The 160th Guards Tank Volnovakhsky Red Banner, Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky Don Cossack Regiment - a military formation of the Ground Forces of the Soviet Army of the Armed Forces of the USSR and the Russian Federation.
| 160th Guards Tank Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1957-2009 |
| A country |  USSR →  Russia |
| Subordination | Trans-Baikal Military District → Siberian Military District |
| Included in | 5th Guards Tank Division |
| Type of | tank regiment (1957-2009) |
| Function | tank forces |
| Dislocation | Kyakhta ( Republic of Buryatia ) Gusinoozersk (1997-2009) |
| Participation in | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
| Marks of Excellence | honorary title: Volnovakhsky " Don Cossack "    |
| Predecessor | 15th Cavalry Division → 11th Guards Cavalry Division (1942) → 11th Guards Cavalry Regiment (1946-1957) |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Budanov, Yuri Dmitrievich |
Conditional name - Military unit No. 13206 (military unit 13206). Short name - 160 guards. tp
The formation was part of the 5th Guards Tank Division of Transbaikal , since 1998 - the Siberian Military District . The point of permanent deployment in the USSR is the city of Kyakhta of the Republic of Buryatia , since 1997 - the city of Gusinoozersk .
History
It leads its history from the 11th Guards Cavalry Division . The division participated in the Great Patriotic War , where it received a number of awards and honorary titles.
Until 1957, he was the 11th Guards Cavalry Regiment. It was reorganized into the 160th Guards Heavy Tank Volnovakhsky Red Banner, the Order of Bogdan Khmelnytsky Don Cossack Regiment of the 18th Guards Heavy Tank Division in 1957. [one]
At the time of the collapse of the USSR, the 160th Guards Tank Regiment was part of the 5th Guards Tank Division in Kyakhta . [2]
The regiment took part in the First and Second Chechen wars. [3] [4] The regiment was armed with T-62 M tanks [5] .
Rewards
| Reward | Order Date | Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| The honorary name " Volnovakhsky " | Order of the Supreme High Command of 09/10/1943 | In commemoration of the victory, distinguished themselves in the battles for the liberation of the cities of Mariupol, Volnovakha, Chaplino, Barvenkovo |
| The honorary name " Don Cossack " | ||
| " Guards " | NGO Order No. 342 of August 27, 1942 | The 15th Cavalry Division was transformed into the 11th Guards Cavalry Division. |
| Order of the Red Banner | Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of 04/28/1943 | For the exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders and the valor and courage shown at the same time |
| Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky II degree | Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 26, 1944 | For exemplary fulfillment of command assignments in battles to complete the destruction of the encircled group of German invaders in the area of the city of Korsun-Shevchenkovsky and the valor and courage shown at the same time [6] |
Notes
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 226.
- ↑ Feskov, 2013 , p. 572.
- ↑ Today, Yuri Budanov would have turned 54 . FrontNews International (November 24, 2017). Date of treatment July 13, 2019.
- ↑ Anna Potekhina. What is evident from the headquarters . Red Star (October 26, 2011). Date of treatment July 13, 2019.
- ↑ The Ministry of Defense will utilize the T-62 in 2013 . Izvestia (January 2, 2013). Date of treatment July 13, 2019.
- ↑ 11th Guards Don Cossack Cavalry Division . Tank front. Date of treatment July 13, 2019.
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 .