The 400th self-propelled artillery Transylvanian Red Banner, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky Regiment is a military formation of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
| 400th self-propelled artillery Transylvanian Red Banner, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1943-1997 2018 - n. at. |
| A country |  USSR →  Russia |
| Included in | 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division → 90th Guards Tank Division |
| Type of | artillery regiment |
| Function | artillery |
| Dislocation | Chebarkul city (Chelyabinsk region) |
| Participation in | The Great Patriotic War |
| Marks of Excellence | honorary title: Transylvanian   |
| Predecessor | 285th mortar regiment |
Conditional name - Military unit No. 15871 (military unit 15871). Short name - 400 glanders .
The regiment is deployed in the city of Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk region. It is part of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District. In the period 1945-1997 was part of the 6th Guards Motor Rifle Division (in the period 1985-1997 - the division was the 90th Guards Tank Division).
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the formation was the 285th mortar regiment of the 5th Guards Mechanized Corps . The 400th regiment inherits the honorary name, combat banner, awards, historical form and military glory of the 285th mortar regiment. [1] [2] The 285th mortar regiment was created in 1943 [3] .
On June 24, 1945, the regiment transferred from the 5th Guards Mechanized Division to the 6th Guards Mechanized Division . [4] During the deployment in the territory of the GDR , the regiment was stationed in Bernau . [five]
It was disbanded in 1997 along with the 90th Guards Tank Division .
In 2018, he was revived as part of the 90th Guards Tank Division . [2] [6]
Armament and military equipment
In recent years, deployed in the GDR, the regiment was armed with: 54 2С3 , 18 Grad , 5 PRP-3 / -4 , 3 1В18 , 1 1В19 , 1 Р-145БМ , 1 Р-156БТР . [7]
Notes
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 294.
- ↑ 1 2 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 30.06.2018 No. 383 “On the assignment of 400 self-propelled artillery regiment of honor”
- ↑ 285th Mortar Regiment . The memory of the people 1941-1945. Date of treatment July 1, 2019.
- ↑ 6th Guards Mechanized Division. . The annalistic history of the Berlin garrison (10/08/2014). Date of treatment July 1, 2019.
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 404.
- ↑ The 400th self-propelled artillery regiment was given the honorary name Transylvanian . The official website of the President of Russia (July 2, 2018). Date of treatment July 1, 2019.
- ↑ Lensky A.G., Tsybin M.M. Soviet ground forces in the last year of the USSR. - SPb. : B&K, 2001 .-- S. 103 .-- 294 p. - 500 copies.
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 .