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Guards (Russian (language): гвардия) or Guards units (Russian (language): гвардейские части) were and are elite military units in Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and Russian Federation. The exact meaning of the term "Guards" varied over the time. Russian (русский язык ) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ...
Russian (русский язык ) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ...
Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start...
Imperial Russia
In Russia, Guards units ("Leib-Guards", лейб-гвардия) were created by Peter the Great in 1690s. At the beginning of the 20th century it consisted of 13 infantry, 4 rifle and 14 cavalry regiments and some other units. They were abolished in 1918. Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ...
The word rifleman can mean:- A man with a rifle: see gunner or army. ...
An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers is commonly known as cavalry. ...
A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ...
1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Russian Revolution See Red Guards and White Guard. In the context of the history of Russia and Soviet Union, Red Guards (Russian: Красная Гвардия) was armed groups of workers formed in the time frame of the Russian Revolution. ...
The White movement, whose military arm is known as the White Army (Белая Армия) or White Guard (Белая Гвардия, белогвардейцы) and whose members are known as Whites (Белые, Беляки) or White Russians (a term which has other meanings) comprised some of the Russian forces, both political and military, which opposed...
Soviet Union Soviet Guards (Советская Гвардия in Russian, Sovetskaya Gvardiya), units and formations of the Soviet Army, which distinguished themselves in combat during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The word unit means any of several things: The natural or usual or smallest measure of something, of which there are multiples and of which there may be fractions. ...
This article is about the military unit. ...
This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ...
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Eastern Front1 was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ...
1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The title of the Soviet Guards was first introduced on September 18, 1941 in accordance with the decision of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Ставка Верховного Главнокомандующего, or Stavka Verkhovnogo Glavnokomanduyuschego) and by the order №308 of the People's Commissar of Defense for the distinguished services during the Yelnya Offensive. The 100th, 127th, 153rd and 161st Rifle Divisions were renamed into the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Guards Divisions, respectively. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ...
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ...
Stavka is an abbreviation for Shtab vierhovnogo komandovania, or General Headquarters of armed forces in late Imperial Russia and in the Soviet Union. ...
From 1919 to 1946, functions of ministers in the government of Russia and, later, the Soviet Union were performed by Peoples Commissars (Russian title: Narodny Komissar, or Narkom). ...
The units and formations nominated for the Soviet Guard title received special Guards banner in accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. On May 21, 1942, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR introduced Guards ranks and Guards badges to be worn of the right side of the chest. In June of 1943, they introduced the Guards Red Banners for the land forces and in February of 1944 - for the naval forces. For other meanings of the term banner, see banner (disambiguation). ...
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Президиум Верховного Совета СССР in Russian, or Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta) was a Soviet governmental body. ...
May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ...
1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Generally, rank is a system of hierarchy used to classify like things. ...
A Badge is a device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification. ...
June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...
1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
After the WWII a number of Guards troops were stationed over the Eastern Europe, e.g., in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. Eastern Europe is, by convention, that part of Europe from the Ural and Caucasus mountains in the East to an arbitrarily chosen boundary in the West. ...
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (1949--1988), also known as Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (1945--1949) and Western Group of Forces (1988-1990) were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany. ...
Russian Federation The military of Russia has the following Guards units: History Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Russians have discussed rebuilding a viable, cohesive fighting force out of the remaining parts of the former Soviet armed forces. ...
- Moscow Military District
- 20th Guards Combined Arms Army
- 4th 'Kantemirovskaya' Guards Tank Division, гвардейская танковая Кантемировская дивизия,
- 2nd 'Tamanskaya' Guards Motor Rifle Division, гвардейская мотострелковая Таманская дивизия
- 10th 'Uralsko-Lvovskaya' Guards Tank Division, гвардейская танковая Уральско-Львовская дивизия (?)
- 22nd Combined Arms Army
- 3rd 'Vislenskaya' Guards Motor Rifle Division, гвардейская мотострелковая Вислянская дивизия
- North Caucasus Military District
- 58th Combined Arms Army
- 20th 'Prikarpatsko-Berlinskaya' Guards Motor Rifle Division, гвардейская мотострелковая Прикарпатско-Берлинская дивизия
- 136th 'Umansko-Berlinskaya' Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, гвардейская мотострелковая Уманско-Берлинская дивизия
- Guards formations of the Airborne Troops (гвардейские соединения воздушно-десантных войск)
- Other units and Russian Navy ships
VDV (BDB), Vozdushno-Desantnye Vojska, or Airborne Desant Troops is a Russian military unit. ...
Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно Морской Флот (ВМФ) - Voyenno Morskoy Flot (VMF) or Military Maritime Fleet) is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. ...
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