7th GUARDS ARMY
created on May 1, 1943 based on the directive of the Supreme Command Headquarters of April 16, 1943 by transforming the 64th Army as part of the Voronezh Front. It included the 15th, 36th, 72nd, 73rd, 78th and 81st Guards Rifle Divisions, which were then merged into the 24th and 25th Guards Rifle Corps.In July - August 1943, the army, consisting of the Voronezh and (from July 18) Steppe fronts, took part in the Battle of Kursk. During the defensive battle, the army repelled the attacks of a German tank group advancing from Belgorod to Korocha. The army soldiers destroyed up to 10 thousand enemy soldiers and officers and up to 200 tanks, stopped the enemy, and then with a counterattack threw his troops back to their original position.The army took part in the Belgorod-Kharkov war strategic operation(August 3-23, 1943), during which the troops, in cooperation with the troops of the 69th and 5th air armies liberated Belgorod (August 5) and Kharkov (August 23). Developing the offensive, by the end of September the army formations reached the Dnieper, crossed it on the move and captured a bridgehead on the right bank.In the winter and spring of 1944, the army as part of the 2nd Ukrainian Front (from October 20, 1943) liberated Right Bank Ukraine. In the Kirovograd operation (January 5-16), its troops, in cooperation with other armies of the front, took part in the liberation of Kirovograd (January 8). Developing the offensive during the Uman-Botosha operation (March 5 - April 17), army formations crossed the Southern Bug River on March 21.The army soldiers showed high combat skills during the Iasi-Kishinev strategic (August 20-29, 1944), Debrecen (October 6-28) and Budapest strategic offensive operations (October 29, 1944 - February 13, 1945). )At the beginning of November 1944, army troops crossed the Tisza River and captured the fortified cities of Szolnok (November 4) and Abon. Subsequently, the army advanced bypassing Budapest from the north, on December 26, 1944, it reached the Danube and, joining forces with the troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, closed the encirclement ring around the Budapest enemy group. In January - February 1945, its troops repulsed the enemy’s attempt to release the encircled group and contributed to its destruction, in March - April they took part in the Bratislava-Brnov operation (March 25 - May 5, 1945), during during which Bratislava was liberated (April 4).The 7th Guards Army ended its combat career in Prague operation(6-11 May 1945)Army Commander - Lieutenant General, from October 1943 - Colonel General Shumilov M.S. (April 1943 - until the end of the war).Members of the Military Council of the Army: Major General Serdyuk Z. T. (April 1943 - September 1943); Colonel, since January 1944 - Major General Mukhin A.V.
(September 1943 - until the end of the war).Chief of Army Staff - Major General, from May 1945 - Lieutenant General G. S. Lukin (April 1943 - until the end of the war).
7th Guards Combined Arms Army
At first, this army had a different numbering - the 64th. From August 1942 until the end of the Great Patriotic War she was commanded by a talented Soviet military leader Colonel General Mikhail Stepanovich Shumilov. The army under his leadership gained unfading glory, heroically fighting together with the 62nd Army of General V.I. Chuikov at Stalingrad. In March 1943, the army was transformed into the 7th Guards. Subsequently, the army took part in the battles of Kursk and the Dnieper, in Budapest operation, liberated Romania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. For the skillful leadership of army troops in operations and the personal courage shown at the same time, army commander M. S. Shumilov was awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union. IN post-war period The army was part of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, stationed on the territory of Armenia, mainly along the Soviet-Turkish border. By 1975, the army consisted of three motorized rifle divisions, two fortified areas, a missile brigade, an anti-aircraft missile brigade and army kit units such as: separate regiment communications, engineering regiment, army artillery regiment, a relay and cable battalion, rear units and a separate air squadron, consisting of two links, one - 5 units of An-2 aircraft and the other - 5 Mi-8 helicopters. In total, there were about 30 thousand military personnel in the army. At that time it was the largest army in the USSR.
Army units were deployed:
164th division (full strength of about 12 thousand people) - in the cities of Yerevan and Etchmiadzin (on the border);
127th division (full strength) - in the city of Leninakan (now Gyumri) along the border;
15th division (reduced strength) - in Kirovakan;
fortified areas stood together with border guards along the border on the Leninakan-Etchmiadzin section;
an anti-aircraft missile brigade in the area of Mount Alagez, having one of the divisions on constant combat duty;
missile brigade in Artik.
Army in post-war years commanded by Hero of the Soviet Union S.S. Maryakhin (later Army General, Chief of Logistics of the USSR Armed Forces), Hero of the Soviet Union General I.G. Pavlovsky (later Army General, Commander-in-Chief Ground forces), twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General D. Dragunsky (later Colonel General, head of the central courses "Vystrel"), S.I. Postnikov (later an army general) and other prominent military leaders of our country. http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/postnikov_si/07.html
In the 2nd half of 1991, under the control of the 7th GV.OA XX, which carried out post-war period leadership of the troops in Armenia, there were 3 motorized rifle divisions: the 15th Sivash-Stettin, 127th and 164th. On November 19, 1990, 7th Guards. The Army had 258 tanks (including 246 T-72 types), 641 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 357 guns, mortars and MLRS, as well as 55 combat and 37 transport helicopters.
HEADQUARTERS - Yerevan
7 1st separate battalion security and support 176th missile brigade
59th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
217th Artillery Regiment (Leninakan): 24 - 2A36 "Gyacinth-B", 36 D-20; 2 PRP-3, 9 - 1V18, 3 - 1V19, 6 R-145BM; 54 MT-LBT
943rd Rocket Artillery Regiment (Leninakan): 36 BM-21 "Grad"
1479th Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment
292nd separate combat helicopter Red Banner XXX Regiment (Tskhinvali): 48 Mi-24; 20 Mi-8 382nd separate helicopter squadron (Yerevan-South): 7 Mi-24 combat; 5 Mi-8, 3 Mi-24K, 3 Mi-24R
26th mixed aviation squadron (Leninakan): 5 Mi-8, 1 Mi-6 41st separate engineer battalion (Leninakan): 2 IRM, 1 UR-67 77th separate communications regiment (Yerevan): 8 R -145BM, 2 R-156BTR, 1 R-137B, 1 R-409BM, 1 P-240BT
167th separate radio technical regiment 83rd separate radio technical battalion (Yerevan): 1 R-145BM 19th separate electronic warfare battalion
227th separate electronic warfare battalion 658th separate construction and operational communications battalion
462nd separate battalion chemical protection
99th Brigade material support(headquarters) 122nd, 221st separate repair and restoration battalions
15th motorized rifle Sivash-Stettin Order of Lenin twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Red Banner of Labor division (Kirovakan). Division control: 1 R-145BM 15th Rifle Sivash-Stettin five-ordered rifle division""" completed the combat path of the Great Patriotic War in northern Germany with the formation of the 65th Army of the 2nd Belorussian Front, having its regiments 47th, 321st, 676th rifle, 203rd artillery regiments. Soon after the end of the Great Patriotic War, the formation was reorganized into the 27th Sivash-Stettin mechanized division, stationed in Armenia. The 20th Directorate was formed in July 1942 as the Directorate of the 64th Army, which led the troops in the Stalingrad, Don, and Voronezh fronts; in April 1943, reorganized into the 7th Department Guards Army Voronezhsky, and then 2nd Ukrainian fronts; the military path of the unification ended in Czechoslovakia XXX unit was formed in 1977, awarded the Order of the Red Banner in March 1981, operating in full force in Afghanistan (for 9 years) [see Red Star, July 9, 1992] XXXXX The 15th Rifle Division of the Red Army was formed in June 1918 in the area of the Inza railway station Simbirsk province as the Inzen revolutionary division; the honorary name "Sivashskaya" was assigned to the division during Civil War; O battle path formations, see, for example: SVE, vol. 7, pp. 339-340 In 1957, the division was reorganized into a motorized rifle formation and was later called the 15th motorized rifle Sivash-Stettin division. The numbering of the division's regiments changed completely in the post-war period. At the beginning of 1991, the 15th med had a reduced tank fleet (T-72 tanks), and of its three motorized rifle regiments, one was a regiment of reduced strength with infantry fighting vehicles, while the other two were “designated” and did not have armored vehicles for motorized rifles. All the division's cannon artillery was towed.
343rd motorized rifle regiment(Kirovakan): 10 T-72; 80 infantry fighting vehicles (75 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K); 12 D-30; 3 PM-38; 2 BMP-1KSh, 3 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR; 3 MTP-1; 15 MT-LBT
348th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Dilijan): 10 T-72; 4 BMPs (2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K), 3 BTR-60; 12 D-30; 3 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR; 1 MTU-20; 15 MT-LBT
353rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (Kirovakan): 10 T-72 (as well as 5 T-54); 15 armored personnel carriers (12 BTR-70, 3 BTR-60), 4 infantry fighting vehicles (2 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K); 12 D-30; 3 R-145BM, 1 R-156BTR; 1 MTU-20; 15 MT-LBT
132nd Tank Regiment (Kirovakan): 31 T-72 (as well as 3 T-54); 13 infantry fighting vehicles (9 BMP-1.4 BRM-1K); 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 R-145BM; 2 MTU-20
1068th Artillery Regiment (Kirovakan): 38 D-30; 12 BM-21 "Grad" 1
1029th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
692nd separate missile division The 15th motorized rifle division also included: - 767th separate reconnaissance battalion (Kirovakan): 2 R-145BM - 527th separate communications battalion (Kirovakan): 7 R-145BM - 324th separate engineer battalion (Kirovakan): 2 UR-67 - 621st separate chemical defense battalion - 169th separate repair and restoration battalion - 1542nd separate material support battalion In total, on November 19, 1990, the 15th Motorized Rifle Division had: 69 tanks (61 T-72, as well as 8 T-54); 101 infantry fighting vehicles (88 BMP-1, 13 BRM-1K); 18 armored personnel carriers (12 armored personnel carriers-70, 6 armored personnel carriers-60); 74 D-30 guns; 3 PM-38 mortars; 12 MLRS BM-21 "Grad" 127th motorized rifle division(Leninakan) Division control: 1 R-145BM At the beginning of 1991, the 127th Motorized Rifle Division had a reduced tank fleet (T-72 tanks), and of its four motorized rifle regiments, one was an infantry fighting vehicle regiment, one (reduced) was an armored personnel carrier regiment, one did not have armored vehicles for motorized rifles, and one - was only designated by the artillery division and controls.
107th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Leninakan): 10 T-72; 3 infantry fighting vehicles (1 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K); 12 D-30; 2 R-145BM, 1 BTR-50PUM; 15 MT-LBT
124th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Leninakan): 10 T-72; 87 armored personnel carriers (81 BTR-70, 6 BTR-60), 3 infantry fighting vehicles (1 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K); 12 D-30; 1 R-145BM, 1 BTR-50PUM; 15 MT-LBT
128th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Leninakan): 10 T-72; 110 BMPs (41 BMP-2, 64 BMP-1, 5 BRM-1K), 2 BTR-70; 12 - 2С1 "Carnation"; 2 BMP-1KSh, 4 R-145BM, 3 PU-12; 1 MTU-20 1360th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Leninakan): 12 D-30; 3 - 1V18, 1 - 1V19, 3 R-145BM 120th Tank Regiment (Leninakan): 31 BTR-70; 14 BMPs (5 BMP-2, 5 BMP-1, 4 BRM-1K), 2 BTR-70; 1 BMP-1KSh, 2 R-145BM; BREM-2; 2 MTU-20 9
92nd Artillery Regiment (Leninakan): 36 D-30; 12 BM-21 "Grad"
988th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
357th separate missile division The 127th med also included: - 772nd separate reconnaissance battalion (Leninakan): 1 R-145BM - 628th separate communications battalion (Leninakan): 12 R-145BM, 1 BTR-50PU - 550th separate engineer battalion (Leninakan): 1 UR-67 - 626th separate chemical defense battalion - 174th separate repair and restoration battalion - 1552nd separate material support battalion Total as of November 19, 1991 127 - I MSD had: 61 tanks (T-72); 130 infantry fighting vehicles (46 BMP-2, 71 BMP-1, 13 BRM-1K); 91 armored personnel carriers (85 armored personnel carriers-70, 6 armored personnel carriers-60); 12 self-propelled guns2S1 "Gvozdika"; 72 D-30 guns; 12 MRSO BM-21 "Grad" 164th motorized rifle division (Yerevan) Division control: 1 R-145BM To the beginning 1991 The 164th Motorized Rifle Regiment had tank battalions full of tanks (T-72 vehicles) in three motorized rifle regiments, but instead tank regiment it included a separate tank battalion. Moreover, of the four motorized rifle regiments of the division, one was an infantry fighting vehicle regiment, one was a tracked armored personnel carrier regiment, one was a reduced strength armored personnel carrier regiment, and one was designated only by the regiment’s command. The division's artillery was mainly towed, but the motorized rifle regiment had a Gvozdika self-propelled gun division on an infantry fighting vehicle.