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Due to the German breakthrough in the [[Sevsk, Bryansk Oblast|Sevsk]] area on 2 October, the [[1st Guards Special Rifle Corps]] was formed. It consisted of the 6th Guards Rifle Division as well as the [[5th Guards Rifle Division]] and two tank brigades. The corps was assembled around [[Mtsensk]] and the 6th Guards Rifle Division arrived at the railway station there on 6 October. <ref>{{Cite book|title = The Drive on Moscow, 1941|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8vH8G_w4mUUC|publisher = Open Road Media|date = 2013-05-07|isbn = 9781480406629|language = en|first = Niklas|last = Zetterling|first2 = Anders|last2 = Frankson}}</ref>After the German capture of [[Oryol]], the corps was ordered to mount a counterattack to stop the German advance. The division, along with other units of the corps, fought actions around Mtsensk that delayed the German advance for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Viaz'ma Catastrophe, 1941: The Red Army's Disastrous Stand against Operation Typhoon|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ntzZAwAAQBAJ|publisher = Helion and Company|date = 2013-08-01|isbn = 9781908916501|language = en|first = Lev|last = Lopukhovsky|page = 160}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Провал гитлеровского наступления на Москву|last = |first = |publisher = Nauka|year = 1966|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/moscow25/04.html|editor-last = Samsonov|editor-first = A.M.|language = Russian|trans-title = The failure of Hitler's attack on Moscow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Москва-Сталинград-Берлин-Прага. Записки командарма|last = Lelyushenko|first = Dmitry|publisher = Nauka|year = 1987|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/lelyushenko_dd/02.html|trans-title = Moscow, Stalingrad, Berlin Prague: Notes of a commander|language = Russian}}</ref>
Due to the German breakthrough in the [[Sevsk, Bryansk Oblast|Sevsk]] area on 2 October, the [[1st Guards Special Rifle Corps]] was formed. It consisted of the 6th Guards Rifle Division as well as the [[5th Guards Rifle Division]] and two tank brigades. The corps was assembled around [[Mtsensk]] and the 6th Guards Rifle Division arrived at the railway station there on 6 October. <ref>{{Cite book|title = The Drive on Moscow, 1941|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8vH8G_w4mUUC|publisher = Open Road Media|date = 2013-05-07|isbn = 9781480406629|language = en|first = Niklas|last = Zetterling|first2 = Anders|last2 = Frankson}}</ref>After the German capture of [[Oryol]], the corps was ordered to mount a counterattack to stop the German advance. The division, along with other units of the corps, fought actions around Mtsensk that delayed the German advance for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Viaz'ma Catastrophe, 1941: The Red Army's Disastrous Stand against Operation Typhoon|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ntzZAwAAQBAJ|publisher = Helion and Company|date = 2013-08-01|isbn = 9781908916501|language = en|first = Lev|last = Lopukhovsky|page = 160}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Провал гитлеровского наступления на Москву|last = |first = |publisher = Nauka|year = 1966|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/moscow25/04.html|editor-last = Samsonov|editor-first = A.M.|language = Russian|trans-title = The failure of Hitler's attack on Moscow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Москва-Сталинград-Берлин-Прага. Записки командарма|last = Lelyushenko|first = Dmitry|publisher = Nauka|year = 1987|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/lelyushenko_dd/02.html|trans-title = Moscow, Stalingrad, Berlin Prague: Notes of a commander|language = Russian}}</ref>


In November, the division became part of the [[3rd Army (Soviet Union)|3rd Army]]. It was positioned around [[Yefremov (town)|Yefremov]], which was captured by German troops on 22 November.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Разгром немецко-фашистских войск под Москвой|last = |first = |publisher = Voenizdat|year = 1964|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/h/razgrom_pod_moskvoy/03.html|editor-last = Sokolovsky|editor-first = Vasily|language = Russian|trans-title = The defeat of Nazi troops near Moscow}}</ref> The division fought in counterattacks to reclaim the city over the following weeks.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Битва за Москву|last = |first = |publisher = Moskovsky Rabochy|year = 1966|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/moscow2/04.html|language = Russian|trans-title = Battle for Moscow}}</ref> The division finally pushed the German troops out of the city on 12 December. Continuing to advance, the division captured [[Novosil]] on 27 December. Starting on 8 January 1942, the division fought in the Bolkhov-Mtsensk Offensive, attempting to break through German defences on the [[Oka River]] in the Krivtsovo-Chegodaeva-Gorodische area. The division was unable to advance and suffered heavy losses. The offensive was called off in March.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Полищук Иван Михайлович|url = http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=13017|website = www.warheroes.ru|accessdate = 2016-01-05|language = Russian|trans-title = Polishchuk Ivan Mikhailovich}}</ref>
In November, the division became part of the [[3rd Army (Soviet Union)|3rd Army]]. It was positioned around [[Yefremov (town)|Yefremov]], which was captured by German troops on 22 November.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Разгром немецко-фашистских войск под Москвой|last = |first = |publisher = Voenizdat|year = 1964|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/h/razgrom_pod_moskvoy/03.html|editor-last = Sokolovsky|editor-first = Vasily|language = Russian|trans-title = The defeat of Nazi troops near Moscow}}</ref> The division fought in counterattacks to reclaim the city over the following weeks.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Битва за Москву|last = |first = |publisher = Moskovsky Rabochy|year = 1966|isbn = |location = Moscow|pages = |url = http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/moscow2/04.html|language = Russian|trans-title = Battle for Moscow}}</ref> The division finally pushed the German troops out of the city on 12 December. Continuing to advance, the division captured [[Novosil]] on 27 December. Starting on 8 January 1942, the division fought in the Bolkhov-Mtsensk Offensive, attempting to break through German defences on the [[Oka River]] in the Krivtsovo-Chegodaeva-Gorodische area. The division was unable to advance and suffered heavy losses. The offensive was called off on 18 March.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Полищук Иван Михайлович|url = http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=13017|website = www.warheroes.ru|accessdate = 2016-01-05|language = Russian|trans-title = Polishchuk Ivan Mikhailovich}}</ref>

Three days later, the division became part of the [[Bryansk Front]] reserve. From May for a year onwards, the division fought in local battles within the [[Oryol Oblast]] as part of the [[48th Army (Soviet Union)|48th Army]]. In May 1943, the division became part of [[Central Front (Soviet Union)|Central Front]]'s [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]] and was transferred to [[Ponyri, Ponyrovsky District, Kursk Oblast|Ponyri]], where it took up defensive positions. Ponyri was located at the northern end of the Kursk bulge and the division occupied the second line, behind the [[15th Rifle Division]]. German troops began the first attack of the [[Battle of Kursk]] on 5 July, breaking through the 15th Rifle Division's positions while suffering heavy losses. By the end of the day, the 6th Guards Rifle Division was defending the Ponyri railroad station, against German armored units. The division continued to defend the station against repeated German assaults for the next five days. On 7 July, the German [[9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|9th Panzer Division]] captured part of a forest from the division but took half the day to capture the rest of Ponyri from the neighboring [[307th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|307th Rifle Division]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Battle of Kursk|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=N_RmAAAAMAAJ|publisher = University Press of Kansas|date = 1999-01-01|isbn = 9780700609789|language = en|first = David M.|last = Glantz|first2 = Jonathan Mallory|last2 = House}}</ref>


== Composition==
== Composition==

Revision as of 21:55, 5 January 2016

120th Rifle Division (I) (1940-1941)

6th Guards Rifle Division (1941-1945)
15th Guards Mechanized Division (1945-1957)
47th Guards Tank Division (1957-1960)
47th Guards Tank Training Division (1960-1965)
45th Guards Tank Training Division (1965-1987)
72nd Guards District Training Centre (1987-1991)

72nd Guards Joint Training Centre (1991-present)
Active1940-present
Land Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Weißrussland (1992-present)
TypInfantry, Tank (former)
Training unit (current)
Garrison/HQBorisov
EngagementsWorld War II
Decorations Order of Lenin

Order of the Red Banner

Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Battle honoursRivne
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Igor Korol

The 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre is a training centre of the Belarus Armed Forces. It trains warrant officers and junior specialists for the Belarus Armed Forces and is based in Borisov. The centre is currently led by Colonel Igor Korol.[1][2] The 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre traces its history back to the Soviet 120th Rifle Division. For its actions during the Yelnya Offensive, the division became the 6th Guards Rifle Division in September 1941. In November 1945, the division became the 15th Guards Mechanized Division. [3] On 15 May 1957, it became the 47th Guards Tank Division. The division became a training unit in 1960 and was renamed the 45th Guards Tank Training Division in 1965. In 1987, it became the 72nd Guards District Training Centre. In 1992, it was taken over by Belarus and became the 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre.[4]

History

The 120th Rifle Division was formed in July 1940 in the Orel Region from the 35th Reserve Rifle Brigade under the command of Major General Konstantin Petrov, part of the 33rd Rifle Corps. [5][6] On 28 June 1941, it was transferred to Bryansk. On 10 July it was concentrated in the Novoselki area west of Bryansk to establish a defensive line, including antitank ditches. The division became part of 24th Army on 15 July and was moved to the area 20 kilometers southeast of Yelnya. It went into combat on 30 July. Between August and September it fought in the Yelnya Offensive. The division helped capture Yelnya on 6 September.[7][8] On 16 September, it was withdrawn from the front and sent to Stavka reserve in the Bologovsky District. On 26 September, the division became the 6th Guards Rifle Division for its actions at Yelnya. [6][9]

Due to the German breakthrough in the Sevsk area on 2 October, the 1st Guards Special Rifle Corps was formed. It consisted of the 6th Guards Rifle Division as well as the 5th Guards Rifle Division and two tank brigades. The corps was assembled around Mtsensk and the 6th Guards Rifle Division arrived at the railway station there on 6 October. [10]After the German capture of Oryol, the corps was ordered to mount a counterattack to stop the German advance. The division, along with other units of the corps, fought actions around Mtsensk that delayed the German advance for two weeks.[11][12][13]

In November, the division became part of the 3rd Army. It was positioned around Yefremov, which was captured by German troops on 22 November.[14] The division fought in counterattacks to reclaim the city over the following weeks.[15] The division finally pushed the German troops out of the city on 12 December. Continuing to advance, the division captured Novosil on 27 December. Starting on 8 January 1942, the division fought in the Bolkhov-Mtsensk Offensive, attempting to break through German defences on the Oka River in the Krivtsovo-Chegodaeva-Gorodische area. The division was unable to advance and suffered heavy losses. The offensive was called off on 18 March.[16]

Three days later, the division became part of the Bryansk Front reserve. From May for a year onwards, the division fought in local battles within the Oryol Oblast as part of the 48th Army. In May 1943, the division became part of Central Front's 13th Army and was transferred to Ponyri, where it took up defensive positions. Ponyri was located at the northern end of the Kursk bulge and the division occupied the second line, behind the 15th Rifle Division. German troops began the first attack of the Battle of Kursk on 5 July, breaking through the 15th Rifle Division's positions while suffering heavy losses. By the end of the day, the 6th Guards Rifle Division was defending the Ponyri railroad station, against German armored units. The division continued to defend the station against repeated German assaults for the next five days. On 7 July, the German 9th Panzer Division captured part of a forest from the division but took half the day to capture the rest of Ponyri from the neighboring 307th Rifle Division.[17]

Composition

The 120th Rifle Division was composed of the following units.[18]

  • 401st Rifle Regiment
  • 474th Rifle Regiment
  • 540th Rifle Regiment
  • 606th Artillery Regiment
  • 180th Separate Antitank Battalion
  • 105th Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
  • 150th Intelligence Company
  • 193rd Sapper Battalion
  • 224th Separate Communications Battalion
  • 208th Medical Battalion
  • 50th Separate Chemical Defence Company
  • 187th Motor Transport Battalion
  • 113rd Field Bakery
  • 164th KVL
  • 84th Field Post Office
  • 81st Field Ticket Office of the State Bank

The 6th Guards Rifle Division was composed of the following units during World War II.[19]

  • 4th Guards Rifle Regiment
  • 10th Guards Rifle Regiment
  • 25th Guards Rifle Regiment
  • 34th Guards Artillery Regiment
  • 11th Guards Separate Antitank Battalion
  • 2nd Guards Intelligence Company
  • 5th Guards Sapper Battalion
  • 3rd Guards Separate Communications Company (reduced in size to company)
  • 126th (later 7th) Medical and Sanitary Battalion
  • 9th Guards Separate Chemical Defence Company
  • 229th (later 12th) Trucking Company
  • 99th (later 16th) Field Bakery
  • 424th (later 8th) Divisional Veterinary Hospital
  • 84th Field Post Office
  • 81st Field Ticket Office of the State Bank

Structure

The joint training centre contains multiple schools responsible for training, as well as two separate battalions.[20]

  • 114th Guards Czestochowa Orders of Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Red Star School for warrant officers and food service specialists - trains maintenance personnel, food service personnel and communications personnel (former 114th Guards Motorized Rifle Training Regiment)
  • 3rd Guards Minsk-Gdansk-Vislenskaya Red Banner Orders of Lenin, Suvorov 2nd and 3rd class and Order of Kutuzov School training tank and artillery specialists - trains tank and artillery personnel (former 3rd Guards Tank Regiment)
  • 59th Zhytomyr Red Banner School of training in operation of motor vehicles and repair units - trains drivers for the trucks and technicians
  • 12th School training specialists for communication units - trains communications specialists
  • 320th Motorized Infantry School training intelligence, engineering and Chemical Corps specialists - trains snipers, reconnaissance, airfield support drivers, maintenance vehicle drivers and chemical specialists (former 320th Military School of Engineering Troops)
  • 307th Guards Orders of Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky School training specialists for motorized and mobile units - trains BMP-2 commanders, gunners and drivers, as well as mobile unit commanders (former 307th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment)
  • Logistics Center - responsible for repair, maintenance and operation of equipment and weapons
  • 495th Separate Material Supply Battalion - responsible for supply of material resources
  • 197th Separate Security & Maintenance Battalion - provides security for the training centre

References

  1. ^ "New Appointments | Official Website of Belarus MoD". www.mil.by. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  2. ^ "Руководящий состав 72 гв. ОУЦ ПП и МС | Военный информационный портал Министерства обороны Республики Беларусь" [Leaders of the 72 Guards. CLC PP and MS | Military information portal of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus]. www.mil.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. ^ Main, Steven J. (2004). Belarus' 72nd Guards Unified Training Centre for NCO's and Junior Specialists. Surrey: Conflict Studies Research Centre Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. ISBN 1-904423-87-6.
  4. ^ "ex-Press.by | новости Борисова | реклама Борисов | новости Беларуси | мировые новости | актуальные новости" [Today marks 66 years since the division relocated to Borisov]. ex-press.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  5. ^ "120-я (6-я гвардейская) стрелковая дивизия" [120th (6th Guards) Rifle Division]. samsv.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  6. ^ a b "6-я Краснознаменная Ровенская гвардейская стрелковая дивизия" [6th Guards Rivne Red Banner Rifle Division]. rkka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 Jan 2016.
  7. ^ Glantz, David M. (2011-09-30). Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's Invasion of Russia 1941. The History Press. ISBN 9780752468426.
  8. ^ Kirchubel, Robert; Dennis, Peter (2012-12-20). Operation Barbarossa 1941 (3): Army Group Center. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781782008699.
  9. ^ "Стрелковые 106-120 |" [Rifle Divisions 106-120]. myfront.in.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  10. ^ Zetterling, Niklas; Frankson, Anders (2013-05-07). The Drive on Moscow, 1941. Open Road Media. ISBN 9781480406629.
  11. ^ Lopukhovsky, Lev (2013-08-01). The Viaz'ma Catastrophe, 1941: The Red Army's Disastrous Stand against Operation Typhoon. Helion and Company. p. 160. ISBN 9781908916501.
  12. ^ Samsonov, A.M., ed. (1966). Провал гитлеровского наступления на Москву [The failure of Hitler's attack on Moscow] (in Russian). Moscow: Nauka.
  13. ^ Lelyushenko, Dmitry (1987). Москва-Сталинград-Берлин-Прага. Записки командарма [Moscow, Stalingrad, Berlin Prague: Notes of a commander] (in Russian). Moscow: Nauka.
  14. ^ Sokolovsky, Vasily, ed. (1964). Разгром немецко-фашистских войск под Москвой [The defeat of Nazi troops near Moscow] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.
  15. ^ Битва за Москву [Battle for Moscow] (in Russian). Moscow: Moskovsky Rabochy. 1966.
  16. ^ "Полищук Иван Михайлович" [Polishchuk Ivan Mikhailovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  17. ^ Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan Mallory (1999-01-01). The Battle of Kursk. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700609789.
  18. ^ "120 СТРЕЛКОВАЯ ДИВИЗИЯ 1 ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ" [120th Rifle Division 1st Formation]. bdsa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  19. ^ "6 ГВАРДЕЙСКАЯ СТРЕЛКОВАЯ ДИВИЗИЯ" [6th Guards Rifle Division]. bdsa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  20. ^ "Организационная структура | Военный информационный портал Министерства обороны Республики Беларусь" [Organizational Structure | Military information portal of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus]. www.mil.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-04.
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