.I. Golikov. The Red Army in victories and defeats of 1941-1945. Appendix 2.2. - T .: Tomsk University Press, 2003. - P. 119. - 620 p. - ISBN 5-7511-1624-0 .
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 210.
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 169.
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 174.
- ↑ Lensky A.G., Tsybin M.M. Soviet ground forces in the last year of the USSR. - SPb. : B & K, 2001. - p. 105. - 294 p. - 500 copies
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 519.
Literature
- Feskov V. I., Golikov V. I., Kalashnikov K. A., Slugin S. A. Armed Forces of the USSR after the Second World War: from the Red Army to the Soviet. Part 1: Ground Forces. - T .: Tomsk University Press, 2013. - 640 p. - ISBN 978-5-89503-530-6 .